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Getty / The Atlantic The Trump-Putin Relationship, as Dictated by the Kremlin
Why does the White House cede control of the narrative to the Russians?
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Mikhail Voskresenskiy / Reuters What to Do When the Russian Government Wants to Blackmail You
Russian officials have a long history of using compromising material, or kompromat, as a weapon against political opponents.
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Kirill Kudryavtsev / AFP / Getty Putin’s Crackdown on Dissent Is Working
A new law criminalizing “disrespect” for Russian society and institutions might mark the end of the country’s few remaining legal forms of protests.
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Tatyana Makeyeva / AP A Theatrical Moscow Trial Draws the Ire of Russia's Cultural Elite
Embezzlement charges against a leading Russian theater director come amidst a growing cultural crackdown that mirrors the country’s Soviet past.
