Long focused on security, the Russian president is rewarding loyalty among the ruling elite and showering his most important constituency — the men with guns — with cash.
Tag: Russian Invasion of Ukraine (2022)
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Putin’s Options for Dealing With the Wagner Group Aren’t Great
After Yevgeny Prigozhin’s failed mutiny, Vladimir Putin must now figure out what to do with Wagner troops in Latin America, the Middle East and Africa.
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For Ukrainians Near Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant, Life Goes On
Ukrainians who live near the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant have grown largely complacent about the dangers despite warnings that the facility has a bull’s-eye on it.
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Russian Embassy in Washington, D.C., Is a Scene of Protests and Spy Games
The compound has turned into the scene of protests, spy games and general weirdness as the most hostile relations in decades play out between the United States and Russia.
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Ukrainian Writer Victoria Amelina Dies After Kramatorsk Strike
The 37-year-old poet and novelist became the 13th person to be killed in the missile strike on a restaurant in eastern Ukraine on June 27.