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Michael McFaul

Former US ambassador to Russia, Michael McFaul, speaks with a reporter in Sochi, Russia, Feb. 7, 2014. 
Global Politics
Former Amb McFaul weighs in on escalating tensions between the US and Russia
Close up of a white man in front of a star emblem
Global Politics
Trump-Putin ‘happy talk’ isn’t in US national interest, says McFaul
US President Donald Trump walks toward steps leading to an airplane
What does the end of the Mueller investigation mean for US-Russian relations?
Pro-Russian armed men take positions near the town of Slaviansk, eastern Ukraine, May 5, 2014. Pro-Russian separatists ambushed Ukrainian forces on Monday, triggering heavy fighting on the outskirts of the rebel stronghold of Slaviansk, Interior Minister
Conflict & Justice
When do you start calling the situation in eastern Ukraine a war?
Pro-Russian armed men take positions near the town of Slaviansk, eastern Ukraine, May 5, 2014. Pro-Russian separatists ambushed Ukrainian forces on Monday, triggering heavy fighting on the outskirts of the rebel stronghold of Slaviansk, Interior Minister
Conflict & Justice
When do you start calling the situation in eastern Ukraine a war?
A billboard urged people to vote in Crimea's referendum. The poster reads, "Stop fascists everyone, come to the referendum" .
Conflict & Justice
Russia claims fascists are taking control in Ukraine. A former US ambassador says that’s bogus
A military personnel member, believed to be a Russian serviceman, stands guard near a local airfield, near the territory of a Ukrainian military unit in the village of Lyubimovka, some 80 km (50 miles) southwest of Simferopol, Crimea's capital.
Global Politics
A US ambassador says Russia is naive to think it can easily annex Crimea
U.S. Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul is slated to leave his post later this month.
Global Politics
US Ambassador Michael McFaul says Russians have a ‘schizophrenic’ view of the US
Conflict & Justice
The Case of US Diplomat Ryan Fogle: In the World of Spies, Old Tricks are New Again
Global Politics
Moscow Wages War on Washington — via Twitter
Global Politics
What’s Behind the Rising Tensions in US-Russia Relations