About a year ago, Vladimir Medinsky, Vladimir Putin’s assistant and Russia’s then chief negotiator with Ukraine, told 

Comparing the U.S.

Russia’s official line regarding the U.S.

Introduction

Is Vladimir Putin a rational actor who weighs costs and gains before making a momentous decision, such as whether to invade another country?

The Levada Center’s latest polling on Ukraine indicates a notable hardening of the Russian public’s attitude

After briefly seeing more Russians express positive views of the U.S.

The gap between Russians who describe the relationship between their country and the U.S.