Russia
News and analysis about all things Russia, including special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation, the war in Ukraine, and more.
The spiraling conflict is a lifeline for Russia’s leader.
We’re about to lose our last nuclear arms control treaty with Russia. What does that mean?
He’s teaching some dangerous lessons to China and Russia.
A black market has been growing for years. This escalation puts a new spotlight on it.
An end to the war in Ukraine may not be possible as long as Russia’s president is still in power.
The unthinkable becomes the expected.
Whether this week’s drone incursion into Poland was an accident or a provocation, the risks are still growing.
The two sides are talking now, but in all likelihood, the fighting will continue.
There’s a new “axis” in town. This time, it might be real.
The future of the country’s borders is more than just a real estate deal.
Trump emerged from talks with little to show for it.
Eighty years after Hiroshima, the idea that nuclear war can be controlled is making a comeback.
Less has changed than you might think in the US-Ukraine relationship.
India-Pakistan’s almost-war revealed something alarming about our political moment.
Non-combatants bear the brunt of modern war’s toll, but we don’t know how to memorialize them.
Trump’s tariffs might actually be good for Ukraine.
European countries are about to spend a lot more on defense. It may not be enough.
Being friends with Russia may be harder than Trump thinks.
He’s talking to Putin and fighting with Zelenskyy. Is Kyiv’s nightmare scenario finally unfolding?
Nuclear guardrails are falling apart — and Donald Trump is about to retake the launch codes.
Trump wants a ceasefire. The problem is that Russia thinks it’s winning.
How the Assad regime collapsed slowly, then all at once.
Georgians are trying to move toward Europe. Their government may have different plans.
Leading Russian dissident Vladimir Kara-Murza tells Vox the world needs to start preparing now for Putin’s fall.
Putin’s response is renewing concerns about nuclear escalation.
Thrills, cautious optimism, stony silence: How allies, partners, and adversaries reacted to Trump’s win.
The Election Day bomb threats are part of a larger and increasingly dangerous strategy.
What to know about Ukraine’s drone strike in Russian territory.
By invading Russia, Ukraine was also sending a message to America.
From shipping lanes to airspace to undersea cables, globalization is under physical attack.
Ukraine’s sneak attack has Russia scrambling. What does this mean for the war?
The FBI is now investigating the former president’s claim of Iranian interference with his campaign.
It’s the largest exchange since the Cold War.
Russia’s year-long detention of Evan Gershkovich is one part of a very grim picture for journalism.
Evan Gershkovich’s case isn’t just about press freedom. It’s about geopolitics.
ISIS-K has become a global terror threat while the world has been distracted.
The world’s next big maritime catastrophe could involve sanctions-dodging rustbuckets.
All signs point to ISIS in a terrorist attack that killed over 130 people near Moscow, but Vladimir Putin is connecting it to the war in Ukraine.
Putin has eliminated all of his most significant rivals, cementing his grip on power.
The debate over “Euronukes,” explained.