FRIENDS LIKE THESEHow Putin Walked Right Into an Election Sex Tape ScandalVladimir Putin’s apparent affinity for a fellow strongman has gotten him dragged into a fiery election scandal thousands of miles away from Moscow.Kristina Jovanovski
SPIRALTurkey’s Erdogan Channels Trump in Panicked Election ThreatsSome officials are fearing the worst after Erdogan and his inner circle made a slew of alarming threats ahead of the election this week. Kristina Jovanovski
OUT OF THE WOODSDraft Dodgers Slam Putin’s War After Finally Escaping RussiaNewly escaped Russians who “didn’t want to die” in Ukraine are now sharing what they really think about Vladimir Putin and his disastrous war. Kristina Jovanovski
SCATTERBRAIN Officials: Distracted Putin About to Trip Into New BloodbathThe all-consuming war in Ukraine has caused Russia to drop the ball elsewhere, officials who spoke with The Daily Beast revealed. Kristina Jovanovski
Death DodgersAssad’s Draft Drives Refugees to EuropeMany of the young men clamoring to reach the West are fugitives from Bashar al-Assad’s savage military.Kristina Jovanovski
CaughtCivilian Blood Stains Donetsk’s StreetsIncreasing violence in Ukraine’s east means civilians have fewer and fewer places where they can feel safe.Kristina Jovanovski
STOP AND FRISK AND ...The Corrupt Cops of East UkraineThere’s no due process, and there are no civil liberties, but cops on the beat are obeying the laws—of the USSR.Kristina Jovanovski
