"Gorbachev ended the Cold War, Putin has launched a new Cold War with the U.S. and the West by attacking Ukraine," Koffler added. "Gorbachev’s policies eventually led to the collapse of the USSR ...

It’s hard to sift history’s judgment from the hot takes, and Russian President Vladimir Putin’s telegram of condolence on the death of former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev does little to help.

In 2013 Gorbachev criticized Putin, stating: "Politics is more and more turning into an imitation of democracy. All power is in the hands of the authorities and the president.

For Vladimir Putin, Russians’ appetite for the vegetable has become problematic, however. Shortages have pushed up prices by ...

Putin has been driven to so much murder as he reels at the sight of Gorbachev’s metaphoric offspring, who stubbornly persist in the face of his villainy, much as Macbeth reeled at the sight of ...

As the war drags on and on, the Kremlin has taken a two-pronged approach to the West. Domestically, the Kremlin has demonized ...

There are several reasons why Putin’s demise, welcome as it would certainly be, is unlikely alone to trigger the resurgence ...

He is one of several high profile oil and gas executives to have fallen from high buildings since Russia launched its attack ...

President Vladimir Putin's conditions for ending the war in Ukraine include a demand that Western leaders pledge in writing to stop enlarging NATO eastwards and lift a chunk of sanctions on Russia.