Russia’s Neighbors Look at Putin and Ask “Who’s Next?”
Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.Aapo and Konsta, 22-year old university students from northeastern Finland, were basking on the long, wide stairs in front of the white and green-domed Helsinki Cathedral. They had wandered down to Senate Square on Saturday, March…
Biden Says Putin “Cannot Remain in Power.” The White House Says He Didn’t Mean It.
President Joe Biden delivers a speech about the Russian invasion of Ukraine, at the Royal Castle, Saturday, March 26, 2022, in Warsaw.Evan Vucci/AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.President Joe Biden appeared on Saturday to urge the ouster of Russian President Vladimir…
When It Comes to Israel’s Response to the War in Ukraine—It’s Complicated
A crowd in Tel Aviv watches Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy address the Israeli Knesset.Maya Alleruzzo/AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Few issues have united the Western world more quickly than Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine last month. In response to…
How Wellness Influencers Became Cheerleaders for Putin’s War
Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Until a few weeks ago, the Instagram influencer Kimberly Lynn had rarely dabbled in international affairs. With her long fuchsia and magenta dyed hair pulled up into a bun, she regularly updated her 20,000 followers about her…
How Trump and His Crew Boost Putin’s Disinformation
President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin together at the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan, in June 2019. Susan Walsh/AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Editor’s note: This essay by David Corn first appeared in his newsletter, Our Land. But we wanted to make…
This Troubled Silence—In Russia We Don’t Talk About War or Politics
Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Editor’s note: This essay is anonymous in order to protect the writer from potential reprisals. Things are quiet here in St. Petersburg. Weirdly, horrendously, quiet. Like there isn’t a war on at all. The city is home…