Category: Putin, Vladimir V

Little Suspense Over Russian Vote. What Comes Next Is Less Certain.

While there is little doubt about the vote’s outcome, there is concern that an emboldened President Putin may use a win to start a new war mobilization.
Russia Strengthens Its Internet Controls in Critical Year for Putin

Facing an election this weekend and the fallout from Aleksei Navalny’s death and the war in Ukraine, Russia has intensified online censorship using techniques pioneered by China.
E.U. Removes Russian Tech Tycoon From Sanctions List

Yandex’s co-founder, Arkady Volozh, received rare sanctions relief after condemning Russia’s war and severing ties to the country.
U.S. Imposes Major New Sanctions on Russia, Targeting Finance and Defense

The Biden administration, responding to the death of Aleksei A. Navalny, unveiled its largest sanctions package to date as the war in Ukraine enters its third year.
U.S. Campaign to Isolate Russia Shows Limits After 2 Years of War

Many nations insist on not taking sides in the war in Ukraine, while China, India and Brazil are filling Russia’s coffers.
Tucker Carlson’s Lesson in the Perils of Giving Airtime to an Autocrat

The death of Aleksei Navalny, the Kremlin’s most vocal domestic opponent, prompted fresh criticism on Friday of the right-wing host’s recent interview with Vladimir Putin.
Life Imitates Art as a ‘Master and Margarita’ Movie Stirs Russia

An American director’s adaptation of the beloved novel is resonating with moviegoers, who may recognize some similarities in its satire of authoritarian rule.
Tucker Carlson Urges Putin to Release American Journalist

The Russian president was noncommittal after Mr. Carlson asked about Evan Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal reporter who has been held in a Moscow prison for nearly a year.
Trump, Putin, Carlson and the Shifting Sands of Today’s American Politics

An interview with Russia’s leader and congressional resistance to aid for Ukraine underscore the transformation of the parties and electorate in the United States more than three decades after the Cold War.
Tucker Carlson’s Visit to Russia Draws Speculation of Putin Interview

Mr. Carlson has been receiving blanket news coverage from state-run media outlets in Russia since stepping foot in Moscow.
The Volodymyr Zelensky-Donald Trump Divide Looms at Davos

Ukraine’s leader and the potential re-election of Donald Trump as president are dominating discussion at the World Economic Forum.
Putin Ally Valery Gergiev to Lead Bolshoi Theater

The Russian maestro, who heads the Mariinsky Theater in St. Petersburg, will also control the Bolshoi in Moscow, replacing Vladimir Urin, who spoke out against the Ukraine war.