World Sep 18, 2020
What Western officials call a botched attempt to kill a leading opposition figure has triggered a new downward spiral in Russia’s ties with Europe.
Commentary / World Sep 16, 2020
Europe needs to recognize the threat from Russia
by The Editors
Moscow’s forthright challenge to international norms demands a forceful Western response. But it won’t come from the Trump administration.
World Sep 15, 2020
Putin opponent Navalny posts photo from hospital and plans to return to Russia
The opposition politician has said he can now breathe independently after being poisoned in Siberia last month.
World / Politics | FOCUS Sep 13, 2020
Putin doubles down on Belarus ally, wary of protest contagion
Russian President Vladimir Putin is tightening his embrace of beleaguered ally Alexander Lukashenko as the Belarusian ruler intensifies a crackdown on monthlong protests. Putin, who hosts Lukashenko for talks in Sochi on Monday, is determined opposition demonstrators won’t topple the Belarusian president, said five people ...
World / Politics Sep 10, 2020
In Siberia, hopes for a political awakening over Navalny poisoning
The veteran anti-corruption crusader is recovering after being evacuated to Germany, where investigators say they discovered he was afflicted with Novichok.
Commentary / World Sep 6, 2020
Russia is using the media to wage war in Belarus. Sound familiar?
by Eli Lake
Vladimir Putin is trying to convey the impression that he is just a concerned neighbor in the Belarusian crisis.
World Sep 3, 2020
Germany says Putin foe Alexei Navalny poisoned with Novichok agent
by Michael Schwirtz and Melissa Eddy
Soon after a private plane carrying poisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny touched down in Berlin last month, doctors treating him at the prestigious Charite hospital there became so alarmed they called in the army. Navalny was certainly not suffering from low blood sugar, as ...
National Sep 2, 2020
New Japanese prime minister to address U.N. General Assembly on Sept. 25
Attention is expected to be focused on what the successor to Shinzo Abe has to say to the international community about Japan's diplomatic policy, observers said.
National / Politics | FOCUS Aug 31, 2020
Japanese foreign policy likely to continue on path set by Abe
by Junko Horiuchi
Japan will likely have no choice but to stick to its current foreign policy since the next Cabinet will only have a year in office.
Commentary / World Aug 26, 2020
by Nina L. Khrushcheva
The Russian president's continued support for the Lukashenko regime risks pushing the country toward the West.
World Aug 25, 2020
Berlin hospital says Alexei Navalny tests 'indicate poisoning'
The Berlin hospital treating leading Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny said Monday that test results indicated he had been poisoned, although Russian doctors quickly responded that they had not found the toxin in question. The revelation prompted German Chancellor Angela Merkel to call for the Russian ...
World / Politics Aug 23, 2020
Alexei Navalny, being treated in Germany, looms over Russian politics
by Melissa Eddy and Andrew E. Kramer
How the incident will affect Russia's political scene will hinge in part on Navalny’s longer-term condition and whether he will be able to return home, analysts said.