Candace Owens and the Tate brothers turned up in Russia. The Kremlin called it a thaw.

U.S. influencers and an administration official arrived in Russia just as Vladimir Putin, the country’s president, needed a publicity boost. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The small group of Americans flew in as the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, or SPIEF, often dubbed Russian Davos, … Read more

A Kremlin loyalist suddenly turned against Putin. A day later, he was in a psychiatric hospital.

A loyal pro-Kremlin blogger who unexpectedly denounced Russian President Vladimir Putin as “a war criminal and thief” has been admitted to a psychiatric facility. Ilya Remeslo, a lawyer and pro-Putin firebrand, shocked both Kremlin supporters and critics Tuesday when he shared a long post on Telegram, titled “Five reasons why I stopped supporting Vladimir Putin.” … Read more