Vladimir Putin

Putin extends rule in preordained Russian election after harshest crackdown since Soviet era

Putin extends rule in preordained Russian election after harshest crackdown since Soviet era

Mar 18, 2024 | 7:44am
President Vladimir Putin sealed his control over Russia for six more years on Monday with a highly orchestrated landslide in an election that followed the harshest crackdown on the opposition and free speech since Soviet times. While the result was never in doubt, Russians attempted to defy the inevitable outcome, heeding a call to protest Putin’s repression at […]
Putin uses Tucker Carlson interview to press his Ukraine narrative, hints at swapping WSJ reporter

Putin uses Tucker Carlson interview to press his Ukraine narrative, hints at swapping WSJ reporter

Feb 9, 2024 | 9:37am
Russian President Vladimir Putin used an interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson to push his narrative on the war in Ukraine, urge Washington to recognize Moscow’s interests and press Kyiv to sit down for talks. For more than two hours, a largely unchallenged Putin showered Carlson with Russian history and Kremlin talking points. Putin repeated his claim the full-scale invasion in February […]