This is an adapted excerpt from the Sept. 18 episode of “The Briefing with Jen Psaki.” In 1999, the Russian puppet comedy show “Kukly” ran a sketch depicting then-Russian President Boris Yeltsin. The ...
MOSCOW — At a bar in downtown Moscow, a stone’s throw from the Kremlin, the comedian stepped out into the purple lights and picked up the microphone. A modest crowd had gathered to drink beers, to ...