As the Kremlin’s hard-line Communist ideologist, he initially embraced his boss’s modernizing reforms before turning against them as threats to the Soviet order.
Tag: Moscow (Russia)
Ukraine Braces for New Talks Without the Leverage of New Missiles
President Trump backed off selling Tomahawk missiles to Kyiv, opting instead for talks with Russia. Still, Ukraine’s negotiating position has strengthened since the summer.
A Pacific Gateway Shows the Kremlin’s Grip on Russia’s Vast Expanse
In a country where power is highly centralized, Moscow sets the tone for Vladivostok, 4,000 miles away, complicating longstanding ambitions to make it a trading powerhouse.
Putin Proposes One More Year of Nuclear Caps With U.S.
Mr. Putin said Russia didn’t want to provoke a strategic arms race with the United States, but his offer is limited in scope.
Putin Takes His ‘Limo Diplomacy’ to China
Rides in his hulking bulletproof Aurus with the Indian and North Korean leaders offered the Russian leader an ideal setting for deepening ties.
Putin and Xi Invoke Wartime Unity as They Hail Ties in Beijing
The Russian and Chinese leaders drew on a shared view of their countries’ roles in World War II to cast their modern-day partnership as a challenge to the West.
Russia Distracts Its Citizens From Ukraine War With Nonstop Festivals
A festival known as Summer in Moscow showcases the city’s transformation into an ultramodern metropolis. But the feast can’t last forever.
How a Call From Trump Ignited a Frantic Week of Diplomacy by Ukraine
Once a vague proposal for a territorial swap gained clarity, a worried President Volodymyr Zelensky worked to rally allies before Friday’s Trump-Putin summit.
Dmitri Kozak Was a Key Putin Aide. He Lost Power When He Balked at the Ukraine War.
Dmitri N. Kozak, who has said privately that the invasion was a mistake, has lost power to another senior Putin ally, Sergei V. Kiriyenko, who has embraced the military action.
The Russian Technocrat Who Helps Enable Putin and Manage the Ukraine War
For three years, Sergei V. Kiriyenko has handled the political aspects of the war in Ukraine, rising among a cadre of skilled managers who oversee the sprawling Russian state.