From Russian “volunteers” fighting in eastern Ukraine to “patriotic hackers,” nongovernment actors provide the Kremlin with a cushion of plausible deniability.
Putin
Moscow’s Likely New Ambassador To U.S.: ‘Tough’ And ‘Not That Easy To Work With’
“Anatoly Antonov masterfully employs the full range of emotions, able to shift in a nanosecond from warmly charming to caustically sarcastic.”
What Putin Wants From His G-20 Meeting With President Trump
Clinton, Bush and Obama first met their Russian counterparts at full-scale bilateral summits. Trump is different.
Far From Moscow, Thousands Turn Out To Protest Putin In Siberia’s Capital
“I believed that Putin would make things better,” Galina Vorivoda, 62, said. “But it didn’t work out. He made things better only for a few people.”
Banned From Russian TV, A Putin Critic Gets His Message Out On YouTube
Navalny at 20:18 is part-Jon Stewart in its righteous skewering of the powers that be, but also part-Vladimir Putin in its know-it-all approach to that which ails Russia.
With Trump In Office, Did The Kremlin Get More Than It Bargained For?
“Initially we were amused,” Putin said. “But now the spectacle is becoming quite simply sad, and it is causing us concern.”
After U.S. Strikes On Syria, The Gloves Come Off In Moscow
“The real estate billionaire has repeated the deplorable experience of his predecessors,” the Russian government newspaper said.
Muscovites Protest Mayor’s Plans to Demolish Their Homes
“They’ll make our life hell, and sooner or later they’ll squeeze us out,” Anna Sazonkina said. “But my civic conscience won’t allow me to vote for it.”
What Russia’s Protests Mean For Putin’s Opposition
If Alexei Navalny was one of many opposition figures during the winter of 2011-2012, Sunday’s protests have established him as today’s undisputed leader.
Potemkin Village
As a friend and I sat on one of Moscow’s ubiquitous summer verandas one evening, quaint trams trundled by. For a moment, it almost felt like Prague.
