Yevgeny V. Prigozhin, the founder of the Wagner mercenary group who staged an aborted mutiny against Russia’s military leadership in June, in one of the
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‘Aren’t You a Man?’: How Russia Goads Citizens Into the Army
The campaign appeared to start in April. Online, the Defense Ministry published a splashy video ad focusing on two central motivations: machismo, and money. It
Dozens Reported Dead in Fire at Gas Station in Southern Russia
At least 25 people were killed in a fire at a gas station in the southern Russian region of Dagestan on Monday night, the Russian
U.S. Ambassador Meets Evan Gershkovich, Detained WSJ Reporter, in Russia
The U.S. ambassador to Russia met with Evan Gershkovich, the jailed American reporter for The Wall Street Journal, in Lefortovo Prison in Moscow on Monday,
Russia Threatens Retaliation Over Attacks on Key Crimean Bridge
Russia’s foreign ministry warned of retaliation against Ukraine for the latest attack on the Kerch Strait Bridge on Saturday, a vital Russian link to the
Live Video: Watch Russia Launch the Luna-25 Moon Mission
Russia is going back to the moon too. For the first time since the moon race with the United States in the 1960s and 1970s,
Explosion Rips Through Warehouse in Russia
A powerful explosion ripped through a warehouse outside the Russian capital on Wednesday, officials said, injuring dozens and sending up a massive plume of smoke
Ukraine’s Marines Urge Patience With Counterattack Against Russia
They have NATO equipment and Western training. Some have English-speaking commanders, unusual in the Ukrainian military, and even an American-accented, evangelical chaplain. “I am never
Pope Francis Declines to Condemn Russia at Fatima Shrine in Portugal
On Friday afternoon, some of the hundreds of thousands of young Roman Catholic pilgrims filing into a park in Lisbon to pray with Pope Francis
Ukraine Invites Talks in Saudi Arabia as an Effort to Weaken Russia
Ukraine will make a renewed push this weekend at a gathering in Saudi Arabia to win the support of dozens of countries that have remained