For decades Russian billionaires were feted for their free spending on the arts. Now, they are officially personae non gratae. But what of the other individuals and regimes with dubious reputations?

Alekhina has been arrested six times in the past year for protesting against Putin and the Kremlin

The artist, who has widely been accused of being a fascist, believes that Russia's invasion of Ukraine will free the country from "a Nazi dictatorship”

An allegedly fake Kandinsky and NFTs of Ukrainian cities' coats of arms are among the works being offered to support Putin's aggression

Maxim Kantor's "The Rape of Europe" show in Luxembourg explores how contemporary art "participated in the preparation of cannon fodder"

Amid Russia’s savagery we must maintain a clear ethical stance when intervening to protect culture

Vladimir Putin’s deputy chief of staff will put $12.1m towards helping cultural projects that have been targeted due to “their patriotism and loyalty to the country” since the invasion of Ukraine

Plus, Winslow Homer at the Met and China's Russia problem

Works were on loan to a blockbuster exhibition at the Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris

Town of Trostianets has pushed out the Russian army but has suffered widespread destruction

Suspension of loans from state-run Musée Matisse le Cateau-Cambrésis for Beijing exhibition shocks Chinese art world

The unidentified artist is pictured in front of Moscow monuments laying face down, hands tied behind his back in a pose that has become synonymous with the atrocities

Oil price increases and the inability to fly over Russian airspace has made sending art abroad, especially between East Asia and Europe, much more expensive

Mikhail Piotrovksy, who has been criticised for his silence on the war in Ukraine, says the museum will continue its international projects outside Europe

Legal loopholes of secretive customs complexes are in the spotlight again as pressure ramps up on Russian owned assets

The venue has reopened with an exhibition series focusing on Dutch masterpieces, starting with Vermeer’s Milkmaid

While it is still legal to sell art to a Russian individual, conducting business with anyone on a sanctions list could result in fines or a prison sentence

Fragment and Osnova galleries will give their stands to The Naked Room and Voloshyn from Kyiv

Women, children and elderly residents were among those in the G12 Art School building that was destroyed this weekend, according to local authorities

Ukrainian-born mining billionaire Viktor Vekselberg lent the first Imperial Easter egg to the London museum through his foundation

On Monday, Moscow branded the Meta company an "extremist organisation", effectively criminalising the use of Instagram and Facebook in the country

Director has been posting emotional updates on Facebook as Russian forces shell area

Cathedral building has suffered external damage as bombs land 50m away

Vincent declared that a cartoon in Punch magazine was greater than Holbein's Dance of Death

"Christian would not have accepted exhibiting in a country that is militarily invading his father’s homeland," the late artist's estate said upon the indefinite postponement of his St Petersburg exhibition

Georgian gallery lays down Ukrainian flag in its booth while fair says it will donate 25% of ticket sales to Ukrainian refugees

Ubiquitous letter was first spotted on Russian tanks on the Ukrainian border

"At times like these, a means of cultural dialogue is especially valuable"

Imperial Fabergé eggs and Impressionist masterpieces are some of the works currently in shows in Europe

Despite facing major risks, key cultural figures in Russia are speaking out against the war