Today's Russia is especially tired and weak — savage only inasmuch as it attempts to pretend it is still vigorous and strong.

WASHINGTON — If Russia is only a paper bear, does it have clause? The Kremlin fired back Wednesday at President Trump’s dig that Russia’s struggles in Ukraine gave Moscow away as a “paper tiger” by ...

In 2001 Russia’s then-media minister Mikhail Lesin worried, “We must promote ourselves, or we will always look like bears.” Since then, Russia has taken a variety of measures to improve its image in ...