List of Vladimir Putin articles
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Putin and Xi at their summit in Beijing Don’t Buy the Xi-Putin Hype
Beijing went out of its way to downplay the summit's significance, revealing a potential wedge for the West.
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Putin and the chess metaphor Why the Chess Metaphor for Putin Is Wrong
The problem with Russia is not a game.
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Biden and Putin at U.S.-Russian summit With Putin, Biden Should Channel His Inner Realist
A contest of ideas is hobbling U.S. policy in the standoff over Ukraine.
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A map shows the course of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline from Russia to Germany on the exterior of an informational booth close to the receiving station for Nord Stream 2 on Feb. 2 near Lubmin, Germany. Will Germany Hobble Western Sanctions Against Russia?
Attempts to punish Putin won’t succeed without hitting the energy sector—but sanctioning Russian oil and gas is unthinkable for many in Europe.
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A live broadcast of Russian President Vladimir Putin's annual phone-in is seen at the TASS news agency in Moscow on June 30, 2021. Russian State Media Aren’t Preparing for War
TV and public opinion offer crucial hints in the guessing game over Putin’s plans.
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U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet during the U.S.-Russia summit in Geneva, Switzerland, on June 16, 2021. Biden Ponders the Sanctions Doomsday Device
Washington has created and tested a powerful toolkit of sanctions—but never applied them at scale.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, European Council President Charles Michel and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen attend a news briefing following the Ukraine-EU summit in Kiev on Oct. 12, 2021. The West Fell Into Putin’s Trap
Even if Russia never invades Ukraine, it is accomplishing one of its major goals in Europe.
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NATO Secretary-General George Robertson and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet in Brussels in October 2001. When Putin Loved NATO
Former NATO Secretary-General George Robertson, who had a cordial relationship with the Russian leader, recalls an era when Moscow wanted closer ties with the West.
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Russian troops walk toward a military plane at a snowy airfield. Kazakhstan’s Border With Russia Is Suddenly an Open Question Again
Moscow has long claimed parts of northern Kazakhstan. The country’s current turmoil makes those claims a lot more relevant—and troubling.
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NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg shakes hands with Finnish President Sauli Niinisto. Finland and Sweden Are Done With Deference to Russia
Even if the two Nordic countries don’t join NATO, they have signaled a new era in relations with Moscow.
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A woman wearing a face mask with the logo of Russian rights group Memorial stands outside Moscow City Court, where the group is on trial, on Nov. 23. Russia’s Last Political Freedoms Are on the Way Out
The trial to liquidate Russia’s best-known human rights organization is about much more.
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Putin inspects military drills Use Climate and Trade Policy to Counter Putin’s Playbook
Joint U.S.-EU carbon border fees could be much more damaging to Russia than sanctions.
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Display of Stalin's funeral at the Gulag Museum in Moscow. In Putin’s Russia, the Past Is Never Past
Memorial is the latest victim of Russia’s history wars.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin looks through the porthole while aboard the presidential plane during the approach to the Russian air base in Hmeimim in the northwestern Syrian province of Latakia on December 11, 2017. Russia Is Right on the Middle East
Moscow has been supporting, not undermining, U.S. interests in the region.
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Servicemen salute as their tanks move through Red Square during the Victory Day military parade in Moscow on May 9, 2021. Is Russia Preparing to Invade Ukraine?
Moscow’s military buildup is raising eyebrows in Washington as Belarus ups the ante in its standoff with the EU.
