With the arrest of a Wall Street Journal correspondent on Thursday, President Vladimir V. Putin signaled to the world that he was doubling down on
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Wagner Fighters Left as Convicts. Will Russia Bury Them as Heroes?
When the corpse of a Wagner mercenary fighter arrived in his small Russian village in late February after he was killed fighting in Ukraine, some
Russia Signals It Will Take More Ukrainian Children, a Crime in Progress
KYIV, Ukraine — Russia’s abduction and deportation of Ukraine’s children since its invasion of the country was so well-documented and terrifying that when Russian forces
‘Russia Outside Russia’: For Elite, Dubai Becomes a Wartime Harbor
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — On an artificial island on the edge of the Persian Gulf, Dima Tutkov feels safe. There are none of the
Front Line Shifts in Russia and Ukraine’s Bakhmut Battle, Analysts Say
Ukraine insisted on Saturday that its forces were fending off relentless Russian attacks in Bakhmut, even as Western analysts said that Moscow’s forces had captured
A (Literal) Passport Out of Russia: Give Birth in Argentina
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — The passengers drifted away until only the pregnant women remained at passport control. Among them was Maria Konovalova, who was pulled
How Russia Lost an Epic Tank Battle, Repeating Earlier Mistakes
KURAKHOVE, Ukraine — Before driving into battle in their mud-spattered war machine, a T-64 tank, the three-man Ukrainian crew performs a ritual. The commander, Pvt.
Russia, Ukraine and the West Vow to Fight On, in a War With No End in Sight
At the one-year mark of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, President Vladimir V. Putin and President Biden both insisted this week that they were committed to
China’s Economic Support for Russia Could Elicit More Sanctions
U.S. officials have been sharing information on China’s activities with allies and partners in their meetings in Munich, a person familiar with the matter said.
Poland’s Prime Minister Says His Country Was Right About Russia
WARSAW — Two decades ago, when Poland rallied behind the United States in the contentious lead-up to the Iraq war, the president of France chided