Has the NYT ever conceded that this actually happened? I imagine Putin and the MSM will remain in denial.
If Duranty were alive today he would undoubtedly be one of little pinch's favorite leftist propagandists.....and don't forget it was another Times correspondent, Herbert Matthews that helped bring the cuban communist dictator to power back in 1959.
The NYT has promoted communists, fellow travelers, and other assorted useful idiots since the founder of the dynasty, Adolph Ocks passed from the scene.