Russia
News and analysis about all things Russia, including special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation, the war in Ukraine, and more.
New markets and illicit tactics are part of Russia’s strategy for making up losses.
Three theories for a mysterious string of deaths in Putin’s Russia.
An embattled Putin suffers another loss in the annexed Ukrainian territory.
“These are all just gestures made out of weakness because he’s losing on the ground.”
What Putin’s troop surge can — and can’t — do in Ukraine.
An expert on Russia’s nuclear approach, and how Putin is raising the stakes — even if risk of a nuclear war is still low.
Three stories Russians tell themselves about the war in Ukraine — and why they point to a long conflict.
Ukraine’s recent victories expose even more systemic failures.
The IAEA observed the damage at Europe’s largest power plant. Now what?
The last Soviet leader was a flawed man — and a moral inspiration.
Fuel embargoes and private sector divestment are further isolating Russia.
A new study on “nuclear winter” estimates that as many as 5 billion people could die from starvation.
Follow the money.
A scholar on hostage negotiations explains.
Russia’s war against Ukraine has ramifications for space.
Germany’s decision to restart old coal plants rather than extend the life of its nuclear power facilities reflects a failure of environmental priorities.
Superpower wars are back. Can the Global South find inspiration from the nonaligned movement?
Long-range missiles from the US head to the sluggish, brutal war in the Donbas.
Despite Western sanctions, the country still maintains powerful friends — for now.
The ICC may offer a path to hold Russia accountable, but it has plenty of limitations.
What Putin’s ever-shrinking world means for the war in Ukraine.
The ridiculous theory that Russia’s war is going according to plan, debunked.
Civil defense and other “right of boom” approaches could help mitigate the toll of a nuclear war — at least somewhat.
Russia’s offensive is stalled. It has taken massive casualties. We are, according to one expert, “seeing a country militarily implode.”
Russia’s war against Ukraine has ramifications for the chips that power all sorts of tech.
At the worst possible time.
Before he became an international symbol, he played a common man whose outrage over corruption elevated him to high office.
Putin’s nuclear threats prove the need for disarmament.
In Europe’s first major war in decades, Russian forces are finding stiffer resistance than they likely expected.
Putin’s invasion of Ukraine isn’t going as he planned. Here’s why.
Social media companies are in a standoff with Russia on censorship and there’s no easy solution.
The decline of major conflict helped support decades of prosperity, but that future is now in doubt.
Nuclear weapons are containing the Ukraine war. They also helped cause it.
The time for the US and its European allies to act is now.
The harshest penalties ever imposed on Russia will still have their limitations.
Russia’s president says he wants the “de-Nazification” of Ukraine. That actually means regime change.
How the world got here, what Russia wants, and more questions, answered.
President Vladimir Putin declared two regions in the Donbas region independent, then ordered in troops.