The failure to capture Kyiv and the fall of Assad's Syria were an embarrassment. But that hasn't stoped the Kremlin claiming to be all-powerful.

Washington's proposal to recognize Russia's annexation of Crimea is not only anathema to Ukraine but threatens to bolden bad actors everywhere.

The lifeless body of a teenage boy left out in public to send a message may backfire by showing Chechens Moscow has no respect for them.

Kyiv says Russia violated yesterday's ceasefire 3,000 times. Moscow isn't seeking peace; it wants Washington to believe Kyiv wants war.

Trump and Witkoff fail to understand how long Russia has coveted Ukrainian land for. Moscow's conditions are unacceptable to Ukraine.

The leading opposition politician's remarks in the French senate, suggesting that ethnic minority soldiers are more brutal, are unacceptable.

We were taught to undermine the global, rules-based order with all the diplomatic niceties you'd expect in the liberal order. That makes it dangerous.

Negative stories about the war and repression put readers off. How can independent media retain their audience without betraying their mission?

What Putin hoped would be an opportunity for sanctions relief and economic revival is now shaping up to be a deepening crisis.

Apart from the economic obstacles facing the U.S. plan, Russia is extremely unlikely to want to contain China — they have too much in common.

Both Russia's self-made businessmen and the opposition have a common interest in living in a peaceful democracy that respects the rule of law.

Though Yerevan and Baku have formally reached an agreement to end the 35-year conflict, it’s unclear whether the document will actually be signed.

Nobody would talk about the leaders of Crimea and the Donbas without providing context. Why don't they do the same for Chechnya?

The Kingdom's cozy relationship with the Putin and Trump administrations suggest it has selfish motives in hosting Ukraine peace negotiations.

Despite the conspiracy theories surrounding their work, the world's oldest fraternity has avoided the Kremlin's crackdown on non-state organizations.

Outsourcing sabotage of organized crime groups gives the Kremlin plausible deniability and access to a pool of covert resources.

Putin's hockey passion might be another tool Trump can leverage in striking a deal with Russia. But the lack of concessions is troubling.

American media is not immune from the patterns of self-censorship that constrained journalists as Russia retreated from democracy.