An elderly woman casts a ballot during a presidential election via a mobile election committee, who visit people who cannot physically attend a polling station, in Nikolayevka village outside Siberian city of Omsk, 2236 km (1397 miles) east of Moscow, Russia, on Saturday, March 16, 2024. AP hide caption toggle
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Putin's grip on power is weaker than it appears, an opposition activist tells NPR
Russian President Vladimir Putin visits a factory on Thursday. Ramil Sitdikov/AP hide caption toggle caption Ramil Sitdikov/AP Russian President Vladimir Putin visits a factory on Thursday. Ramil Sitdikov/AP Vladimir Putin’s regime is “running out of fuel,” and if the Russian president continues to burn through his reserves of oil and
Up First briefing: Supreme Court to hear abortion pill case; Putin's news conference
Good morning. You’re reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today’s top stories The U.S. Supreme Court says it will review a lower court decision that
CIA Chief: The uprising in Russia shows 'signs of weakness' in Putin's rule
CIA Director William Burns speaks during an event at Georgia Tech in Atlanta in April 2022. Brynn Anderson/AP hide caption toggle caption Brynn Anderson/AP CIA Director William Burns speaks during an event at Georgia Tech in Atlanta in April 2022. Brynn Anderson/AP CIA Director William Burns said that a recent
How a former caterer created the mercenary army fighting Putin's war in Ukraine
A poster displays a Russian soldier with a slogan reading “Glory to the Heroes of Russia.” Olga Maltseva/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Olga Maltseva/AFP via Getty Images A poster displays a Russian soldier with a slogan reading “Glory to the Heroes of Russia.” Olga Maltseva/AFP via Getty
Even a cemetery in France is affected by Putin's war
A wooded alley in the Russian Orthodox cemetery in Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois, France. Eleanor Beardsley/NPR hide caption toggle caption Eleanor Beardsley/NPR A wooded alley in the Russian Orthodox cemetery in Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois, France. Eleanor Beardsley/NPR SAINTE-GENEVIÈVE-DES-BOIS, France — The largest Russian Orthodox cemetery outside of Russia is quiet on a winter morning, save
In France, Macron faces calls to rescind Vladimir Putin's Legion of Honor medal
French President Emmanuel Macron, left, welcomes Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the Elysee Palace before a working diner with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023 in Paris. Lewis Joly/AP hide caption toggle caption Lewis Joly/AP French President Emmanuel Macron, left, welcomes Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the Elysee
What Putin's shake-up of top commanders could mean for the war in the Ukraine
In a move that experts say is a key shift for Russia, the Kremlin has named General Valery Gerasimov as the new overall commander of the war in Ukraine. Mikhail Kuravlev/AP hide caption toggle caption Mikhail Kuravlev/AP In a move that experts say is a key shift for Russia, the
The U.S. has sanctioned Vladimir Putin's long-rumored romantic partner
Russian President Vladimir Putin hands flowers to Alina Kabaeva after awarding her with an Order of Friendship during a ceremony at the Kremlin in June 2001. Sergei Chirikov/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Sergei Chirikov/AFP via Getty Images Russian President Vladimir Putin hands flowers to Alina Kabaeva after
Putin's puffy coat, Zelenskyy's T-shirts and the facility of style in struggle
Russian President Vladimir Putin provides a speech at a live performance marking the eighth anniversary of Russia’s annexation of Crimea on the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow on March 18, 2022. Alexander Vilf /POOL/AFP through Getty Pictures disguise caption toggle caption Alexander Vilf /POOL/AFP through Getty Pictures Russian President Vladimir Putin