After four years of getting short shrift by his U.S. counterparts, Putin was standing with Trump, who lavished him with the praise, respect and awe normally heard only on Russian state TV.
Russia
Russia won’t let me go. I became fascinated by Russia as a boy when my parents gave me a 700-page book of Russian fairy-tales one Christmas. The fact the Soviet Union was closed, far away and America’s mortal enemy added to the country’s mystique. I devoured every book on Russia I could get my hands on. When I went to college, I started studying Russian.
What continues to intrigue me is that no matter how close I get to Russia and Russians, I always end up feeling like a foreigner. Despite all the Western influence, Russia preserves its distinctiveness, belonging to neither Europe nor Asia.
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“Scoring this reset 2.0 validates Putin’s strategy of staring down the U.S. with zero concessions and no change in Russian posture.”
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“Russia and the U.S. and the world will be a lot better off if we improve our relationship,” said Sen. Richard Shelby. “Perhaps it won’t be a utopia. Most marriages are not utopia.”
Russia Welcomes 2018 World Cup, Clamping Down On Dissent And Hooligans
“All the soccer hooligans in Russia aren’t waiting for the World Cup to start – they’re waiting for it to end, so they can go back to their normal lives.”
In Russia, Scant Traces and Negative Memories of Century-Old U.S. Intervention
A simple tombstone marks the grave of the lone American buried in the vast Naval Cemetery in Vladivostok overlooking Russia’s Pacific coast.
In Russia, France’s Macron Tries His Next Charm Offensive On ‘Cher Vladimir’
“He is trying to position France again as a global power, not a European power, and of course in this situation contacts to Putin are pretty indispensable.”
Diplomatic Corps In Moscow Shrinks Just When U.S.-Russia Tensions Are At A High
“I’m departing here very sad at having to leave my friends and my colleagues,” said US embassy spokeswoman Maria Olson.
Putin Fends Off Fire And Fury, At Home And Abroad
“We’re seeing false stories spreading through social media, including from abroad, to sow panic and mistrust, and to pit people against one other,” Vladimir Putin said.
Russians, With No Real Alternatives, Give Putin 6 More Years In Power
“Russians don’t want things to get any worse; Americans always expect things to get better,” said Anton Volkhin. “Too many people have too much to lose.”
Banned From Election, Putin Foe Navalny Pursues Politics By Other Means
“I want to live in a normal country and refuse to accept talk about Russia being doomed to being bad, poor or servile,” said Alexei Navalny.
