Russia

Wuhan faces quarantine as coronavirus spreads, Imran Khan discusses China, and Trump picks up Ukraine conspiracy theory.

Does Russia get too much or too little credit in fueling the Ukraine scandal? As with everything these days, it’s too hard to tell.

Despite the shadow cast by election interference, many leading Russians—even Putin—would like to get back to normal dealings.

Putin’s plans to avoid leaving power show that he hasn’t solved a central puzzle of Russian politics.

The Russian president’s amateur history lessons are outraging neighboring countries. While he is right to criticize a recent EU Parliament resolution, his historical revisionism doesn’t stand up to scrutiny.

Mikhail Mishustin used the art of surveillance to master the science of tax revenue collection. Now he may lend that expertise to enhance Putin’s authoritarian state.

The Russian president may never leave the political stage—but he's now ready to take a step back.

And moves like his Jan. 15 announcement generally work—both to secure a leader’s power and ensure a favorable transition down the road.

How an obscure taxman just became Putin’s No. 2.

The entire Russian government has resigned as Putin charts his country’s political future—one that will certainly still include a leading role for him.

The fiercest devotees of the far-right AfD aren’t native Germans but migrants from Russia.

The Kremlin is expected to leap at a chance to further undermine U.S. credibility in the Middle East.

With Pompeo planning to visit, authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko is looking to play an old game with new players.

Several important events occurred this year, but few did anything to significantly alter global trends.

From turmoil in northeastern Syria to censorship in China, here are the stories that caught our readers’ attention this year.

Russian expansionism is overhyped and Huawei isn’t the untouchable behemoth we think it is. Here are our top Debunkers of 2019.

Erdogan’s latest bid to reshape the Mediterranean provides military support to Tripoli against Russian-backed rebels.

On the Kazakh border, a new city grows.