Marc Bennetts is a foreign correspondent for The Times and The Sunday Times. He reported from Russia for the newspaper until he was forced to leave in May 2022, three months after the invasion of Ukraine and following his arrest at an anti-war protest in Moscow. He had lived in Russia for 25 years. Since leaving, he has reported extensively for The Times on the war in Ukraine. He is also the author of Kicking the Kremlin, a portrait of opposition figures in Russia. The book was republished in paperback in 2016 as I'm Going to Ruin Their Lives by Oneworld. He has also written for the Guardian, Politico, Newsweek and Esquire, among other publications.
