Michael McFaul

In this weekend’s secession vote in Crimea, Russia’s leaders and media portrayed Ukraine’s new leaders as fascists who would quickly discriminate against ethnic Russians. Here’s the evidence they use.In this weekend’s secession vote in Crimea, Russia’s leaders and media portrayed Ukraine’s new leaders as fascists who would quickly discriminate against ethnic Russians. Here’s the evidence they use.

Michael McFaul spent years living in Moscow as the US ambassador, with a front-row seat to the diplomatic dance between the US and Russia. Now, he’s come home, but he remains fiercely interested in what’s happening in the region. Especially with Ukraine.Michael McFaul spent years living in Moscow as the US ambassador, with a front-row seat to the diplomatic dance between the US and Russia. Now, he’s come home, but he remains fiercely interested in what’s happening in the region. Especially with Ukraine.

During his two years as US Ambassador to Russia, Michael McFaul was no stranger to controversy. As he prepares to step down from his post, he says he’s come to expect a bumpy ride in Moscow-Washington relations.

The American diplomat detained and accused of being a spy wasn’t carrying the latest spy gadgets. Anchor Marco Werman finds what’s old and what’s new in the spy business from Peter Earnest, executive director of the International Spy Museum in Washington.

The Kremlin has launched an online assault, blasting the U.S. Ambassador in Moscow Michael McFaul. The spat flared up after McFaul gave a talk to students at one of Russia’s most prestigious universities, as Guardian correspondent Miriam Elder explains.