Vladimir Putin counts on “dirty bombs” and dipping temperatures in Ukraine
The Russian president has relied on coercive pressures to deliver the political victories that he has failed to achieve by…
ByVladimir Putin
Vladimir Putin is the president of Russia and has been the country’s leader, with an interlude as prime minister, for more than 22 years. Putin was born in 1952, studied law at Leningrad State University and served for 15 years as a KGB officer before becoming a politician in 1991.
What will stop Vladimir Putin?
It is hard to find a route to a diplomatic resolution in Ukraine.
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Russia is trying to engineer a humanitarian crisis in Ukraine
Having failed on the battlefield, Moscow is hitting energy infrastructure before the winter.
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From Anthony Quinn to Andrey Kurkov: recent books reviewed in short
Also featuring No Choice: Becca Andrews on the right to abortion, and Servants of the Damned by David Enrich.
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Vladimir Putin’s nuclear threats must not deter the West
The war will end when Moscow has to come to terms with its failure.
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Will Putin go nuclear?
Giving in to the Russian president’s blackmail will make nuclear war more, not less, likely.
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Dmitry Medvedev and all the president’s hawks
Once known as a pro-Western liberal, the former Russian president has decided the best way to advance in Putin’s Russia…
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The left’s fatal longing for life as usual
Vladimir Putin’s war isn’t just on Ukraine; it is a war being waged against the collective West.
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Dispatch from Ukraine: Russia’s war returns to Kyiv
Vladimir Putin has suffered setbacks but recent attacks on Ukrainian cities show his willingness to raise the stakes.
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Vladimir Putin is exposed as a failed war leader
The West needs to consider who might replace the Russian president.
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When Russian missiles rained on Kyiv
The strikes on the Ukrainian capital have sent its people underground again – but their stoicism persists.
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Russian strikes on Ukraine’s cities are an implicit nuclear threat
After a bomb partially destroyed the Crimean Kerch Bridge, Vladimir Putin has retaliated by targeting parks and universities in Kyiv…
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Joe Biden is king of the gaffe, but we should take “Armageddon” seriously
His latest warning about nuclear war is startlingly frank, but clear.
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For Ukrainians, Russia is now Tolkien’s Mordor
Magic in The Lord of the Rings sagas mirrors today’s powerful technology – and the dark impulses it can serve.
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Leader: Vladimir Putin’s game of nuclear blackmail
By threatening a nuclear strike Russia hopes to bully the West into reducing support for Kyiv. This is a perilous…
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Vladimir Putin’s land grab is an act of desperation
By annexing parts of Ukraine, the Russian president has created a perilous situation. But will it do anything to salvage…
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How should the US respond to a Russian nuclear attack?
We are entering the most dangerous nuclear crisis since the 1980s.
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What could happen if Russia used nuclear weapons?
Russia's state Duma has approved the annexation of Ukrainian regions, will Putin now use nuclear weapons to hold these areas?
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Ukraine’s army makes a mockery of Vladimir Putin’s annexation
As the Russian president addressed the country’s elite, Ukrainian forces encircled Lyman, a key hub in Donbas.
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Will Vladimir Putin’s mobilisation backfire?
Russia’s already demoralised force will be joined by fearful men, just pressed into service, with little to offer and much…
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