The Great Game
The new version of the old Great Game is being played between a former Soviet intelligence officer and a former TV entertainer. Ukraine is a piece in that game.
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Vladimir Putin
Russia Still a Player in Impeachment Drama
For all the talk about Ukraine in the House impeachment inquiry, there’s a character standing just offstage with a dominant role in this tale of international intrigue: Russia.
Read moreFamous Soviet Dissident Vladimir Bukovsky Dies at 76
Vladimir Bukovsky, a prominent dissident and writer who helped expose the Soviet Union’s abuse of psychiatry to silence its critics, has died in Britain at 76.
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‘All Roads Seem to Lead to Putin,’ Pelosi Says of Trump Inquiry
The impeachment inquiry is revealing vivid new details about the high-level unease over President Trump’s actions toward Ukraine, and those of his personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, as the swift-moving probe by House Democrats showed no signs of easing Tuesday.
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Russia Stages Mass Raids on Political Opposition
Russian investigators raided opposition offices across the country on Tuesday, in the latest move against Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny and his allies.
Read moreDemocrats Answer Trump’s Name-Calling With Subpoenas
Agitated and angry, President Donald Trump squared off against House Democrats, packing his increasingly aggressive impeachment defense with name-calling, insults and expletives. Quietly but just as resolutely, lawmakers expanded their inquiry, promising a broad new subpoena for documents and witnesses.
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US Takes Action Against Russian Midterm Meddling
The Treasury Department on Monday took its first action in response to foreign interference in the 2018 midterm elections by placing the yacht and private planes of a Russian financier on an international sanctions list along with employees of a Russian troll farm he funded to spread false information on social media.
Read moreTrump Told Russian Officials He Wasn’t Concerned by Interference
President Donald Trump told Russia’s foreign minister and ambassador that he was unconcerned about their country’s interference in the 2016 elections, according to media reports late Friday.
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Kremlin Suffers Losses in Moscow Elections, Holds on Elsewhere
Pro-Kremlin candidates suffered losses in a Moscow city election, results showed Monday, after a police crackdown on anti-government protests over the summer. But Kremlin-backed candidates dominated in other local and regional elections outside the capital.
Read moreRussians Go to Polls After a Summer of Protests
Russians will vote in local elections Sunday, after a hugely controversial campaign in Moscow that degenerated into the biggest police crackdown on protesters in nearly a decade.
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Putin and Modi Vow to Boost Military & Trade Ties
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised his “close friend” Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday as the pair said they would work to boost military, trade and energy ties.
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Putin Vows ‘Symmetric Response’ to US Missile Test
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday he has ordered the military to prepare a “symmetric response” after Washington tested a formerly banned missile.
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Putin Seeks Arms Talks With US After Nuclear Pact Dies
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday that Russia would deploy new intermediate-range missiles only if the United States does and called for urgent arms-control talks to prevent a chaotic arms race after the demise of a key nuclear pact.
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Putin Foe Sent Back to Jail After Suspected Poisoning
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was discharged from a hospital Monday even though his physician raised suspicions of a possible poisoning after he suffered facial swelling and a rash while in jail.
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Putin Has 8 Candidates Barred & Questioned
Once a local, low-key affair, the September vote for Moscow’s city council has shaken up Russia’s political scene as the Kremlin struggles with how to deal with opposing views in its own capital.
Read moreMoscow Protesters Call Local Elections Rigged
Russian opposition leaders led a rally in Moscow of about 1,000 people Sunday to protest the city election commission’s decision that will keep several opposition candidates off the ballot in a local election.
Read moreTrump Jokes With Putin About Election Interference
With a smirk and a finger point, President Donald Trump told Russia’s Vladimir Putin “Don’t meddle in the election” in their first meeting since the special counsel concluded that Russia extensively interfered with the 2016 campaign.
Read morePutin Says Liberalism Is ‘Obsolete’
In a rare interview with Western press, Russian President Vladimir Putin called the idea of liberalism “obsolete” and warned that the United States was pushing the world into a dangerous new arms race.
Read more‘Nothing Teed Up to Succeed’ at Trump-Putin Summit
When President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet this week on the sidelines of an international summit in Japan, it will mark a new chapter in a much scrutinized relationship that crackles with questions and contradictions.
Read morePutin Vows to Strengthen Russia’s Armed Forces
Russian President Vladimir Putin has told the annual military Victory Day parade in Red Square that the country will continue to strengthen its armed forces.
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