Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin won Russia's presidential election on March 5, 2012 with almost 64 percent of the vote, according to preliminary results. Charging violations at the polls, protestors rallied in downtown Moscow. Listen to CFR senior fellows Charles Kupchan and Stephen Sestanovich discuss the outcome of the elections, Russia's future, and U.S.-Russia relations.

Masha Gessen, journalist and author of The Man Without A Face: The Unlikely Rise of Vladimir Putin, and Stephen Sestanovich, CFR's George F. Kennan Senior Fellow for Russian and Eurasian Studies, discuss Russia's March 4 election and ongoing public discontent.

Ahead of the Russian presidential elections on March 4, Leon Aron, Vladimir Kara-Murza Jr., and Stephen Sestanovich assess recent demonstrations of public discontent in the Russian streets and discuss the future of the country, its leaders, and U.S.-Russia relations.

CFR Experts Charles D. Ferguson and Stephen Sestanovich discuss the Obama-Medvedev summit.

A panel discussion on present and future relations between NATO, Russia, and Eastern Europe.

Session Two explores how Russia's foreign policy may be influenced by domestic events and policies.

A CFR conference call on the Russia/Georgia conflict.

Stephen R. Sestanovich and Charles A. Kupchan discuss the state of the upcoming Russian elections and what the results might mean for the future.

Speakers discuss the current situations in Russia ahead of upcoming presidential elections.

CFR Senior Fellows Charles A. Kupchan, Stephen Sestanovich, and Gene B. Sperling brief the press on the upcoming G8 Summit.

CFR experts outlined issues to be addressed at the upcoming G8 summit in St. Petersburg, including U.S.-Russia relations, the role of Russia in the G8, energy security, Iran, and North Korea.

Charles Kupchan, Stephen Sestanovich, and Ray Takeyh discuss the motivations of Europe, Russia, the United States, and Iran to negotiate Iran’s nuclear ambitions. Europe is interested in seeking consensus and unity for peace, while Russia seeks to “redeem” a rogue state and bolster its own status. The United States wants to prevent a nuclear Iran at all costs, and Iran desires recognition of its power and culture.

As Russia prepares to host the G-8 summit this summer, the Independent Task Force report takes stock of what is working--and what is not--in U.S.-Russian relations.