Russian President Vladimir Putin

Russia Is a Stumbling Block for Growing U.S.-India Links

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Russian Opposition Leader Shot Dead

Boris Nemtsov served as deputy prime minister under President Boris Yeltsin

By Noah Rayman

Russia Still Loves Putin, Even as Economy Dives

Despite sinking relations with the West—or maybe because of it—Putin is nearly as popular as ever at home.

By Noah Rayman

Russia Plans to Send Bomber Patrols Toward the U.S.

Australia said late Wednesday it was monitoring a Russian naval fleet heading toward the country ahead of the G20 meeting

By Noah Rayman

Ukraine's Elections Mark a Historic Break With Russia

With more than half the votes counted in the country's parliamentary ballot, an unprecedented national consensus has emerged in support of a lasting break with Moscow and a turn toward European integration

By Simon Shuster

Obama and Cameron Say They Won't Be 'Cowed' by ISIS

"If terrorists think we will weaken in the face of their threats they could not be more wrong"

By Noah Rayman

Putin Says He Has a Plan for Peace in Ukraine

But Putin's comments came on the eve of a NATO summit where top Western officials accused Russia of meddling in the conflict in Ukraine

By Noah Rayman

Ukraine Condemns Russian Convoy's Border Crossing

But Moscow warns against interfering with the trucks' crossing

By Mirren Gidda

Russian Prime Minister Medvedev’s Twitter Was Hacked

No, he's not resigning to become a freelance photographer

By Noah Rayman

Russian Aid Convoy Keeps on Trucking Toward Ukraine

Kiev has now agreed to let the trucks enter Ukraine, but a full agreement on the crossing has yet to be reached

By Mirren Gidda

Russia Picks Food Fight With the West

"The situation now requires us to take retaliatory measures."

By Noah Rayman

Morning Must Reads: July 21

In the news: The bloodiest day of this Gaza conflict so far; Malaysia Airlines flight MH17; 2016 jockeying; How Congress will reform the VA, respond to the border crisis and replenish the Highway Trust Fund

By Alex Rogers

The Strange Case of Vladimir Putin and the Ukrainian Pilot

Just when Russia seemed to be backing away from the conflict in eastern Ukraine, it finds a new means of supporting the rebel fighters – through its justice system

By Simon Shuster

Ukraine Talks Peace, But the Fighting Rages On

Two days after launching a military assault on pro-Russian rebels, Ukraine agrees to resume negotiations, pinning the region's hopes for peace on a feckless body called the Contact Group.

By Simon Shuster / Berlin

European Voters Likely to Show Fading Affection for E.U.

Elections to the European Parliament to be held May 22-25 will underscore the rifts that the financial crisis and Russia have sown inside the E.U.

By Simon Shuster

Putin to Ukraine: No More Layaway for Our Gas

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that his country would only deliver crucial gas supplies to Ukraine on a pre-paid basis after June 1 since Ukraine already owes $3.5 billion in pack payments

By Noah Rayman

U.S. Sanctions Push Putin Toward His 'New World Order'

Although Monday's sanctions will hurt Russia in the short term, they will also force Putin to step up his efforts to weaken U.S. influence over the global economy, which so far has been "little more than wishful thinking because of the difficult reforms it would require"

By Simon Shuster / Donetsk
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