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Washington thinks punitive measures will change Moscow’s calculus, but the Russian economy is doing just fine.

In one gubernatorial race, a scandal might be a sign of Putin’s decline.

What attending a tank biathlon outside of Moscow taught me about contemporary Russia.

The young woman belonged to a political group whose members may have been entrapped by a police informant.

Russian meddling is a rising concern in Helsinki.

Trump doesn’t think the country is worth defending. Putin has already tried to destabilize it once—the West can’t let it happen again.

Politicians are exploiting a period of relative calm to gamble with the country’s future.

U.S.-Russia relations have reached a generational low—but there’s still room for cooperation to avert a wider war in the Middle East.

Poland’s former defense and foreign minister explains how Trump left Eastern Europe in the lurch.

The president’s disgraceful remarks could have disturbing results.

U.S. allies in Europe are resigned to a trans-Atlantic relationship that keeps getting worse.

Trump isn’t as useful to Putin as one might think.

Former U.S. ambassador to Russia says Trump can’t hold Moscow accountable by “winging it.”

Russia could have done something to prevent sexual exploitation of foreign women during the World Cup. It chose not to.

While Washington turns a blind eye, autocrats across the continent are muzzling their citizens online.

Britain’s conservatives were once known for sensible stewardship of the economy. Now, the Tory Maoists are blowing it up.

Trump’s summit with Putin risks tarnishing a legacy of Republican moral leadership.

The United States won’t get everything it wants, but it would be wise to protect Washington’s remaining interests before it’s too late.

War is politics by other means — and so is the World Cup.

The United States wants Russia to help oust Iranian troops from Syria.