Tag: Vladimir Putin

Pro Russian masked armed militants guard barricades near Slovyansk, eastern Ukraine, Wednesday, April 30, 2014. Ukraine's police and security forces are "helpless" to quell unrest in two eastern regions bordering Russia, and in some cases are cooperating with pro-Russian gunmen who have seized scores of government buildings and taken people hostage, the country's president Oleksandr Turchynov said Wednesday. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

Beltway Confidential

Three things to remember about Ukraine

Daniel DePetris · February 16, 2022 6:52 pm

Republicans go it alone on Russia sanctions bill as tensions mount

Mike Brest · February 16, 2022 4:07 pm

What every cancer patient needs is "a little bit of hope," wrote Vice President Joe Biden. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Embracing a gas tax gimmick, Biden takes election-year vote-buying to a new low

Washington Examiner · February 16, 2022 5:01 am

Senate split on imposing Russian sanctions before or after invasion of Ukraine

Sarah Bedford · February 16, 2022 12:00 am

Pro Russian masked armed militants guard barricades near Slovyansk, eastern Ukraine, Wednesday, April 30, 2014. Ukraine's police and security forces are "helpless" to quell unrest in two eastern regions bordering Russia, and in some cases are cooperating with pro-Russian gunmen who have seized scores of government buildings and taken people hostage, the country's president Oleksandr Turchynov said Wednesday. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

Russia and Belarus training ‘for a conflict with NATO,’ Estonia says

Joel Gehrke · February 15, 2022 10:57 pm

Biden warns Russian invasion of Ukraine ‘distinctly possible’ despite overtures

Haisten Willis · February 15, 2022 9:10 pm

A Russian Sukhoi SU-35 performs during the Dubai Air Show, United Arab Emirates, Monday, Nov. 13, 2017. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

Beltway Confidential

Cyberattacks, stock values, and Moldova, or how Russia is not deescalating Ukraine crisis

Tom Rogan · February 15, 2022 7:01 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting on economic issue in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020.

Putin might have blinked, but Russia can still attack Ukraine without warning

Joel Gehrke · February 15, 2022 5:53 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting of a board of trustees of the Russian Geographical Society in a library of Moscow State University in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, April 15, 2014.

Putin: Russia is ‘ready to follow the negotiation track’ on Ukraine

Mike Brest · February 15, 2022 5:15 pm

Russia says some troops leaving Ukraine border, Pentagon skeptical amid invasion fears

Mike Brest · February 15, 2022 2:40 pm

Olaf Scholz betrays Ukraine and the West

Tom Rogan · February 15, 2022 12:00 am

National Security

Ukraine rattles world with national ‘Day of Unity’ on date Russia may invade

Ryan King · February 14, 2022 10:32 pm