List of Vladimir Putin articles
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U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet in Helsinki. Russia Scores Pandemic Propaganda Triumph With Medical Delivery to U.S.
Along with China, the Kremlin is looking to gain a geopolitical edge on the West by rushing medical supplies to countries hit hard by the coronavirus.
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A live broadcast of Russian President Vladimir Putin's address to the nation over the coronavirus outbreak In the Coronavirus, Putin May Have Met His Match
The Russian leader still wants to make himself president for life. But COVID-19 is fomenting new distrust in the state he built.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during his annual press conference in Moscow on Dec. 19, 2019. As the West Panics, Putin Is Watching
The coronavirus crisis is exposing the West’s weaknesses—and adversaries of the U.S. and EU are paying close attention so they can exploit vulnerabilities in a future conflict.
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Medical staff wearing protective suits Fortress Russia Begins to Show Cracks as Coronavirus Spreads
Russian officials once touted their success in holding off the virus. Now cases are rising as their statistics are being questioned.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin Putin Wants the World to Keep Guessing
The Russian president’s goal isn’t necessarily to be president for life. Unless it is.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier by the Kremlin wall to mark the Defender of the Fatherland Day in Moscow on February 23, 2020. (YURI KOCHETKOV/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) Will Putin Be Russia’s President For Life?
A series of choreographed moves have set the stage for him to potentially rule until at least 2036.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Patriarch of Russia Kirill lay flowers at a monument in Moscow's Red Square on Nov. 4, 2018. Selling Your Soul to the Kremlin
A new book chronicles the Faustian bargain that Russians—from holy men to human rights activists—have made with Vladimir Putin’s government.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the G-8 summit in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, on June 18, 2013. Russians See Weekend Rally as Litmus Test
Putin’s critics hope to turn an annual gathering for Boris Nemtsov into a protest against changes to the constitution.
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Volodymyr Zelensky arrives at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City. The End of Volodymyr Zelensky’s Honeymoon
Changing Ukraine is much harder than its president thought. Here is how Zelensky should reboot his presidency and secure his place in history.
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Russian national guard members patrol along Moscow's Red Square on Dec. 30, 2019. For Russia, Impeachment Can’t Be Over Soon Enough
Despite the shadow cast by election interference, many leading Russians—even Putin—would like to get back to normal dealings.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Arctic cosmodrome in Plesetsk on Feb. 18, 2004. Succession and Punishment
Putin’s plans to avoid leaving power show that he hasn’t solved a central puzzle of Russian politics.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a wreath laying ceremony on the 75th anniversary of the Leningrad siege near St. Petersburg on Jan. 18. Vladimir Putin Wants to Rewrite the History of World War II
The Russian president’s amateur history lessons are outraging neighboring countries. While he is right to criticize a recent EU Parliament resolution, his historical revisionism doesn’t stand up to scrutiny.
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Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin meets with acting members of the cabinet in Moscow on Jan. 17. Russia’s New Prime Minister Augurs Techno-Authoritarianism
Mikhail Mishustin used the art of surveillance to master the science of tax revenue collection. Now he may lend that expertise to enhance Putin’s authoritarian state.
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Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias (right) meets with Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar (left) in Athens, Greece, on Jan. 17, 2020, ahead of a peace conference in Berlin aimed at ending the civil war in Libya. Russia’s Role in the Libyan Civil War Gives It Leverage Over Europe
Russia has played all sides in the conflict to get a seat at the negotiating table. Now it wants an end to sanctions.
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Then-Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in 2010 Putin Is Planning a Partial Retirement
The Russian president may never leave the political stage—but he's now ready to take a step back.
