List of Vladimir Putin articles
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Putin and Lukashenko stand side by side in front of a stained glass window featuring religious imagery. Next Door to Ukraine, Moscow’s Grip Is Tightening
In Belarus, Georgia, and Moldova, the Kremlin is waging a quiet war to consolidate its hegemony.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin gives a speech during the Victory Day military parade at Red Square in central Moscow. Putin’s Justification for War Is Unraveling
Prigozhin’s mutiny helped expose the false arguments for Russia’s invasion.
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Russian police detain a protester in Moscow following the announcement of military mobilization in Moscow on Sept. 21, 2022. Russia Is Returning to Its Totalitarian Past
A forever war in Ukraine comes with almost limitless possibilities to stifle dissent.
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Demonstrators wave the flag of Israel during a march against the government's judicial reform plan in Tel Aviv. What in the World?
Test yourself on the week of July 22: Spain heads to the polls, Israel forces through a judicial overhaul, and Putin courts African leaders.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg (not pictured) speak to the media on the second day of the NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, on July 12. Why Ukraine’s Counteroffensive Has Been Slower Than Expected
Former CIA analyst Andrea Kendall-Taylor with the big-picture view on Russia’s war in Ukraine.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Barack Obama chat after a bilateral meeting at the G-20 summit in Los Cabos, Mexico. The Long, Destructive Shadow of Obama’s Russia Doctrine
A series of bad decisions during the Obama years prepared the ground for Vladimir Putin’s war.
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Two men sit at control boards inside the control room at a nuclear missile base outside Moscow. Prigozhin’s Failed Coup Was a Blessing in Disguise
In times of political instability, Washington prefers the nuclear devil it knows.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Kremlin in Moscow. The Ripple Effects of the Wagner Rebellion
How Prigozhin’s actions are felt around the world.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping reach out to shake hands, against a backdrop of Russian and Chinese flags, at the Kremlin in Moscow. Xi’s Schadenfreude Over Moscow’s Mutiny
Xi feels vindicated over Putin’s style of governance—but has made a bad bet on the Russian leader.
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A member of the Wagner Group stands guard with a rifle in front of a large stucco building flying a Russian flag against a blue sky. The guard wears a green helmet and uniform along with a camouflage face covering. Wagner Mutiny Rattles the Kremlin’s War in Ukraine
With its good fighters out of the picture, Russia’s manpower problems get worse.
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Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan (left) and Russian President Vladimir Putin arrive at the Commonwealth of Independent States summit in Astana, Kazakhstan. Russia’s Periphery Takes Note of Putin’s Sudden Weakness
In Central Asia and the Caucasus, the Wagner rebellion has exposed Russia’s fragility.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses the Russian public, as seen on screens in Moscow on June 24. Putin’s Strongman Image Suddenly Unravels for Russians
His mishandling of the revolt puts him in the spotlight—and Russians don’t like what they see.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin, a 70-year-old man wearing a black suit and tie, leans forward with his hands on the table in front of him as he speaks into a microphone. Putin’s Stability Was Always a Myth
Prigozhin’s revolt has exposed the rotten foundations of a mafia state.
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Russian conscripts attend a religious service. Wagner’s Revolt May Weaken Russia’s Draft
Conscripts will fear being used as stopgaps in Ukraine.
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Russian Army Gen. Lavr Kornilov, in military garb, salutes a row of uniformed passing troops carrying weapons. Why Kornilov’s Ghost Haunts Putin
A 1917 attempted coup d’etat is a reminder that even an ineffective mutiny can alter the course of history.
