Author: Anton Troianovski
In Putin’s Russia, the Arrests Are Spreading Quickly and Widely
One by one, Russians deemed insufficiently patriotic are being snatched up by security forces as the Kremlin tightens the noose.
Patient and Confident, Putin Shifts Out of Wartime Crisis Mode
Cloistered and spouting grievances at the start of the war on Ukraine, the Russian leader now appears publicly, projecting the aura of a calm, paternalistic leader shielding his people from the dangers of the world.
Russian Elites Show No Sign of Broad Challenge to Putin
Many business owners and intellectuals fled Russia after the invasion of Ukraine, but others stayed behind, struggling to redefine their lives. Their diverging choices do not add up to a broad challenge to Vladimir Putin’s war.
Putin Compares Himself to Peter the Great, the Famous Czar
Vladimir Putin likened his goals in Ukraine to the conquests of Peter the Great.
Russians Crowdsource Supplies for Their Army in Ukraine
A grass-roots movement to get basic supplies to soldiers fighting in Ukraine reflects the growing recognition among Russians that their military was unprepared for major conflict.
Putin Visits the Wounded at a Military Hospital in Moscow
The Russian leader also announces new social welfare measures and military benefits in an apparent effort to show Russians he is aware times are tough.
Putin Visits the Wounded at a Military Hospital in Moscow
The Russian leader tells a patient with a 9-month-old son: ‘He’ll be proud of his dad.’
Boris Bondarev, a Russian Diplomat, Speaks Out on the War
Boris Bondarev, a Russian official who resigned over the war in Ukraine, said his colleagues were focused more on pleasing their superiors than on delivering accurate information to Moscow.