Europe

On shaky ground

Earthquake fears loom large in Istanbul’s mayoral race

The money involved is staggering

After the show

Vladimir Putin celebrates his fake election win

He claims he secured 87% of the vote

An imprisoned city “votes”

In occupied Mariupol, Russian invaders hold a sham election

The bullet remains stronger than the ballot

With friends like these

France, Germany and Poland try to patch differences over Ukraine

Their leaders disagree on what and how much they will send to help

Charlemagne

Europe’s economy is a cause for concern, not panic

Quick, call another Italian former prime minister to the rescue!

Everyday Putinism

Vladivostok is a window into wartime Russia

Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine is transforming the far-eastern city

A plebiscite and a funeral

Russians go to the polls in a sham election for their president

The charade takes place amid murder and repression

Ventura’s gain

Portugal’s hard right gets a big election boost

A once-boring democracy receives a jolt

Not so quiet

A grinding, difficult war on Ukraine’s southern front

The Russians want to take Robotyne. But while the ammo lasts, Ukraine can hold them off

Charlemagne

Fifty shades of brown: how splits in Europe’s hard right sap its power

Divisions are a central feature of the populist right

On the wild side

Ukraine’s animals are also victims of the war

Though foxes have thrived