Putin’s guns-and-butter economics take a blow

Inside Putin’s Russia: Ice Swimming and Gangster Slang Feature in Filip Remunda’s ‘Happiness to All’
In 'Happiness to All,' Filip Remunda portrays a characteristically off-kilter protagonist – one who projects invincibility ...
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Putin has ruled Russia for 25 years. How did he last so long?
Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we ...
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How Putin views the choice between Harris and Trump, and what the election means for Russia
The U.S. presidential election on Tuesday carries significant stakes for the Kremlin. Vice President Kamala Harris is likely ...
Xi tells Putin the world is in chaos but friendship with Russia will endure
Chinese President Xi Jinping told Russia's Vladimir Putin that the international situation was gripped by chaos but that ...
Russia fines Google $20 decillion over banned pro-Putin news outlets
Russia has fined Google $20,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000, many times more than the world’s entire GDP, for ...
Putin launches drills of Russia’s nuclear forces simulating retaliatory strikes
Russian President Vladimir Putin has launched a massive exercise of the country’s nuclear forces featuring a simulation of a ...
Sergei Skripal told neighbour he feared Putin would ‘get him’ if he returned to Russia, inquiry hears
Russian spy told his next-door neighbour, Ross Cassidy, he would not go back to his homeland over fear of ‘reprisals’, the ...
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Putin’s latest election meddling effort failed. It’s unlikely to stop him trying again
Its leader, a regular visitor to Russia, met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in March. In his congratulatory note ...
Putin hosts growing BRICS alliance in Russia, touting it as an alternative to the West's "perverse methods"
Hosting a summit of the BRICS alliance, Putin touted the growing club as an alternative to the West's "relentless foreign ...