In the Media
Goodbye to my fearless friend, Alexei Navalny
Michael shares a few memories about his friend Alexei Navalny.
'Russia loves their martyrs': Could Prigozhin's presumed death lead to another coup?
McFaul: Putin may have let Prigozhin live longer to find ‘traitors inside his government’
Fmr. ambassador to Russia ‘surprised’ Putin and Prigozhin met face-to-face
Fallout from Wagner Group’s failed uprising persists as President Biden heads to the NATO summit
Putin faces biggest challenge of his presidency
Full McFaul: Mutiny shows Putin might not be able to escalate Ukraine war
Макфол - Гончаренко: Стол Байдена, Китай, Росатом, НАТО, Красные Линии, Кремль, Парад
Amb. McFaul: Alleged drone attack was ‘not an assassination attempt on Vladimir Putin’
Amb. McFaul: Evan Gershkovich’s release will be decided ‘politically,’ not ‘in a court of law’
Putin will be ‘haunt(ed) for the rest of his life’ by warrant, former ambassador says
Amb. McFaul: Putin ‘doesn’t care about slaughtering his people’ as 1,100 Russians dead in Bakhmut
Former US Ambassador on the Future of Russia and the West's Perspective on the War
Former US Ambassador Michael McFaul spoke to Ekaterina Kotrikadze at the Munich Security Conference. They discussed the presence of Russian opposition voices at the conference, the possible disconnect between Ukraine and the West on the timeline and resources required for the war, the current Western attitude towards Russia, and the possible scenarios that might lead to the end of the conflict.
Why Vladimir Putin’s Luck Ran Out
For twenty years, the Russian autocrat enjoyed a string of good fortune in coming to power and cementing his rule. He had raised Russia’s standing in the world. Then he invaded Ukraine.
How to Get a Breakthrough in Ukraine | The Case Against Incrementalism
Nearly a year after he invaded Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin has failed to achieve any of his major objectives. He has not unified the alleged single Slavic nation, he has not “denazified” or “demilitarized” Ukraine, and he has not stopped NATO expansion. Instead, the Ukrainian military kept Russian troops out of Kyiv, defended Ukraine’s second-largest city, Kharkiv, and launched successful counteroffensives in the fall so that by the end of 2022, it had liberated over 50 percent of the territory previously captured by Russian soldiers that year. In January, Putin removed the
What’s next for Ukraine in its war with Russia following the promise of tanks from the U.S. and Germany?
We need a big bang approach against Russia with weapons, sanctions, more
Are we seeing the beginning of the end of Putinism?
The Russian president will never recover from his disastrous war in Ukraine.