The decline of Yandex, the Russian version of Google, is emblematic of the economic and cultural troubles spawned by the invasion.
Author: NEIL MacFARQUHAR
Moscow Court Orders Brittney Griner Held in Jail for Another 18 Days
The American basketball star was arrested in February in a Russian airport amid tensions over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and attempts to win her release have repeatedly failed.
Ukrainian Orthodox Church Breaks With Moscow Over War
The Council of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church said that it disagreed with the Moscow Patriarch’s position on the war.
How Russia Uses Show Trials to Punish Putin’s Enemies
Moscow may label the Azov fighters who defended the Mariupol steel plant as terrorists — raising the prospect of a high-profile trial. The Kremlin has a long tradition of using the courts for political goals.
Russia Planned a Major Military Overhaul. Ukraine Shows the Result.
Russia wanted to build a leaner, more flexible fighting force and eliminate waste, bureaucracy and corruption. But entrenched, Soviet-era practices endure.
Anti-Putin Russians Are Leaving, With a Push From the Kremlin
Many Russians who are designated “foreign agents” by the government view it as another form of repression that makes living in the country, or returning to it, untenable.
Prisoners Held by Both Russia and Ukraine Appeal to Leaders for Help
Two British fighters held by Russian asked to be traded for Viktor Medvedchuk, a wealthy Ukrainian ally of Russia’s president, Vladimir V. Putin.
Days After the Sinking of the Russian Warship, Moskva, Questions Linger
A talk-show host, who usually reflects the Kremlin’s line, questioned how the ship was lost.