List of Vladimir Putin articles
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Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a ceremony marking the 1,030th anniversary of the adoption of Christianity by Prince Vladimir, the leader of Kievan Rus, in Moscow on July 28, 2018. Putin’s Thousand-Year War
The reasons for his anti-Western enmity stretch back over Russia’s entire history—and they will be with us for a long time.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky gestures as he speaks. Hints of a Ukraine-Russia Deal?
Zelensky appears to float suggestions of a compromise, but U.S. officials fear Putin could double down.
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Activists wearing masks of Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Joe Biden pose with mock nuclear missiles in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin on Jan. 29, 2021. We Need to Talk About Nuclear Weapons Again
Vladimir Putin’s nuclear threats plunge the West into a debate it’s not ready for.
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Ukrainian and Russian officials meet for talks in Belarus. Why the World Can’t Ditch Diplomacy in Putin’s War
A former U.S. diplomat who served in Afghanistan on why talks still matter.
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Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Russian President Vladimir Putin attend the G-20 summit in Buenos Aires on Nov. 30, 2018. Putin’s War Has Middle Eastern Countries Hedging Their Bets
Washington’s security guarantees now seem worth even less.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend a ceremony at Tsinghua University in Beijing on April 26, 2019. Putin’s War Is Xi’s Worst Nightmare
Beijing is watching closely. And it doesn’t like what it sees.
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A traffic jam on a boulevard leading out of Kiev is seen as Ukrainians flee the city following the Russian invasion on Feb. 24. There Could Be 10 Million Ukrainians Fleeing Putin’s Bombs
Europe has opened its borders to the continent’s biggest exodus of refugees since 1945.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a government meeting. What Putin’s Past Says About Ukraine’s Future
A historian speaks on how the Russian president’s history helps explain his current mindset.
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Serb residents hold a poster portraiting Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin during a ceremony marking a historic battle at Gazimestan, near Pristina on June 28, 2009. The ceremony marked the anniversary of the 1389 Battle of Kosovo, where the Serbian army was defeated by the Ottoman Empire. Why Putin Keeps Talking About Kosovo
For the Kremlin, NATO’s 1999 war against Serbia is the West’s original sin—and a humiliating affront that Russia must avenge.
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Protesters against the Russian invasion of Ukraine pass the Reichstag building, the seat of the German parliament, in Berlin on Feb. 27. Putin Just Pushed the World Into an Even Bigger Energy Crisis
Even without sanctions, Russia’s war will increase the shortage of oil and gas.
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United States national flag flies behind white concrete embassy building. U.S. Shutters Embassy in Minsk as Belarus Backs Putin’s War
The State Department also authorizes nonessential personnel to leave the embassy in Moscow if they choose.
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U.S. President Joe Biden speaks on developments in the Ukraine-Russia crisis and announces sanctions against Russia. Biden Responds to Russia Beginning ‘Invasion’ With Limited Sanctions
Answering Putin’s opening gambit in Ukraine, U.S. officials keep more severe penalties in reserve.
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Chip factory in Germany Don’t Use Chips to Play Poker With Putin
Semiconductor blockades are powerful sanctions—but may not prove effective with Russia.
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Vladimir Putin speaks during a press conference on the second day of the G8 summit venue of Lough Erne on June 18, 2013 in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland. Russia Belongs at the Center of Europe
NATO and the European Union have reached their limits. Here’s what should come next.
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Viktor, a soldier on the front lines in the Donbass ‘They Are No Longer Our Brothers’
On the front lines of Ukraine’s frozen conflict, soldiers fight cold and boredom—but worry little about a Russian invasion.
