Putin

Russia's economy has been weakened by sanctions and falling oil prices, and the president's popularity is slipping.

Abe must tread carefully between maintaining Japan's diplomatic momentum with Russia while not appearing to acquiesce its international behavior elsewhere.

The new cold war has spread far from the geopolitical arena.

The Russian president set a precondition Japan can't accept when he offered to negotiate a peace treaty before reaching a settlement on the Northern Territories.

The strongman's approval rating is dropping as Russians worry more about their futures.

The U.S. president is betting away America's most precious asset — its global credit — and driving more countries toward Russia.

In the world of Donald Trump, there are enemies but no allies because he is so righteous and superior.

The Helsinki summit ended without agreements because there's nothing the two leaders can do for each other.

Russians and foreign visitors can get a closer look at each other, without the usual filters.

With the nomination of Alexei Kudrin to the government's central budgeting body, Putin's long-term plan for preserving his power and legacy seems to be taking shape.