List of Vladimir Putin articles
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump walk together at the G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan, on June 28, 2019. The Pitfalls for Europe of a Trump-Putin Deal on Ukraine
Russian interest in peace is no given, and Europe may not be on board.
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A tattered blue-and-yellow Ukrainian flag is seen along a snow-covered road beneath a pale cloudy sky. Bare trees line the road. The Price of a Bad Peace
The West is tired. Putin is not.
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Russian conscripts in uniform holding their winter hat in their hands stand in attention in a line. Putin Is Throwing Human Waves at Ukraine but Can’t Do It Forever
The Russian meat grinder strategy is terribly effective, terribly wasteful, and boundlessly cruel.
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A protester holds a banner at a demonstration in favor of increased German military aid to Ukraine outside the Chancellery in Berlin on Jan. 6. The Russia-Ukraine War in 2030
Let’s imagine a future much like the past—with Moscow and Kyiv irreconcilable but agreeing to manage their war.
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U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin appear at a press conference after their summit in Helsinki, Finland, on July 16, 2018. Trump’s Dealmaking Record Could Be Bad News for Ukraine
He clearly has no time for lengthy and complicated diplomatic processes.
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Putin visits Russian tank factory Russia’s War Economy Is Hitting Its Limits
Key weapons are running out as Moscow tries to mobilize ever more labor and resources.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and former U.S. President Donald Trump arrive for a meeting at Trump Tower in New York City on Sept. 27. Why Ukraine Is Ready to Gamble on Trump
Kyiv has been increasingly frustrated with the outgoing Biden team, and a Kamala Harris victory would have posed its own challenges.
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Putin holds a hard hat and talks to Miller who is pointing ahead. They walk past a curved wall with a triangular motif. Russia Can’t Keep Spending Like This for Long
Moscow is depleting its rainy-day savings to plug its war-induced fiscal deficit while preserving social stability.
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A group of people of all ages sit on the ground some with fingers extended in V signs as a man takes a picture with a cell phone. Behind them is St. Basil's cathedral. Russia’s Virtual Reality Is Where Conservatives Can Find Their Dreams
The Kremlin has devised a very 21st-century way to gather fellow travelers.
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A historic image of Stalin and Mao in an office. The Beijing-Moscow Axis Is Much Stronger This Time Around
The Sino-Russian partnership is tighter than the Sino-Soviet one, with no reason for a split any time soon.
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Mikoyan MiG-29 fighter jets of the Polish Air Force take part in a NATO shielding exercise at Lask Air Base, Poland, on Oct. 12, 2022. NATO Frontline States Need an Air Defense Shield Now
Russia is probing NATO with attack drones and missiles. Ignoring them is a dangerous option.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin, accompanied by Orthodox Patriarch Kirill, visits the Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius in Sergiyev Posad near Moscow on June 26. Russia Is No Conservative Haven
The Western populist right has fallen for Vladimir Putin’s latest propaganda ploy.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky sits in the Oval Office during a meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden at the White House in Washington, on Sept. 21, 2023. Ukraine Needs a New Storyline
The Kursk offensive suggests a new strategy for victory—but it will require the West to change some policies.
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves after paying his respects at the Jam Saheb of Nawanagar Memorial in Warsaw, Poland. Modi’s Kyiv Trip Signals a Subtle Shift
As the Indian prime minister meets Ukraine’s president on Friday, it marks a departure in New Delhi’s foreign policy.
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A destroyed Russian tank sits on the edge of a cornfield, partially blackened and squashed, beneath a partly cloudy sky. In the background, the fields stretch on until they hit a low tree line, and telephone wires stretch between the rows of corn. Ukraine’s Offensive Bolsters Russia’s Separatists
A disparate collection of minorities hopes to bring down Putin.
