Investigations“I always fly to Europe on free weekends”: Russian propaganda talk show producer avoids sanctions while buying property in Moscow and the EU11 February 2025Sergei Ezhov
CORRUPTIONThe regime's minority stakeholders: Key Putin oligarchs still profiting from trade with Europe, despite sanctions22 December 2024Sergei Ezhov
CORRUPTIONHawks on boats: Russia's ex-president Dmitry Medvedev buys new UK-built yacht and profits from livestock and “patriotic” video games29 November 2024Sergei Ezhov
CORRUPTIONStamp them through: Russian oligarchs, FSB generals, religious figures, and children of the elite travel abroad under diplomatic cover 14 November 2024Sergei Ezhov
CORRUPTIONVaulted interests: Russian Ministry of Defense contractor supplies safes to the Lithuanian army7 November 2024Sergei Ezhov
CORRUPTIONProxy billionaire: Ties with some of Putin’s oldest allies propel mystery businessman onto Russia’s Forbes list17 October 2024Sergei Ezhov
POLITICS“Canned goods” from Riga: Russia’s elites, oligarchs, and military contractors are quietly dodging sanctions in Latvia5 October 2024Sergei Ezhov
SOCIETYSoaring above sanctions: Miller, Timchenko, Deripaska, Rotenberg, and other Russian oligarchs buy parts for their private jets in the West28 August 2024Sergei Ezhov
CORRUPTIONSafe houses: FSB counterintelligence chief behind arrest of Evan Gershkovich is a secret billionaire rentier2 August 2024Sergei Ezhov
SOCIETYMicroloans and mega-fraud: notorious Russian swindler’s family living in the West binds thousands of Russians in debt17 July 2024Sergei Ezhov
CORRUPTIONSame as the old boss: New deputy head of Russia’s Defense Ministry Oleg Savelyev conceals his wife — and her luxury properties 3 July 2024Sergei Ezhov
CORRUPTIONThe “Immortal Dreamer”: Putin’s family still buys its yachts and spare parts for private jets in the West, despite sanctions11 June 2024Sergei Ezhov
CORRUPTIONDeath metal: Russian Defense Ministry contractor close to Putin buys Maltese passport and French villa with money from weapons disposal27 May 2024Sergei Ezhov
POLITICSBehind enemy lines: The French Riviera still welcomes Russian politicians and oligarchs24 April 2024Sergei Ezhov
POLITICSThe Maltese Order of Contractors: How executives tied to Russian state-owned companies acquire EU passports11 April 2024Sergei Ezhov
POLITICSThe Kremlin's slush fund in Vienna: How Putin's pocket company Sibur operates in Europe, earning profits from exports21 March 2024Sergei Ezhov
POLITICSTipsy Telegram: Medvedev's scandalous posts coincide with wine deliveries from Italy8 March 2024Sergei Ezhov
POLITICSBolshevik Homeowner: A former Russian propaganda executive is still living freely in Spain29 February 2024Sergei Ezhov
POLITICSOur man in Brussels: The Insider has unmasked the GRU officer helping the Kremlin evade sanctions from his base in the heart of Europe 27 January 2024Sergei Ezhov
CORRUPTIONPalme d’Oil: Gazprom Neft CEO avoids sanctions, buys mansion in French Riviera19 January 2024Sergei Ezhov
ECONOMICSSanction-dodging armor: Which Western countries are helping Russia make Armata and Proryv tanks20 December 2023Sergei Ezhov
POLITICSKilljoy alert: Europe keeps supplying equipment and components to Russian missile manufacturers25 October 2023Sergei Ezhov
CORRUPTIONMessieurs Kingpin: Makhmudov and Bokarev, Russian oligarchs with gang ties and Ukraine war profits, buy villas in France19 October 2023Sergei Ezhov
POLITICSKiller cereal: Russian intelligence chief sells groats to NATO despite war21 September 2023Sergei Ezhov
CORRUPTIONOur man in Miami. Pro-Putin Russian billionaire accused of meddling in U.S. elections evades sanctions, moves family to America25 August 2023Sergei Ezhov
CORRUPTIONA major general: How Mikhail Babich became a billionaire by tapping into Russia's Defense Ministry budget4 July 2023Sergei Ezhov
ECONOMICSBiZness as usual: 25 European companies still supplying the Russian army17 May 2023Sergei Ezhov
ECONOMICSA lager for the chief spy: Why Moscow shops still sell Lithuanian beer that “left Russia” and its connection to foreign intelligence26 April 2023Sergei Ezhov
POLITICSDeception runs in the family: Son of Russian army decoy supplier leaves for Europe to supply same product to NATO6 April 2023Sergei Ezhov
CORRUPTIONPerks of the job: How presidential affairs manager Alexander Kolpakov amassed billions while aiding Putin hide stolen funds23 March 2023Sergei Ezhov
CORRUPTIONLiving the high life: how senior military officers get upscale apartments in Russia17 March 2023Sergei Ezhov
CORRUPTIONTruckloads of money: Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov makes hundreds of millions on corrupt deals10 February 2023Sergei Ezhov
CORRUPTIONCruise Ship Troopers: How Children of Russian Siloviki Have Fun Abroad in Wartime11 January 2023Sergei Ezhov
CORRUPTIONReal Kremlin agents in Riga: How criminal Russian oligarchs with Defense Ministry contracts do business in Latvia8 December 2022Sergei Ezhov
CORRUPTIONOligarch’s Prosecutor. Deputy General Prosecutor Andrei Kikot accepts bribes from a real estate developer3 November 2022Sergei Ezhov
CORRUPTIONThe Russian Defense Ministry invests in Lithuania. How Shoigu mistress's money ended up in Vilnius16 October 2022Sergei Ezhov