World Jul 28 Why Moscow’s retaliation for U.S. sanctions is a major escalation Russia announced that the U.S. would need to drastically reduce the number of officials working in the country, and barred the U.S. from using two properties there. The announcement was retaliation for actions taken by the U.S., including the seizure…
Politics Jul 24 Why there is so much focus on Jared Kushner’s Russia contacts White House Senior Adviser Jared Kushner did something on Monday he rarely does: speak to reporters. The president's son-in-law offered both denial and defense in his public statement after testifying privately to the Senate Intelligence Committee on matters relating to…
World Jul 21 WATCH: Inside Putin’s Russia Correspondent Nick Schifrin and producer Zach Fannin take us inside Vladimir Putin's Russia, with an in-depth look at the resurgent national identity, the government's propaganda machine, the risk of being a Kremlin critic and much more.
World Jul 19 Why Trump and Putin’s undisclosed conversation is noteworthy After President Trump sat down with Russian President Vladimir Putin on July 7 for a highly anticipated meeting at the G20 summit in Hamburg, he met with Putin a second time for a lengthy meeting, that was unattended by advisors…
World Jul 18 What will happen to the Iran nuclear deal under Trump? New sanctions were slapped on individuals and groups tied to Iran's ballistic missile program, hours after the State Department again certified that Iran is complying with the nuclear deal struck two years ago. William Brangham speaks with chief foreign affairs…
World Jul 17 Russia presses U.S. for return of seized compounds Russia is stepping up pressure on the United States to regain two diplomatic compounds in New York and Maryland after they were seized during the Obama administration in response to Russian meddling in the 2016 election. Nick Schifrin joins Judy…
World Jul 14 What Russians think about Trump and the U.S. There may be no more consequential relationship for the U.S. than with Russia. As part of our week-long series “Inside Putin's Russia,” special correspondent Nick Schifrin and producer Zach Fannin report in collaboration with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting…
World Jul 13 The deadly risk of standing up to Putin What can happen to you if you oppose the Kremlin? There is a high mortality rate among prominent critics of the Russian government, which some say is emblematic of how President Vladimir Putin runs the country. As part of our…
World Jul 12 Why are so many from this Russian republic fighting for ISIS? In the republic of Dagestan, a brutal separatist insurgency has long fought against the Russian state. Now, as many as 5,000 Dagestanis have left to fight for the Islamic State. Why have so many answered the call? As part of…
World Jul 11 Inside Russia’s propaganda machine For years, the Kremlin and the media it controls have waged a multifaceted information (and disinformation) campaign inside Russia and pointed at its perceived adversaries, including the U.S. As part of our week-long series Inside Putin's Russia, special correspondent Nick…