Is Vladimir Putin’s grasp on power as ironclad as it seemed?
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Yevgeny Prigozhin, who leads the paramilitary force called the Wagner Group, led an open rebellion against President Putin’s military leadership over the weekend.
Former U.S. ambassador to Russia says aborted Moscow march signals Putin's weakness
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NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Michael McFaul, former U.S. ambassador to Russia, to get his reading on Saturday's events in Moscow.
The U.S. needs to launch a diplomatic surge on Ukraine
The Biden administration must up its game in the diplomatic arena.
Russia's nonsense about an assassination attempt is a sign of its desperation
Vladimir Putin finds himself needing to invent new arguments to rally the public’s support for the country’s war on Ukraine.