The United States, Germany and France joined Ukraine in condemning the Kremlin’s move to fast-track Russian citizenship for some residents of separatist areas.
Author: NEIL MacFARQUHAR
Russians Hope Mueller Report Opens Door to Improved U.S. Ties
Some Russians crowed over the investigation not finding collusion by the Trump campaign. But the report’s focus on election interference tempered hopes for better relations.
Russia Dispatch: An Ice Marathon Across a Frozen Russian Lake: ‘I Ran Twice as Fast’
It is one of the world’s most grueling races, 26 miles over Siberia’s Lake Baikal, amid cracking ice and shifting weather. The race attracts a global cast of athletes who want to test their limits.
Rise of First Daughter in Kazakhstan Fuels Talk of Succession
Dariga Nazarbayeva boosted her chance of following her father as president, but a messy divorce and the lurid death of her former husband might get in the way.
Longtime President of Kazakhstan Surprises Region by Resigning
The autocratic leader said he was stepping down as president of the oil-rich former Soviet republic after 30 years to make way for the next generation.
‘Aim, I Say, at the City of Washington!’ Russia Revives Cold War Playbook
A prime-time news show talks about deploying nuclear submarines along the coast of the United States, and a church choir sings about nuking America.
Threatening U.S., Putin Promises Russians Both Missiles and Butter
President Vladimir V. Putin, facing falling popularity, talked of huge social spending and updated weapons. He did not say how he would pay for it all.
Threatening U.S., Putin Promises Russians Both Missiles and Butter
President Vladimir V. Putin, facing falling popularity, talked of huge social spending and updated weapons. He did not say how he would pay for it all.
Russians, Feeling Poor and Protesting Garbage, Suffer Winter Blues
Plans to ship Moscow’s trash to the provinces are aggravating economic unrest. Confidence in Russia’s direction and in President Vladimir V. Putin have dropped.
For the Kremlin, Venezuela Is Not the Next Syria
It is too far away and intervention would be too costly. Moscow will probably content itself with hurling insults at the U.S. from the sidelines.