Tag: Russia

Beltway Confidential

‘There is no Ukraine’ and ‘Imagine there’s no countries’: Our awkward nationalistic moment

Timothy P. Carney · March 22, 2022 5:58 pm

Roman Abramovich’s superyachts find friendly port in Turkey

Barnini Chakraborty · March 22, 2022 5:41 pm

Russian military ‘intentionally targeted civilian infrastructure,’ Pentagon says

Mike Brest · March 22, 2022 5:20 pm

President Donald Trump moves from the podium to allow Attorney General William Barr to speak about the coronavirus in the James Brady Briefing Room, Monday, March 23, 2020, in Washington.

Barr says Hunter Biden Russian disinformation claims ‘probably affected’ election outcome

Jerry Dunleavy · March 22, 2022 4:43 pm

Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby holds a press briefing, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Feb. 22, 2021.

Pentagon unsure of what Russia’s ‘endgame is now’

Mike Brest · March 22, 2022 3:51 pm

Putin rival Alexei Navalny sentenced to nine years in prison

Ryan King · March 22, 2022 3:22 pm

Russian chess grandmaster suspended for supporting Ukraine invasion

Asher Notheis · March 22, 2022 3:11 pm

Colleagues pour champagne on Novaya Gazeta editor Dmitry Muratov in Moscow on Friday.

Russian to donate Nobel Peace Prize to support Ukrainian refugees

Cami Mondeaux · March 22, 2022 2:37 pm

This image taken from video provided by the Mariupol City Council shows the aftermath of Mariupol Hospital after an attack, in Mariupol, Ukraine, Wednesday March 9, 2022.

Ukraine says it retook suburb near Kyiv previously taken over by Russian troops

Mike Brest · March 22, 2022 2:33 pm

Biden says Russia could be preparing to use biological or chemical weapons

Max Thornberry · March 22, 2022 1:53 pm

An explosion is seen in an apartment building on Friday, March 11, 2022, in Mariupol, Ukraine,

Beltway Confidential

The case for humanitarian intervention in Ukraine

James S. Robbins · March 22, 2022 10:29 am

In this Jan. 28, 2018, file photo, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, centre, attends a rally in Moscow, Russia. Navalny is an anti-corruption campaigner and the Kremlinâs fiercest critic. He has outlasted many opposition figures and is undeterred by incessant attempts to stop his work.

Putin critic Alexei Navalny found guilty of fraud, faces 13 years in prison

Victor I. Nava · March 22, 2022 9:43 am