{
  "id": 15362446,
  "title": "How ‘geopolitical stigma’ associated with Putin’s Russia is affecting ordinary Russians",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/how-geopolitical-stigma-associated-with-putins-russia-is-affecting",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-18T06:12:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times - World News",
    "slug": "hindustan-times-world-news",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/how-geopolitical-stigma-associated-with-putin-s-russia-is-affecting-ordinary-russians-101792303938460.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, its global reputation has plummeted due to crippling sanctions and a mass exodus of foreign companies. The effects on Russians themselves have been equally profound, with a growing sense of shame and stigma attached to being Russian. Interviews with Russians living abroad reveal a range of strategies for coping with this international isolation. Some Russians distance themselves from the state and its actions, while others argue that Russia will regain its former status through military victory. A few even compare Russia to historical empires that failed to evolve beyond their imperial past. However, all these coping mechanisms ultimately rely on reinforcing the same masculine notions of power, strength and dominance that are now tarnished by Russia's international disgrace.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": "The international isolation following the invasion of Ukraine forces citizens to adopt coping mechanisms that ultimately reinforce the same outdated imperial notions of power currently causing their global disgrace.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Zelenskyy says Trump's decision to waive new sanctions on Russia \"seems wrong\"",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/zelenskyy-says-trumps-decision-to-waive-new-sanctions-on-russia-seems",
        "published": "2026-10-18T02:38:24.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
        "title": "Lindsey Graham's sister against Trump: I don't trust Putin and Russia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/lindsey-grahams-sister-against-trump-i-dont-trust-putin-and-russia",
        "published": "2026-10-18T04:59:44.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}