vladimir putin

Understanding “krysha,” the word that explains why Russian life is all about having the right kind of protection.

New surveys show a surprising decline in the Russian president’s popularity. The pandemic will accelerate a trend of mistrust in the Kremlin.

After a roller-coaster year, the Ukrainian president remains hugely popular.

Public health is a convenient pretext for extending authoritarian controls.

Hopes that a pandemic-weakened Russia will want to end the war in Ukraine will be disappointed.

President Vladimir Putin has transformed his country and its relations with the world. We asked 11 leading experts to look back at his 20-year reign and predict what the future may bring.

U.S. officials worry that counterterrorism operations will be constrained.

Even if the United States, Saudi Arabia, and Russia make a historic show of cooperation, any respite for the oil industry will be short-lived.

The coronavirus crisis is exposing the West’s weaknesses—and adversaries of the U.S. and EU are paying close attention so they can exploit vulnerabilities in a future conflict.

Russian officials once touted their success in holding off the virus. Now cases are rising as their statistics are being questioned.

A series of choreographed moves have set the stage for him to potentially rule until at least 2036.

A new book chronicles the Faustian bargain that Russians—from holy men to human rights activists—have made with Vladimir Putin’s government.

Putin’s critics hope to turn an annual gathering for Boris Nemtsov into a protest against changes to the constitution.

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

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.