Vladimir Putin

Vice President Joe Biden's foreign policy work -- including an interesting exchange he says he had with Russian President Vladimir Putin -- is closely examined in a profile from the July 28 issue of the New Yorker, which you can read online now.
The White House suffered another foreign-policy setback when Joe Biden's youngest son joined the board of directors of Ukraine's largest oil company.
Is Vladimir Putin's discrimination of LGBT people motivated by the fact that he's gay himself?
As president, Putin continues to react intensely to criticism as any oligarch or journalist who criticizes or opposes him is likely to find themselves in prison or dead.
Ever since Vladimir Putin invaded Crimea, U.S. conservatives have gleefully recalled how President Barack Obama condescendingly dismissed Mitt Romney during the 2012 campaign for labeling Russia as America's number one geopolitical foe.
The real problem is actually the administration's over-engagement in this case -- as in meddling in the affairs of another state and trying to rearrange its domestic political machinery to suit Washington's agenda.
The big question for the Western world is: Will Vladimir Putin stop at Crimea?
Russian President Vladimir Putin has been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize … again.