Stories
The Energy War Within the War
President of Russia - Ordering expansion of Ukraine operations and infrastructure attacks
Russia's War on Ukraine's Lifelines
President of Russia - Ordered invasion of Ukraine; won rigged 2024 election with 88% amid wartime repression
Ukraine's Bloody Endgame: Peace Talks Advance as Assassinations Intensify
President of Russia - Directing military operations in Ukraine, wanted by ICC for war crimes
The Race to Lock Down Ukraine's Peace
President of Russia - Demanding territorial recognition, threatening to take Donbas by force
North Korea's Relentless Nuclear Expansion
President of Russia - Providing North Korea with advanced weapons technology in exchange for munitions and troops
Russia's Missile Downed a Passenger Jet. A Year Later, No One's Been Punished.
President of Russia - Admitted Russian air defenses were active but has not prosecuted anyone
Washington Keeps Two Quiet Russia Loopholes Open: Japan’s Sakhalin-2 Oil and the Nuclear Fuel Money Pipe
President of the Russian Federation - War in Ukraine drives the sanctions regime these carve-outs navigate
Zelensky Puts NATO Dream on the Table to Buy a Ceasefire—If the West Will Sign in Ink
President of Russia - Demanding Ukrainian neutrality and territorial terms while pressing militarily
Russia Tries to Break Ukraine’s Winter: Odesa Blacked Out After 450-Drone Barrage
President of Russia - Continuing long-range strike campaign while backing maximal territorial demands
Ukraine’s Drone War Reaches Deeper Into Russia as Moscow Claims Another Kharkiv Gain
President of Russia - Publicly backing battlefield claims while Russia absorbs rising strike pressure at home
Trump’s Ukraine Peace Plan Meets a Wall in Europe
President of Russia - Demanding Ukrainian territorial concessions and limits on NATO in exchange for ending the war
Trump’s 2025 National Security Strategy Recasts Russia and Rattles the Atlantic Alliance
President of the Russian Federation - Primary counterpart in U.S.–Russia negotiations over Ukraine and strategic stability
Trump’s Contentious Push to End the Ukraine War
President of the Russian Federation - Insisting on legal control of all annexed territories and full Donbas as the price of peace
Trump’s Envoys Push Miami Track for Ukraine Peace as War Rages On
President of the Russian Federation - Primary antagonist; currently rejecting U.S. proposals while escalating attacks
Russia’s Winter Energy War on Ukraine’s Grid
President of the Russian Federation - Authorizes and politically owns the long‑running campaign against Ukrainian infrastructure
India–Russia Strategic Partnership in the Sanctions Era
President of the Russian Federation - Seeking reliable Asian partners and sanctions‑resilient trade with India