Russia’s military build-up at the border with Ukraine is testing the West’s resolve
Western commitments to Ukraine remain ambiguous and unproved.
ByVladimir Putin
Vladimir Putin is the president of Russia and has been the country’s leader, with an interlude as prime minister, for more than 22 years. Putin was born in 1952, studied law at Leningrad State University and served for 15 years as a KGB officer before becoming a politician in 1991.
The West must confront Russia and Belarus to avert catastrophe
Devastating financial sanctions might be the only way of dissuading Putin and Lukashenko from further adventurism.
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Russia’s Covid death toll is even worse than it appears
The Russian authorities and the wider public are in denial about the severity of the pandemic.
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The meaning of Vladimir Putin’s attack on liberalism
By railing against liberalism, “cancel culture” and trans rights, the Russian president is exploiting debates taking place in Western societies…
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Vladimir Putin won’t attend Cop26, yet Russia has little choice but to engage with climate action
A rapidly changing domestic climate and diplomatic pressure is pushing Russia towards the environmental club.
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What the arrest of Alexei Navalny means for Putin’s rule in Russia
Emily Tamkin and Ido Vock are joined from Moscow by Felix Light on the World Review podcast.