Putin’s isolation points to a larger problem and one of the greatest failures of his presidency: namely that Russia has practically no allies left.
Opinion
Putin Waging Information War in Ukraine Worthy of George Orwell
Only hours after I first arrived in Donetsk in March, I was informed that I too was a combatant in the “information war.”
25 Years After Its Fall, Vladimir Putin Puts Berlin Wall’s Lessons Front and Center
Putin punished Ukrainians by dismembering their country not only because he saw a threat to his power. It was late revenge for the world he lost in 1989.
Ukraine’s Slow Descent Into Madness
Kiev, once an easy-going city famed for its hospitality, has become a gloomy place after almost a year of nonstop strife.
Ukraine’s War of Independence
To Vladimir Putin’s surprise, his attempt to start a pro-Russian, “anti-Maidan” uprising in Russian-speaking eastern Ukraine failed miserably.
Ukraine’s Zombie Revolution
“We had advanced socialism,” said Boris Dekhteryenko. “It was a happy childhood. Ice cream cost 20 kopeks, and a miner could earn enough in a month to buy a Lada.”
Putin the Predictable
For Vladimir Putin, mimicking opponents is a key to power. At home he oversees a sham democracy. His foreign policy is best described as “condemn and copy.”
Putin’s Must-See TV
If the Kremlin can’t control all of Ukraine anymore, it will do everything it can to turn the country’s political and economic life upside-down.
Putin’s Phony War
Convinced that the new authorities in Kiev will finally pull Ukraine out of Russia’s orbit, Vladimir Putin is hacking off as much of the country as he can get away with.
Why Putin Took Crimea
Russia’s seizure of Crimea wasn’t an act of an expanding empire but of an archaic regime throwing up a last line of defense against Westernization.
