The latest effort by Russia’s authoritarian president is likely intended to boost his regional trade cooperative, a counterweight to the more liberal European Union.
The latest effort by Russia’s authoritarian president is likely intended to boost his regional trade cooperative, a counterweight to the more liberal European Union.
Afraid of paying an economic price for close ties with the European Union, Ukraine is now serving as an international PR booster for Vladimir Putin as it considers employing his tactics on outraged opposition.
Appealing to middle class Russians upset at the wild growth in income inequality since the fall of the Soviet Union is tough when the Russian president oversees a legal system that is so blatantly political.
The authoritarian Russian president, not exactly known for his democratic values, can withstand any blowback for what appears to be mass espionage.
Calculation in the Kremlin appears to be that keeping the oppo leader around — and visibly free to stay active politically — is a boon to its reputation worldwide and perhaps even domestically.
Russian president takes advantage of string of diplomatic and media victories, would be country’s longest-serving autocrat since Joseph Stalin.
From diplomatic visits to war games, the new Chinese government is providing Vladimir Putin with cover as he confronts a hostile West.
The former Soviet Union leader is one of precious few remaining well-known public figures whose reputation precedes the Russian strongman’s rise.
Bloodshed continues as Western political elites debate what constitutes acceptable surveillance on their citizens.
Russia grants NSA leaker Edward Snowden asylum as Secretary of State John Kerry begs for patience from Pakistan when it comes to ending drone strikes.