It is too far away and intervention would be too costly. Moscow will probably content itself with hurling insults at the U.S. from the sidelines.
Author: NEIL MacFARQUHAR
For the Kremlin, Venezuela Is Not the Next Syria
It is too far away and intervention would be too costly. Moscow will probably content itself with hurling insults at the U.S. from the sidelines.
Russia Shows Off New Cruise Missile and Says It Abides by Landmark Treaty
American officials, who say the weapon violates the 1987 I.N.F. treaty, argued that inspection of a stationary missile would not prove compliance.
Russia Says He’s a Spy. His Lawyer Says He Just Wanted Photos of a Cathedral.
Paul N. Whelan, a former United States Marine, was arrested after being given a thumb drive of state secrets, believing it to contain vacation pictures, his lawyer says.
Explosion and Fire Off Crimea Kill 11 Sailors
Two tankers performing a fuel transfer near the contested Kerch Strait caught fire, leading to the deaths. The strait is a sticking point in relations between Russia and Ukraine.
Death Toll in Russia Apartment Blast Rises to 28
Hope of finding alive about a dozen missing people was fading after a building in Russia partly collapsed.
‘New Year Miracle’ in Russia: Baby Is Pulled From Rubble
A baby boy survived subzero temperatures overnight in the rubble of an apartment building that was badly damaged by an explosion linked to a gas leak.
American Is Arrested in Moscow on Spying Charges
Russia’s Federal Security Service said that a man identified as Paul Whelan was caught “during an act of espionage,” but it gave no details.
7 Dead and Dozens Missing in Russia Building Collapse
A gas leak was thought to be the cause of the early-morning blast that brought down a residential apartment building in central Russia.
Moscow Dispatch: Stalin’s Soaring Moscow Towers Sorely Need Body Work
The massive “Stalin high-rises,” built to embody the victorious spirit of postwar Russia, still offer some of the best apartments in Moscow, but are now badly decayed.