A month before invading Kurdish areas in Syria, Turkey’s president said he “cannot accept” the West’s restrictions that keep him from a bomb.
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On ‘Island’ in Russian Arctic, Arrival of Fast Internet Shakes Political Calm
Residents of Norilsk long felt isolated from their country’s turbulence. Then a mining company strung a fiber-optic cable across 600 miles of tundra.
In ‘Cave-In,’ Trump Cease-Fire Cements Turkey’s Gains in Syria
The agreement, announced by Vice President Mike Pence, may stop the killing in the Kurdish enclave in northern Syria. But the cost to American influence is expected to be high.
Russia Savors U.S. Missteps in Syria, and Seizes Opportunity
President Trump’s erratic moves are letting Russia seize the role of peacemaker — and deal-maker — in Syria.
Winners and Losers in Trump’s Troop Withdrawal From Syria
For months, analysts have outlined how such a move would risk upsetting the fragile balance of power in a complex war.
As World Frets Over U.S. Missteps in Syria, Russia Grins and Pounces
President Trump’s erratic moves are letting Russia seize the role of peacemaker — and deal-maker — in Syria.
‘An Exorcism Must Be Done’: An Anti-Putin Shaman Sets Off Unrest
With discontent growing in Russia, a mystic, helped by a video-blogging cabby, set off unheard-of protests in one of Siberia’s biggest cities.
Top Secret Russian Unit Seeks to Destabilize Europe, Security Officials Say
Known as Unit 29155, the group is skilled in subversion, sabotage and assassination and has only recently become known to Western intelligence agencies.
Oligarchs, as U.S. Arts Patrons, Present a Softer Image of Russia
Museums, the performing arts and historical sites like Fort Ross in California, where an old Russian company flag flies, have been the beneficiaries of their gifts.
Putin Says He Doesn’t Mind if Private Talk With Trump Is Made Public
Days after his spokesman said the leaders’ chats should remain secret, Mr. Putin said he had nothing to hide, and made light of charges of election interference.