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Fake video uses AI-generated audio of the movie star to disparage the Olympic Committee

Konstantin Gabov and Sergey Karelin face at least two years’ jail on ‘extremism’ charges, which they deny, amid continuing crackdown on dissent

Russian surpasses compatriot Gennady Padalka after logging more than 878 days at the international space station

Courts begin convicting people displaying symbols associated with ‘LGBT movement’ designated as extremist last year

Bi-2 detained for working without permit after Phuket concert, in latest incident involving anti-war artists in country

Less than 48 hours after ‘global LGBTQ+ movement’ banned for being extremist, LGBTQ+-friendly bars were raided

Books by bestselling author Grigori Chkhartishvili, who writes under pen name Boris Akunin, removed from shelves

Church court says Aleksiy Uminsky broke his oath by refusing to recite ‘Prayer for Holy Rus’, which church has made compulsory at services

Even sham elections need to be conducted effectively – get them wrong and they can jeopardise a whole regime, says Olga Chyzh of the University of Toronto

Russia’s presidential election is a foregone conclusion, but the appearance of democracy still matters greatly to its leader

Writing on X, jailed Russian opposition leader said he was ‘still in a good mood’ after an exhausting transfer to the ‘Polar Wolf’ prison

Female-led movements are challenging the official narrative that mobilised troops are required for war against Ukraine

When Vladimir Kosarevsky was ordered to destroy gay novels, he raised the alarm instead – then went to Spain to rebuild his life

Festive tunes may be ringing out but Russians will pay more for their traditional feast and only pop stars loyal to Putin are on TV

Russia’s armed forces set to total 1.32 million after latest increase amid the continued invasion of Ukraine

Five people injured in Kyiv attack in what could be start of winter campaign to destroy infrastructure• Russia-Ukraine war – latest news updates

The artist has been jailed for speaking out against the Ukraine war. When Russia is free again, we will owe her a great debt, says activist Nadya Tolokonnikova

Ukrainian police say workers were at scene of attacks on village near frontline when Russia launched another strike

Supreme court to consider justice ministry request to outlaw ‘international LGBT public movement’ as extremist

Aleksandra Skochilenko replaced five supermarket price tags with pieces of paper urging shoppers to stop the war

Dagestan riot and changing policy at Kremlin stir traumatic memories and prompt deep unease

Five people jailed for hooliganism and criminal probe opened into mass rioting after mob attempted to stop Jews disembarking

Airport in Russia’s Muslim southern region closed after hundreds storm tarmac and climb on to planes

Despite questions over quality, scale of munition shipments indicates Moscow plans to continue conflict for long time

Russian central bank says current inflationary pressures have significantly increased to a level above its expectations

Men tell of escape to Armenia, guilt and remorse as growing number of soldiers flee ‘criminal war’ in Ukraine

My reporting on the invasion of Ukraine led to an assassination order being issued – and then came the mysterious illness

Report points to ‘wilful killing, torture, rape and other sexual violence, and the deportation of children to the Russian Federation’

Moscow using spy network, state-run media and social media to shake confidence in democracy, report sent to 100 countries claims

Sergei Lavrov praises Kim Jong-un for ‘unambiguous support’ for Ukraine war on visit that could pave way for summit with Vladimir Putin

Alsu Kurmasheva reportedly detained due to Radio Free Europe coverage of Russia’s military mobilisation for Ukraine invasion

The Novaya Gazeta journalist offers brilliant, immersive bulletins from her homeland but doesn’t explain its return to totalitarian rule

Despite Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, in the Barents Sea it maintains cordial relations with Nato neighbours over fishing rights – barely

Russia will only allow Ukrainians to enter the country via a Latvian border crossing or Moscow airport.

The EU plans to limit trade in Russian diamonds while the G7 is expected to announce an import ban on them from 2024

Raids targeting Vadim Kobzev, Igor Sergunin and Alexei Liptser are an attempt to ‘isolate’ Navalny, according to his allies

Country was suspended from body last year after Ukraine invasion but scale of support for readmittance will worry Kyiv and allies