We reported for months on changes sweeping Russia. Here's what we found.

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Vladimir Putin is positioning Russia as America's most dangerous and aggressive enemy, and transforming his country in ways that stand to make it a bitter adversary of the West for decades to come.

Over more than six months, The Washington Post examined the profound changes sweeping Russia as Putin has used his war in Ukraine to cement his authoritarian grip on power.