Russian President Vladimir Putin

Russian Opposition Leader Shot Dead

Boris Nemtsov served as deputy prime minister under President Boris Yeltsin

By Noah Rayman February 27, 2015

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 February 26, 2015

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 November 13, 2014

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 October 27, 2014

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 September 4, 2014

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 September 4, 2014

Ukraine Condemns Russian Convoy's Border Crossing

But Moscow warns against interfering with the trucks' crossing

By Mirren Gidda August 22, 2014

Russian Prime Minister Medvedev’s Twitter Was Hacked

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

By Noah Rayman August 14, 2014

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 August 14, 2014

Russia Picks Food Fight With the West

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

By Noah Rayman August 7, 2014

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 July 21, 2014

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 July 11, 2014

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 July 3, 2014

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 May 21, 2014

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 May 15, 2014

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 April 28, 2014

Putin: Internet a 'CIA Project'

Russian President Vladimir Putin called for his country to "fight for its interests" on the Internet, which he believes is a CIA project. Earlier this week, Russian parliament passed a law requiring social media websites to save information about their users for at least half a year

By Noah Rayman April 24, 2014

Gunfight Erupts in Eastern Ukraine

Two groups apparently made up of separatists and pro-government loyalists clashed at the checkpoint near the town of Slavyansk, with the Ukrainian government saying one person had been killed and Russian state media reporting five dead

By Simon Shuster April 20, 2014

Putin: Force 'Justified'

Russian President Vladimir Putin warned during a live televised Q&A on Thursday that he would send troops to protect the people of eastern Ukraine and that Kiev gave him just the visuals he needed to revive his faltering narrative about civilians under threat

By Simon Shuster April 17, 2014

'We Don't Need a War'

President Obama downplayed the chance of a military conflict with Russia over the escalating tension in eastern Ukraine, in an interview that aired Thursday, saying it's not up to either country to decide what kind of relationships Ukraine has with its neighbors

By Noah Rayman April 17, 2014

Putin: We Don't Spy Like U.S.

The Russian leader responds to NSA leaker Edward Snowden's question about whether the state intercepts citizens' communications "in any way"

By Noah Rayman April 17, 2014

Kerry: Sanctions on Russia Will Affect U.S. Too

Secretary of State John Kerry warns that with U.S. giants like ExxonMobil and Coca-Cola investing or earning billions of dollars in Russia, imposing sanctions on Russian banking, energy, mining, arms and other industries will affect the American economy

By Alex Rogers April 16, 2014

Ukraine Isn't Ready

By sending its military to quell the pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine, the government in Kiev may be setting itself up for a spectacular defeat, as neither its army nor its intelligence services are prepared for a confrontation with Russia

By Simon Shuster April 15, 2014

Putin's Pals: We Got His Back

The Russian President's childhood judo buddies, the Rotenberg brothers, felt the sting from the U.S. blacklist. But like other members of his St. Petersburg circle, as well as the Kremlin elite more generally, they're not likely to change their ways

By Simon Shuster March 27, 2014

Putin Is Reviving a Stalinist Fitness Program to Whip Russians Into Shape

Any connection between present Crimea tensions and Putin's desire to have a fighting-fit population are of course coincidental

By Michelle Arrouas March 25, 2014

Ukraine in Flux

Re "This Isn't Over" [March 10]: Contrary to what is suggested in the article, Russian President Vladimir Putin has not lost Ukraine. The change in Kiev can be temporary. Moreover, Russia is holding the trump...

March 20, 2014

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