Tag: Putin, Vladimir V
C.I.A. Director Airs Concern That Putin Might Turn to Nuclear Weapons
WASHINGTON — The director of the C.I.A. said on Thursday that “potential desperation” to extract the semblance of…
A Soviet-Era Air Defense System Arrives in Ukraine From Slovakia
DOBRA, Slovakia — Driving back to his village near the Ukrainian border last Thursday, the mayor had to…
U.S. and Ukrainian Groups Pierce Putin’s Propaganda Bubble
WASHINGTON — Using a mix of high-tech and Cold War tactics, Ukrainian activists and Western institutions have begun…
U.S. Weighs Shift to Support Hague Court as It Investigates Russian Atrocities
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is vigorously debating how much the United States can or should assist an…
Trump and Ukraine: Former Advisers Revisit What Happened
Trump’s ignorance of world affairs would have been a liability under any circumstance. But it put him at…
Israel’s Ukraine Policy Prompts Scrutiny of Russian-Israeli Oligarchs
JERUSALEM — When Avigdor Liberman, Israel’s Soviet-born finance minister, condemned the apparent atrocities in Bucha, Ukraine, this past…
In Mariupol’s Drama Theater, a Cry for ‘Mama!’ That Offered Brief Relief
LVIV, Ukraine — The explosion — deafening, blinding — collapsed the walls around them, and “the moments afterwards…
Putin’s War in Ukraine Shatters an Illusion in Russia
The last time I was in Russia, the summer of 2015, I came face to face with a…
Spurred by Putin, Russians Turn on One Another Over the War
Marina Dubrova, an English teacher on the Russian island of Sakhalin in the Pacific, showed an uplifting YouTube…
Germany’s Dependence on Russian Gas Is Difficult to Break
LUBMIN, Germany — Past a nudist beach and a sleepy marina, a gigantic mesh of metallic pipes rises…
Bristling Against the West, China Rallies Domestic Sympathy for Russia
While Russian troops have battered Ukraine, officials in China have been meeting behind closed doors to study a…
With Ukraine War, Viktor Orban Softens His Embrace of Russia
DEBRECEN, Hungary — The towering memorial, erected on the battlefield where the Russian imperial army routed Hungarian troops,…