The U.S.-Russia nuclear arms control regime is in danger—and neither Vladimir Putin nor Donald Trump appear committed to saving it. Yet given enough political will, a solution could be found readily, writes Steven Pifer.
https://www.brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2018/01/16/arms-and-the-men/
Es steht so gut wie fest, dass Wladimir Putin die Präsidentschaftswahl in Russland haushoch gewinnen wird.
Putin has no official opposition, but voter turnout will be the real key to his popularity.
https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-01-16/putin-s-real-opposition-is-a-collective-shrug
La « Paris Hilton russe », fille de l'ex-mentor du chef de l'État, se présente à la présidentielle. La candidate idéale pour le Kremlin ?
http://www.lepoint.fr/monde/ksenia-sobtchak-la-femme-qui-defie-poutine-16-01-2018-2187150_24.php
Although he may be barred from formally seeking office, Alexei Navalny will remain a central challenge for the Putin government.
http://www.kasparov.ru/material.php?id=5A5E2DBDCD96C
https://www.gazeta.ru/politics/2018/01/16_a_11615030.shtml
https://www.gazeta.ru/business/2018/01/16/11614994.shtml
http://www.rosbalt.ru/blogs/2018/01/16/1674903.html
https://www.rbc.ru/newspaper/2018/01/16/5a5c7a349a79472ea9e23e94