Vladamir Putin

Putin Compares Deaths of Political Opponents to JFK Assassination

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How President Erdogan Is Turning Turkey Into Putin's Russia

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Putin Is About to Win a 4th Term. Here's What He's Promised Russia

By Ian Bremmer

The Trump Administration Warned Russia About the U.S. Missile Attack on Syria

By Michael Scherer
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Russian Court Considers Outlawing Jehovah's Witnesses

"The persecution of the Jehovah’s Witnesses is very much tied to the resurgence of a new view of nationalism"

By Elizabeth Dias

Donald Trump's Big Senate Confirmation Test Will Focus on Russia

Slim Senate margins put Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson nomination at risk

By Zeke J Miller and Sam Frizell

Erdogan Keen to Mend Ties in Talks With Putin

The relationship has suffered from several rifts in the last year

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Alleged Russian Hack of Democrats Reshapes Presidential Election Fight

"Told you I wasn’t crazy," texts a Clinton aide

By Philip Elliott / Philadelphia and Zeke J Miller / Philadelphia

Report: Putin Asked Bashar al-Assad to Resign

Russia denies the report

By Daniel White

See 8 of the Most Awkward Handshakes Between World Leaders

Whoever said diplomacy was easy?

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U.S. Thriller Banned for Depicting Russia as 'Sub-human' Nation

Tom Hardy and Gary Oldman fail to impress officials in Moscow

By Kevin McSpadden

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Four artists were commissioned to create portraits of the runners-up

After MH17, Challenges Ahead for the International Community in Ukraine

In the video above, TIME asked an international affairs expert to discuss the diplomatic challenges faced by the international community

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What Crimea Looks Like From Inside a Fighter Jet

Breath-taking footage from Russian fighter jets shows the disputed territory as seen from above

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Putin’s Crafty Approach Is Paying Off in Ukraine

Firing up Russian military units bordering Ukraine stops Kiev’s moves against pro-Russian separatists

By Mark Thompson

Sanctions? Russia Is Just Going to Shrug Them Off

Russian president Vladimir Putin sees his country’s economic future in the East, not the West.

By Michael Schuman

McCain Tells TIME: 'We Are All Ukrainians'

In an interview with TIME, the Arizona Senator said Obama is “naïve” about Putin’s ambitions “to restore the Russian empire.” McCain says he wants to see the Obama Administration move a short-term economic aid package for Ukraine as quickly as possible

By Jay Newton-Small
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