Vladimir Putin (centre) unexpectedly replaces his close ally and powerful chief of staff Sergei Ivanov (left) with Anton Vaino (right), an ex-diplomat who served as Ivanov's...
By John Lough (pictured), Associate Fellow, Russia and Eurasia Programme, Chatham House Vladimir Putin is still a step ahead of the West in Ukraine, but he...
By Sir Andrew Wood (pictured), Associate Fellow, Russia and Eurasia Programme, Chatham House President Putin’s rule was running into trouble before his Crimean adventure. His seizure...