‘KILL THEM ALL’
Dmitry Medvedev
STILL NOT GOT IT
Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev floats the idea of pushing back the borders of another country—this time a member of NATO—on the anniversary of the war in Ukraine.
TROLL TOOL
The billionaire Twitter boss may have been joking when he gushed at a Putin underling’s bizarre predictions of global chaos. Kremlin admirers don’t care.
GRAVE CONCERNS
Reading from Chekhov’s “A Night in the Cemetery” on national television Tuesday, Dmitry Medvedev foreshadowed the upheaval to come with his government's resignation on Wednesday.
RESIGNED?
As the Kremlin continues dramatically expanding its military power and influence, Putin makes a feint at liberalization while keeping a firm grip.
PROPAGANDA
A new “documentary” sees Putin lackey Oliver Stone turn his lens on Putin as well as one of the Russian president’s Ukrainian businessman-pals.
THE TWO TOWERS
The U.S. embassy is losing patience with Russia on the Paul Whelan case. But Lefortovo Prison holds a number of inmates snared by score settling among Russian elites.
CRACKDOWN!
Prominent opposition leader Aleksei Navalny’s campaign against Kremlin corruption has inspired many of Russia’s young people—and landed them in jail.