9 Best Articles in 2022
GQ Magazine
The Killers of Kiev: How Putin Created an Assassin’s Metropolis
GQ Magazine
~20 min read · From 2018 · If you're an enemy of Putin, there's one city where violence is sure to follow you. Here's why a new breed of gangster assassin stalks Kiev
The Atlantic
RIP Democracy
The Atlantic
20+ min read · 2020-05-11 · Russia’s goal was never merely to elect Donald Trump. Now, Vladimir Putin is poised to complete the mission he began four years ago.
The Washington Post
Giuliani set to make paid appearance next week at Kremlin-backed conference that includes Putin
The Washington Post
4 min read · From 2019 · President Trump’s personal attorney is the only American scheduled to speak at the event, which Russian President Vladimir Putin is also set to attend.
BuzzFeed News
Donald Trump Told Michael Cohen To Lie To Congress About Moscow Tower Project
BuzzFeed News
5 min read · From 2019 · Trump received 10 personal updates from Michael Cohen and encouraged a planned meeting with Vladimir Putin.
The Atlantic
Trump Is Putting On a Show in Portland
The Atlantic
4 min read · 2020-07-23 · The president is deploying the kind of performative authoritarianism that Vladimir Putin pioneered.
The New York Review of Books
The Putin Paradigm
The New York Review of Books
~14 min read · From 2016 · Over the last few days, concerns about some kind of a hidden alliance between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin have exploded. It should be acknowledged, of course, that Putin and Trump have vastly different backgrounds, experience, and demeanors. In both cases, however, the sense of being chosen lends itself to a blurring of borders between the president and the state.
The New Yorker
A Theory of Trump Kompromat
The New Yorker
8 min read · From 2018 · Why the President is so nice to Vladimir Putin, even when Putin might not want him to be.
Axios
Scoop: Tucker Carlson sought Putin interview at time of spying claim
Axios
3 min read · 2021-07-07 · Carlson learned that the U.S. government was aware of his Putin outreach, sources tell Axios.
CNN
From pandering to Putin to abusing allies and ignoring his own advisers, Trump's phone calls alarm US…
CNN
~16 min read · 2020-06-29 · In hundreds of highly classified phone calls with foreign heads of state, President Donald Trump was so consistently unprepared for discussion of serious issues, so often outplayed in his…
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The New Statesman
Is Vladimir Putin preparing for war?
The New Statesman
10 min read · 2021-11-24 · Haunted by the fall of the Soviet Union, the Russian president is using the pandemic, the climate crisis, migration and looming conflict to turn chaos into power.
The New York Times
Putin Warns Biden of ‘Complete Rupture’ of U.S.-Russia Relationship Over Ukraine
The New York Times
2021-12-31 · President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia spoke with President Biden for 50 minutes about the escalating crisis with Ukraine, but his intentions remained unclear.
The New York Times
Russia issuing subtle threats that go far beyond a Ukraine invasion
The New York Times
8 min read · Jan 16th · Putin wants to extend Russia’s sphere of influence to Eastern Europe and secure written commitments that NATO will never again enlarge
CNN
Biden and Putin set to hold call at critical moment of escalating tensions over Ukraine
CNN
3 min read · 2021-12-07 · President Joe Biden will hold a call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday in what is expected to be a highly consequential meeting for the two leaders amid escalating tensions between…
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Foreign Affairs
Russia as It Is
Foreign Affairs
5 min read · From 2018 · US-Russia relations began to sour in 2011, when large-scale, pro-democracy demonstrations reached the doorsteps of the Kremlin. Russian president Vladimir Putin blamed the United States and invoked nationalism to unite the Russian people against the perceived common enemy. According to former US ambassador to Russia, Michael McFaul, Russia’s subsequent annexation of Crimea marked the start of today’s “hot peace” between the former Cold War adversaries. He calls for new strategies to counter Russia’s threat to the global order. getAbstract suggests his article to readers who wonder how one country can work with another while keeping its distance.
CNN
From pandering to Putin to abusing allies and ignoring his own advisers, Trump's phone calls alarm US…
CNN
~16 min read · 2020-06-29 · In hundreds of highly classified phone calls with foreign heads of state, President Donald Trump was so consistently unprepared for discussion of serious issues, so often outplayed in his…
The Guardian
Democracy is dying
The Guardian
6 min read · From 2017 · There is a concerted and combined effort by the likes of Putin, Erdoğan and Trump to hollow out democracy. To stop them, we must change how we view the world
TIME
Trump Wanted a Summit With Putin. He Got Way More Than He Bargained For
TIME
9 min read · From 2018 · Trump’s puzzling affinity for Putin has yet to be explained
The New Yorker
Trump, Putin, and the New Cold War
The New Yorker
From 2017 · What lay behind Russia’s interference in the 2016 election—and what lies ahead?
The New Yorker
“No Way to Run a Superpower”: the Trump-Putin Summit and the Death of American Foreign Policy
The New Yorker
7 min read · From 2018 · Days after Helsinki, the Russians claim big “agreements” were reached, and Washington is silent.
NBC News
Trump eyes Putin meeting before November election, say sources
NBC News
6 min read · 2020-08-16 · U.S. officials have explored potential times and places for a Trump-Putin summit, including next month in New York, said people familiar with discussions.
The New York Times
RT, Sputnik and Russia’s New Theory of War
The New York Times
20+ min read · From 2017 · How the Kremlin built one of the most powerful information weapons of the 21st century — and why it may be impossible to stop.
Reuters
Putin rejects Donald Trump's criticism of Biden family business
Reuters
2 min read · 2020-10-25 · Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday that he saw nothing criminal in Hunter Biden's past business ties with Ukraine or Russia, marking out his disagreement with one of Donald Trump's attack lines in the U.S. presidential election.
