- feeds
- popular
- recent
- reader
- about
- story
- technologies
- what is rss
- connect
- dmca
- contact
- Feed Preview Washington Post
To please Putin, universities purge liberals and embrace patriots
Russian university leaders are imbuing the country’s education system with patriotism to favor Putin, quashing Western influences and dissent.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/05/07/russia-universities-education-putin-overhaul/
Eurovision 2024 is as garish and controversial as ever. Here’s what to know.
The 2024 edition of Europe’s biggest musical party promises bombastic performances, but tension over Israel’s participation may cast a pall on the show.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/05/07/eurovision-2024-song-contest-malmo/
Triumphal Putin is inaugurated for fifth term as Russian president
Vladimir Putin was inaugurated on Tuesday for a fifth term as president in a ceremony that highlighted his quarter-century grip on power in Russia.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/05/07/vladimir-putin-inauguration-russia-war/
Putin sits at the heart of the West’s illiberal axis
Vladimir Putin’s sympathizers share an aversion to the West’s perceived liberal establishment, and see a positive vision in the Russian president’s rejection of it.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/05/07/putin-russia-west-illiberal-axis-georgia-hungary/
U.S. soldier detained in Russia on criminal charges
A U.S. soldier, identified as Gordon Black, was detained by Russian authorities in Vladivostok, near the borders with China and North Korea, officials said.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/05/06/us-soldier-detained-russia/
Russia announces nuclear drills, lashing out in anger at West
Russia rattled its nuclear saber and scolded the ambassadors of Britain and France to show anger at comments by Western leaders about military support for Ukraine.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/05/06/russia-nuclear-drills-anger-west/
China’s Xi Jinping visits France in first post-pandemic trip to Europe
Chinese leader Xi Jinping is visiting France, and the friendlier countries of Hungary and Serbia. Trade tensions and Russia’s war in Ukraine are on the agenda.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/05/06/xi-china-france-macron-hungary-serbia/
Under Putin, a militarized new Russia rises to challenge U.S. and the West
In Putin’s bid to recast Russia as a global superpower, he champions a society built on pro-war activism, puritanical values and scaled-back social rights.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/interactive/2024/putin-values-russian-society-conservatism/
We reported for months on changes sweeping Russia. Here’s what we found.
“Russia, Remastered” reveals how Vladimir Putin is harnessing the war in Ukraine to transform his own country and fulfill his vision of a restored superpower.