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Corruption in Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin greets local residents before visiting a college of chemical technology in Cherepovets, Russia, Feb. 4, 2020.

‘Between Two Fires’ looks at the complexities of life in Putin’s Russia

Foreign policy

Joshua Yaffa lives in Russia and is the Moscow correspondent for The New Yorker magazine. In his new book, “Between Two Fires,” he writes about how complicated life is in President Vladimir Putin’s Russia, and how — to some degree — he found the same in Ukraine.

A Russian court ruled on Tuesday to give Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny (right) a suspended sentence for embezzling money, but jailed his brother Oleg (left) for three and a half years in a case seen as part of a campaign to stifle dissent.

Russian dissident Alexei Navalny avoids jail, but his brother becomes a bargaining chip

Justice

The End of Russian Adoptions for Americans?

U.S. Senator Ben Cardin on Effort to Promote Human Rights

Mixing Human Rights and Trade Relations: Dealing with Today’s Russia

Russian Blogger Smeared With Doctored Photo

Conflict & Justice

A doctored photo appeared recently in a regional Russian newspaper, causing a stir. It showed blogger and pro-democracy activist Alexei Navalny standing next to a disgraced oligarch.

US State Dept. Demands Answers in Russian Lawyer’s Death

Conflict & Justice

The name Sergei Magnitsky is not well known in this country. He was a Russian lawyer. American officials believe Magnitsky’s death was the result of criminal conduct by Russian officials. The BBC’s Daniel Sandford is in Moscow.