Russian sanctions
Russian Oligarchs Keep Getting Screwed Over by Yacht Selfies
Partying in the era of Instagram can be dangerous. Ask any oligarch.
That’s Not My Yacht: Here’s How Russian Oligarchs Are Hiding $100 Million Boats
Locating these preposterously large luxury boats is the easy part. Proving who owns them is another matter.
Actually, Kicking Out Russian Students Is a Terrible Idea
Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell suggested it on Thursday. Here’s why it’s not a good idea.
The U.S. just sanctioned Putin's chef again, plus a Chinese company
After appearing on a previous round of sanctions in March, Yevgeny Prigozhin had quipped that it just meant he’d have to eat less American fast food.
Trump’s big, new sanctions threat is more about deterring Congress than scaring Russia
“I doubt anyone on Capitol Hill is going to see this and say, ‘OK, we can take a step back. The president’s got this.’”
Trump just hit Russian oligarchs with the most aggressive sanctions yet
The mega-wealthy oligarchs are seen as close to the Kremlin but not actually members of President Vladimir Putin’s government.
The U.S. just sanctioned the oligarch who married Putin's daughter
The U.S. government press release puts on record an intimate detail of Putin’s family life, which he's taken pains to conceal.
Putin's re-election bid takes a page from the George W. Bush playbook
Russian President Vladimir Putin took a page out of George W. Bush’s “Mission accomplished” playbook on Monday when he staged a surprise visit to Syria and told Russian servicemen they’d soon be “going home victorious.”