For much of the post – Cold War era, Russia’s ability to project its influence on a global scale as constrained by internal challenges and limited resources. But since Vladimir Putin returned to the presidency in 2012, Moscow has engaged in a broad campaign to expend its international reach.
Carnegie Endowment: The return of global Russia
German Chancellor Angela Merkel poses with French President Emmanuel Macron (L) and Russia's President Vladimir Putin (C) prior to a meeting during the G20 summit in Hamburg, northern Germany, on July 8, 2017.
