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Vladimir Putin

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Putin Talks Tough While Ukraine Makes Gains

June 20, 2023

Photo from Bakhmut, Ukraine

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What Happens if Russia Stashes Nukes in Belarus

May 26, 2023

Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko (R)

Russia’s Rogue Commander Is Playing With Fire

Mikhail Fishman

May 19, 2023

Black-and-white photo of Yevgeny Prigozhin, a bald man in a suit

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The Case for Increasing Aid to Ukraine

May 16, 2023

Zelensky on a screen

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Four Possibilities for the Kremlin Attack

May 3, 2023

A view of the Kremlin

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Putin Presses the Nuclear Nerve Again

April 3, 2023

The Iskander-E missile launcher on display at the International Military Technical Forum outside of Moscow in 2022

The Only Realistic Answer to Putin

David J. Kramer, John Herbst, and William Taylor

March 29, 2023

Red, yellow, and black collage showing pictures of Putin, DeSantis, soldiers, and books

Biden’s Hope vs. Putin’s Lies

February 21, 2023

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Putin’s Desperate Hours

February 21, 2023

Vladimir Putin stands at a lectern, looking downward and holding his hand up to his head.

Biden Just Destroyed Putin’s Last Hope

February 20, 2023

Biden and Zelensky walking together

This Is Not 1943

February 3, 2023

A black-and-white photo of Putin in front of soldiers

What Trump and Musk Don’t Get About Russia’s Nuclear Threats

Phillips Payson O’Brien

December 21, 2022

Close-up of Putin looking disappointed

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Christmas in Wartime

December 19, 2022

Christmas tree covered in paper doves

The New Stalin Era

November 13, 2022

An illustration featuring images of Nikita Khrushchev and Joseph Stalin.

Putin’s Doomsday Scenario

Alexander Gabuev

November 11, 2022

An photo-illustration of Vladimir Putin flanked by images of a nuclear detonation

Fear of Nuclear War Has Warped the West’s Ukraine Strategy

November 7, 2022

Illustration of Putin and a nuclear bomb detonating

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Putin’s Play for the Western Right

October 28, 2022

Russian President Vladimir Putin on stage during the Valdai International Discussion Club on October 27, 2022.

Will Putin Use Nuclear Weapons? Watch These Indicators.

October 15, 2022

Collage of showing cropped pictures of Putin overlapping the radiation symbol

Putin’s Regime Faces the Fate of His Kerch Strait Bridge

October 9, 2022

Black smoke billows from a train on a bridge.

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The President and the Bomb

October 7, 2022

Joe Biden delivering remarks in Poughkeepsie, New York, on October 6, 2022

Why Putin Made Peace With the Soviets’ Archenemies

Adam Hochschild

November 2022 Issue

The Trouble With Boys and Men

Conor Friedersdorf

October 5, 2022

a young boy flexing a muscle in black and white

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Trump, Putin, and the Assault of Anarchy

October 3, 2022

Trump and Putin, seated, shake hands.

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Putin in the Bunker

September 30, 2022

Vladimir Putin meeting with Moscow-appointed heads of four annexed Ukrainian regions

Putin’s Newest Annexation Is Dire for Russia Too

September 30, 2022

Putin Didn’t Think He Would Fool Anyone

September 29, 2022

Illustration showing ballot box, with a ballot that is white on one side but the shows the Russian flag on the other side.

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Russia’s Nuclear Threats Are All Putin Has Left

September 27, 2022

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The Russian Clocks Are All Ticking

September 26, 2022

A protester holds a hand-written sign that reads "No 'burialization'" in Russian.

The Kremlin Must Be in Crisis

September 21, 2022

Who Knows What Putin Will Do Next?

Conor Friedersdorf

September 14, 2022

Putin, in front of a red background

It’s Time to Prepare for a Ukrainian Victory

September 11, 2022

Ukrainian flag waving in the liberated town of Balakliya

To Putin, Brittney Griner Is a Pawn. To the U.S., She’s a Person.

August 4, 2022

A photo portrait of Brittney Griner

What Putin’s Treatment of Jews Reveals About Russia

July 26, 2022

A man sits alone in a ruined synagogue in Russia.

Putin’s Big Chill in Europe

July 26, 2022

An illustration of a Soviet-style worker turning off a giant spigot

What a 1904 War Can Teach Vladimir Putin

June 23, 2022

An illustration of a long line of men on horses and men on foot dragging supplies

What Does Russia Want?

June 9, 2022

Russians at Victory Day parade holding Z flags