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Russia has played all sides in the conflict to get a seat at the negotiating table. Now it wants an end to sanctions.

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

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

Even if Russian intelligence didn’t orchestrate the near-total political dysfunction that led to Tuesday’s impeachment articles, things sure have gone the Kremlin’s way.

Alexander Gabyshev vowed to drive the “demon Putin” out of Russia through an exorcism. Here’s why Moscow took the threat seriously.

With Washington’s policy in chaos and Erdogan moving into Putin’s orbit, Moscow has come out on top.

Russia’s drive to expand its sphere of influence isn’t inevitable—or even in the country’s best interest.

Amid Moscow’s maneuvering in the Middle East, the Russian leader’s campaign to renew old Soviet ties and build influence in Africa has taken off.

After a deadly debacle in Syria, Vladimir Putin has put the Wagner Group in its place—but plenty of other private security firms remain, and they could pose a threat to security in Russia and beyond.

But the Russia-China flirtation may not last forever. As in the classic novel “Romance of the Three Kingdoms,” the Chinese can be calculating about alliances.

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The president’s allies are starting to express discontent. They’ll stick with him for now, but a change could be coming.

Investigative journalist Andrei Soldatov talks about why the Kremlin’s brazen actions on foreign soil are about what’s going on back in Russia.

A United Nations program passes on rebel coordinates to Russia. Its bombs do the rest.

Russia’s catastrophic test of a nuclear-powered missile proves that a new global arms race will mean new nuclear accidents.

How the country’s governors will shape its future.

Putin’s propaganda portrayed Ukraine as a fascist state filled with anti-Semites. Despite Ukrainians’ election of a Jewish president, the image has stuck.

The United States failed to stop Russia’s S-400 sale to Turkey despite having the tools to do so. Don’t be surprised if the Kremlin continues to use arms sales to extend its influence.

From annexing Belarus to reforming the constitution, speculation about how the Russian president will stay in power is rife. The question is whether any of the gambits will work.