What is putin doing now

President, who openly fawned over Putin, and the current one, who disdains him, more significant. But will Biden prove different in his actions? The truth is that, even after intervening in two successive U.

Just this week, the State Department announced that it was restoring hundreds of millions of dollars in aid to Palestine which Trump had cut off. In Vienna, U. Less tangibly, but perhaps as significantly, the new Administration has radically changed the surround sound of American diplomacy. On the day, in February, that the U. Whether or not Putin likes being called a killer, he surely likes being ignored even less.

He is also a savvy adversary of the United States, after more than two decades in power. Biden is his fifth American President, and Putin has challenged every single one at some point. President is—the U. On Capitol Hill, the Republican senator Ted Cruz has placed a hold on Biden nominees for key posts, in hopes of forcing the Administration to push more aggressively to stop Russia building the Nord Stream 2 energy pipeline to Germany; Cruz is currently blocking the nomination of Wendy Sherman for State Department deputy over the issue.

Guardian Opinion cartoon Martin Rowson on Vladimir Putin playing politics with gas supplies — cartoon. Published: 8 Oct Published: 7 Oct Nord Stream 2 approval may cool gas prices in Europe, says Russia. Pandora papers Pandora papers: what has been revealed so far? Published: 6 Oct Pandora papers: tax avoidance revelations prompt outraged denials. Published: 4 Oct Published: 3 Oct Pandora papers Pandora papers: biggest ever leak of offshore data exposes financial secrets of rich and powerful.

Roman Dobrokhotov, founder of the Insider, who worked on high-profile cases has been placed on a wanted list. Read more next. Posted at 20 Oct 20 Oct. Posted at 19 Oct 19 Oct. Video content. Posted at 17 Oct 17 Oct. Posted at 13 Oct 13 Oct. Posted at 10 Oct 10 Oct. Posted at 8 Oct 8 Oct. Posted at 4 Oct 4 Oct. Posted at 3 Oct 3 Oct. Posted at 23 Sep 23 Sep. By Tom Symonds Home Affairs correspondent. Posted at 22 Sep 22 Sep.

Posted at 20 Sep 20 Sep. Posted at 17 Sep 17 Sep. Posted at 31 Aug 31 Aug. Posted at 22 Aug 22 Aug.