Ever since the former little-known KGB agent first became president on New Year's Eve1999, he has consolidated power by bringing oligarchs to heel, banning any real opposition, and turning Russia into an authoritarian state. Abroad, he has led world efforts to challenge the dominance of the West...Early reform hopes ... Then-US PresidentGeorge W ... .
WASHINGTON — A deal to provide further U.S. assistance to Ukraine by year-end appears to be increasingly out of reach for PresidentJoe Biden... The latest proposal, offered by lead GOP negotiator Sen ... Biden is facing the prospect of a cornerstone of his foreign policy — repelling Russia’s Vladimir Putin from overtaking Ukraine — crumbling as U.S ... ....