“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.
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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.”
Exiles In Their Country, Crimean Dissidents Resist Russian Rule
“I can’t go back because I’d be prosecuted as an extremist or a terrorist, since people who openly refuse to recognize the occupation of Crimea fall under the Russian criminal code,” said Olga Skripnik.
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.
Putin’s Man In Crimea: We’ve ‘Returned To Russia Forever’
“Crimea returned to Russia forever,” said Sergei Aksyonov. “Anyone who advocates resistance is advocating bloodshed; we can’t accept that and will react.”
Russia’s Nuclear Industry Tries To Dispel Fears Over Mysterious Radioactive Cloud
“What’s happening with the ruthenium cloud reminds me a lot of what went on with Chernobyl. The pattern of behavior is exactly the same.”
In Moscow’s Local Elections, Opponents Of Putin Find A Glimmer Of Hope
“There’s a huge demand among young people to go into politics, and there’s an understanding of how to do it.”
In Putin’s Russia, An ‘Adhocracy’ Marked By Ambiguity And Plausible Deniability
From Russian “volunteers” fighting in eastern Ukraine to “patriotic hackers,” nongovernment actors provide the Kremlin with a cushion of plausible deniability.
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.
