Tag: Putin, Vladimir V

Amid Sanctions, Putin Reminds the World of His Own Economic Weapons

LONDON — In the five weeks since Russia invaded Ukraine, the United States, the European Union and their…

U.S. Will Help Transfer Soviet-Made Tanks to Ukraine

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration will work with allies to transfer Soviet-made tanks to bolster Ukrainian defenses in…

Anna Netrebko Faces Backlash in Russia After Attempt to Distance Herself From Putin

The Russian soprano Anna Netrebko, one of opera’s biggest stars, faced backlash on Friday in her home country…

Shaken at First, Many Russians Now Rally Behind Putin’s Invasion

The stream of antiwar letters to a St. Petersburg lawmaker has dried up. Some Russians who had criticized…

Putin Is Setting Back Russia’s Potential by Decades

But over the years Mr. Putin became increasingly less tolerant of dissent, especially as “color” revolutions and pro-Western…

Putin’s Advisers Misinformed Him on Ukraine, U.S. Intelligence Suggests

WASHINGTON — President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia has been misinformed by his advisers about the Russian military’s…

Anna Netrebko Seeks Distance From Putin After Losing Work

Anna Netrebko, the Russian diva whose international career recently fell apart because of her past support of President…

Putin’s War Is Complicating India’s Middle Path Among Powers

NEW DELHI — As international outrage over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine boiled over, foreign ministers and envoys filed…

What if Putin Didn’t Miscalculate?

The conventional wisdom is that Vladimir Putin catastrophically miscalculated.He thought Russian-speaking Ukrainians would welcome his troops. They didn’t.…

Pro-Russia Tweets in India Spark Suspicions of an Influence Campaign 

In the days after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, thousands of Twitter accounts shared messages of support for Vladimir…

Do Russian Oligarchs Have a Secret Weapon in London’s Libel Lawyers?

The government attempted to rebalance the scales with the passage of the Defamation Act of 2013. It required…

‘I Make No Apologies’: Biden Says His Putin Comments Were an Expression of Moral Outrage

WASHINGTON — President Biden on Monday stood by his comment that Vladimir V. Putin should not remain president…