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List of Vladimir Putin articles

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    Watch: Russian National Guard Practices for a ‘Moscow Maidan’

    This week Putin created a law enforcement agency to quell mass demonstrations. A new video shows the National Guard preparing for street protests.

  • A Russian Yars RS-24 intercontinental ballistic missile system drives during the Victory Day military parade in Moscow on May 9, 2015. Russian President Vladimir Putin presides over a huge Victory Day parade celebrating the 70th anniversary of the Soviet win over Nazi Germany, amid a Western boycott of the festivities over the Ukraine crisis. AFP PHOTO / POOL / HOST PHOTO AGENCY RIA NOVOSTI        (Photo credit should read -/AFP/Getty Images)
    A Russian Yars RS-24 intercontinental ballistic missile system drives during the Victory Day military parade in Moscow on May 9, 2015. Russian President Vladimir Putin presides over a huge Victory Day parade celebrating the 70th anniversary of the Soviet win over Nazi Germany, amid a Western boycott of the festivities over the Ukraine crisis. AFP PHOTO / POOL / HOST PHOTO AGENCY RIA NOVOSTI (Photo credit should read -/AFP/Getty Images)

    U.S.-Russia Tensions Jeopardize Effort to Lock Down Loose Nukes

    Obama’s sparring with Putin is hampering the push to prevent nuclear terrorism — and even raising the risk of an accidental nuclear confrontation.

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    Pussy for Putin … and Now, Wendi Deng

    Is Vladimir Putin really getting “serious” with Rupert Murdoch’s ex-wife?

  • Russia's President Vladimir Putin inspects Mi-24 ground-attack helicopter as he visits a military airbase in the city of Korenovsk, about 1200 km (750 miles) south of Moscow, on June 14, 2012. Russia said today it is not making any new deliveries of attack helicopters to Syria and has only carried out repairs of helicopters sent there many years ago. AFP PHOTO/ RIA-NOVOSTI / POOL / MIKHAIL KLIMENTYEV        (Photo credit should read MIKHAIL KLIMENTYEV/AFP/GettyImages)
    Russia's President Vladimir Putin inspects Mi-24 ground-attack helicopter as he visits a military airbase in the city of Korenovsk, about 1200 km (750 miles) south of Moscow, on June 14, 2012. Russia said today it is not making any new deliveries of attack helicopters to Syria and has only carried out repairs of helicopters sent there many years ago. AFP PHOTO/ RIA-NOVOSTI / POOL / MIKHAIL KLIMENTYEV (Photo credit should read MIKHAIL KLIMENTYEV/AFP/GettyImages)

    Putin’s Attack Helicopters and Mercenaries Are Winning the War for Assad

    Taking advantage of a ceasefire, the Russian strongman is doubling down in Syria — not withdrawing.

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    Who Would Bibi Vote for?

    AIPAC, the Iran deal, Israel’s recent outreach to Russia — which of the presidential candidates is going to corner the vote on Middle East policy and tackle the legacy of the current administration?

  • MOSCOW, RUSSIA - MARCH,10: (RUSSIA OUT)  Russian President Vladimir Putin speeches during an awarding ceremony at the Kremlin on March 10, 2016 in Moscow, Russia. Putin gave state awards to scientists, actors, policemen, politicians and others during the ceremony. (Photo by Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images)
    MOSCOW, RUSSIA - MARCH,10: (RUSSIA OUT) Russian President Vladimir Putin speeches during an awarding ceremony at the Kremlin on March 10, 2016 in Moscow, Russia. Putin gave state awards to scientists, actors, policemen, politicians and others during the ceremony. (Photo by Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images)

    He Came, He Saw, He Withdrew From Syria

    Vladimir Putin got exactly what he wanted out of his Middle East adventure.

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    The Chechen Gambit

    Ramzan Kadyrov, Chechnya’s upstart president, offers Vladimir Putin a master class in the art of passive aggression.

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    The Future of Putin’s Russia and the Syria Dilemma

    What will the next president choose: war, diplomacy, or inaction?

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    He Killed for the Maidan

    Here's why my news organization decided to shed some light on a dark moment in Ukraine's revolution.

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    How Moscow Is Subverting Ukraine’s Bid for Freedom

    Putin would hate for Ukraine’s revolution to succeed. Here’s what he’s doing to make sure it won’t.

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    Saving Syria at the 11th Hour

    In lieu of a clear commitment to stopping the violence, the Obama administration has settled for limited intervention without a clear strategy. Can the United States still make a difference?

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    Safety First in Syria

    It’s time for the West to focus on building safe zones for the victims of Assad’s civil war.

  • Smoke rises from buildings in the area of Tal Sharba following government air strikes on the outskirts of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on December 27, 2015, as government forces seized the area from Islamic State (IS) group jihadists. AFP PHOTO / GEORGE OURFALIAN / AFP / GEORGE OURFALIAN        (Photo credit should read GEORGE OURFALIAN/AFP/Getty Images)
    Smoke rises from buildings in the area of Tal Sharba following government air strikes on the outskirts of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on December 27, 2015, as government forces seized the area from Islamic State (IS) group jihadists. AFP PHOTO / GEORGE OURFALIAN / AFP / GEORGE OURFALIAN (Photo credit should read GEORGE OURFALIAN/AFP/Getty Images)

    U.N. Chief Faults Russia and Syria for Humanitarian Disaster in Aleppo

    Ban Ki-moon says escalating violence in Syria could make peace impossible -- and is holding Moscow and Damascus responsible for much of the carnage.

  • MUNICH, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 07:  Russian minister of foreign affairs Sergey V. Lavrov delivers a keynote speech at the 51st Munich Security Conference (MSC) on February 7, 2015 in Munich, Germany. Foreign ministers and defense ministers from countries across the globe are meeting to discuss current global security issues, in particular the crisis in eastern Ukraine, the spread of ISIS in Syria and Iraq and the large-scale movement and plight of refugees.  (Photo by Johannes Simon/Getty Images)
    MUNICH, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 07: Russian minister of foreign affairs Sergey V. Lavrov delivers a keynote speech at the 51st Munich Security Conference (MSC) on February 7, 2015 in Munich, Germany. Foreign ministers and defense ministers from countries across the globe are meeting to discuss current global security issues, in particular the crisis in eastern Ukraine, the spread of ISIS in Syria and Iraq and the large-scale movement and plight of refugees. (Photo by Johannes Simon/Getty Images)

    Free Sergei Lavrov!

    Russia’s foreign minister has been reduced to a shadow of his formidable (and irascible) self. Why won’t the Kremlin put him to better use?

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    A Pope, a Patriarch, and a Missing Superpower

    How did the United States find itself on the sidelines of the historic meeting between the two religious leaders?

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