Vladimir Putin on HotAir

Vladimir Putin

Feb 2021

The pressure on Putin from the EU is mounting. Will it matter?

Jazz Shaw Feb 09, 2021 9:44 AM

He’s really not a “people person”

Navalny meltdown: Russia expels diplomats as doctor dies “suddenly”

Ed Morrissey Feb 05, 2021 12:25 PM

Merkel and Macron: This ain’t over, Vlad.

Navalny’s fate is sealed… for now

Jazz Shaw Feb 02, 2021 6:31 PM

A rigged system delivers a rigged conclusion

Jan 2021

The Russian crackdown just went to the next level

Jazz Shaw Jan 28, 2021 8:39 AM

I don’t think Putin understood Joe Biden

Details of Biden’s call with Putin remain vague

Jazz Shaw Jan 27, 2021 10:47 AM

There’s “talking” and then there’s “talking”

What will Joe Biden say when he talks to Vladimir Putin?

Jazz Shaw Jan 26, 2021 2:33 PM

Hello? Hello?

Navalny: No, I’m not committing suicide

Jazz Shaw Jan 25, 2021 2:33 PM

Gallows humor

Navalny: Putin has a billion dollar palace, you know

Jazz Shaw Jan 20, 2021 4:33 PM

Poking the bear

Russian judge: Navalny must do jail time

Jazz Shaw Jan 19, 2021 7:51 AM

Locked up… again

Navalny returns to Moscow and immediately runs into Putin’s goons

Jazz Shaw Jan 18, 2021 8:44 AM

Into the valley of darkness

Pelosi spoke with Joint Chiefs Chairman about preventing Trump from using nukes

John Sexton Jan 08, 2021 2:00 PM

“This morning, I spoke to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs…”

Dec 2020

Putin dissident: Russian spies poisoned me — through my underwear

Ed Morrissey Dec 21, 2020 9:15 AM

Punked.

Putin’s alibi on Navalny hit: Hey, we would have “finished it”

Ed Morrissey Dec 17, 2020 9:41 AM

“But that doesn’t mean he needs to be poisoned, who needs him anyway?”

Report: Russian agents attempted to kill opposition leader a second time before he was flown to Germany

John Sexton Dec 15, 2020 7:35 PM

“…the attackers struck again as Navalny lay in an induced coma”

Turkey is now making inroads against… Russia?

Jazz Shaw Dec 13, 2020 12:31 PM

There’s more here than meets the eye

Report concludes “Havana Syndrome’ likely caused by pulsed microwaves

John Sexton Dec 07, 2020 12:40 PM

“I couldn’t stand up.”

Nov 2020

Putin: Not so fast on this “Biden as president” thing

Jazz Shaw Nov 23, 2020 8:01 AM

Not helpful, Vlad

Too good to check: Is Putin about to retire?

Ed Morrissey Nov 07, 2020 2:57 PM

“What’s his plan?”

Oct 2020

Hmmm: Russia backs down, agrees to Trump’s terms on nuke-pact extension

Ed Morrissey Oct 20, 2020 2:01 PM

Skyfall fallout?

Alexei Navalny survived poisoning but can he survive Putin?

Jazz Shaw Oct 05, 2020 10:31 AM

A tough act to follow

Democrat Senator Chris Murphy: Putin will be Trump’s campaign surrogate while he’s “incapacitated”

Karen Townsend Oct 03, 2020 5:31 PM

This campaign will be “ramped up” by Russia.

Alexei Navalny says ‘Putin was behind the crime’ and describes what it’s like being poisoned with a nerve agent

John Sexton Oct 01, 2020 1:01 PM

“We are fighting again monstrous villains…”

Sep 2020

Alexei Navalny is out of the hospital and pretty upset

Jazz Shaw Sep 23, 2020 9:21 AM

Back on his feet, hitting the street

Russia claims Venus as its own

Jazz Shaw Sep 20, 2020 9:31 AM

Valiant Thor may disagree

Commander: Claim that Russia paid bounties for killing of US troops ‘has not been proved’

John Sexton Sep 16, 2020 1:01 PM

“I won’t hesitate to take action if that’s the case. I just haven’t seen it.”

Breaking: Trump administration brokers Serb-Kosovo deal — with normalized Israel relations

Ed Morrissey Sep 04, 2020 2:01 PM

Whither Russia?

Russia’s Internet Research Agency created a far-left, anti-U.S. news site but it couldn’t compete with the real thing

John Sexton Sep 01, 2020 4:41 PM

“chosen from a roster of sites whose content would appeal either to a progressive audience or to an anti-Western one…”

Aug 2020

Russian prosecutors: No need for criminal investigation of Alexei Navalny poisoning

John Sexton Aug 27, 2020 4:01 PM

“We still, unfortunately, do not have an understanding of what caused the condition the patient is in…”

Pompeo: Yeah, we should look into who poisoned Navalny

Jazz Shaw Aug 26, 2020 4:41 PM

Good luck with that

German hospital has a different take on Navalny poisoning

Jazz Shaw Aug 25, 2020 8:01 AM

Moscow’s story is looking worse by the day

Navalny is in Germany, but questions remain

Jazz Shaw Aug 22, 2020 8:31 AM

Safe and sound? For the moment…

So was Navalny poisoned or not?

Jazz Shaw Aug 21, 2020 9:21 AM

Not out of the woods

Putin critic mysteriously falls ill. Just kidding… he was poisoned (“allegedly”)

Jazz Shaw Aug 20, 2020 8:01 AM

In a coma, condition grave

Heckled by factory workers, President Lukashenko says there won’t be new elections ‘until you kill me’

John Sexton Aug 17, 2020 8:41 PM

“Don’t worry, I won’t beat you, it’s not in my interest.”

How much election “meddling” is really going on with Russia and China?

Jazz Shaw Aug 09, 2020 9:31 AM

And how would they do it?

Jul 2020

Thousands protest after Russia arrests Governor of eastern province for murder

John Sexton Jul 13, 2020 9:21 PM

“…protesters chanting anti-Putin slogans”

Russians voters approve plan to extend Putin’s rule until 2036 (Update)

John Sexton Jul 01, 2020 3:01 PM

“We look at neighboring regions, and anomalies are obvious…”

Jun 2020

Breaking: Whelan gets 16 years for espionage in Russia

Ed Morrissey Jun 15, 2020 8:41 AM

Time to play …. Let’s Make a Deal?

How Putin plans to create a semblance of democracy while undermining opposition parties

John Sexton Jun 11, 2020 6:41 PM

“Over the past year, the Ministry of Justice registered information on 39 organizing committees of new parties”

Moscow lifts lock down in advance of vote on Putin becoming President for life

John Sexton Jun 09, 2020 5:01 PM

“This is all part of the orchestrated drama.”

Russia’s virus-tracking app has citizens seeing red

Jazz Shaw Jun 03, 2020 2:31 PM

Big brother is literally watching in Moscow

May 2020

Russia explains how it calculates coronavirus death toll

John Sexton May 29, 2020 6:41 PM

“those meant to die will die”

Evidence that Russia’s coronavirus numbers are almost certainly bogus

John Sexton May 20, 2020 5:01 PM

“…medical profession’s share of total deaths from COVID-19 was nearly 7%”

Apr 2020

Putin extends lockdown as Russia announces record number of new infections

John Sexton Apr 28, 2020 9:21 PM

“we are about to face a new and grueling phase of the pandemic…”