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300,000 men were called up for partial mobilization by Vladimir Putin in a September 2022 speech, citing American interference in peace talks.
In late 2021, President Joe Biden is briefed on Russia's plans for a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, marking a significant escalation since 2014.
Timothy Snyder discusses the urgent intelligence received by Joe Biden's administration in late 2021 regarding Vladimir Putin's plans to invade Ukraine.
In January 2022, President Biden receives a briefing indicating that a Russian invasion of Ukraine is likely to occur soon.
Putin's February 24th speech frames the invasion of Ukraine as a 'special military operation' and identifies the United States as 'Enemy Number One.
From 2014, the connection between Russian hackers and government officials became much closer, as revealed by investigations into cyber activities.
In 1999, Antony Blinken recalls optimism about U.S.-Russia relations following the signing of the NATO-Russia Founding Act in Paris.
In December 1999, Boris Yeltsin resigned and named Vladimir Putin as his successor, sparking rumors of a deal to protect Yeltsin's family from corruption charges.
Putin spent 17 years studying deception and subversion before entering the political arena, shaping his approach to statecraft and cyber warfare.
David Sanger discusses Putin and Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election.
Gleb Pavlovsky met Vladimir Putin in the summer of 1998, shortly before Putin became head of the Federal Security Service.
James Clapper states that Vladimir Putin views the fall of the Soviet Union as the greatest geopolitical disaster of the 20th century.
On October 7, 2016, Jeh Johnson and Jim Clapper publicly accused the Russian government of attempting to interfere in the U.S. election.
John Brennan, former CIA director, discusses Russia's manipulation of foreign events and the implications for U.S. national security during the 2016 election.
In 2011, Putin viewed the Arab Spring as a threat, fearing it could inspire similar uprisings in Russia and neighboring countries.
Jon Wolfsthal states that Vladimir Putin's paranoia has raised concerns about the potential for conflicts to escalate rapidly to the nuclear level.
A 700-page unclassified U.S. Army manual was the only significant intelligence gain for a KGB officer stationed in Dresden during the Soviet era.
By late 1999, President Boris Yeltsin's popularity had plummeted to single digits amid widespread economic turmoil and loss of trust in government institutions.
Mikhail Zygar describes the Russian political system as a "system of collective Putin," where bureaucrats anticipate their superiors' desires without direct orders.
Vladimir Putin served as a midlevel bureaucrat in Dresden during the fall of the Berlin Wall, feeling disconnected from the changes in Russia.
In January 1996, President Clinton's visit to St. Petersburg was marred by his inability to interact with the public, largely due to deputy mayor Vladimir Putin's influence.
On August 9, 1999, Vladimir Putin was named acting prime minister of Russia, a position few expected him to hold for nearly 18 years.
Vladimir Ryzhkov met Vladimir Putin in April 1995 and describes him as a man who kept his word and listened well to others.
William Burns discusses Putin and Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election.
On December 31, 1999, Boris Yeltsin asked for forgiveness in his televised address as he prepared to hand over power to Vladimir Putin.
Eugene Robinson discusses a movie with something recent about Putin's national security meeting.
Kori Schake discusses Putin's national security meeting and its implications for the Ukraine invasion.
Joseph Stalin rises from Georgian roots to lead the Soviet Union as a feared political figure.
