Olga Smirnova said she was against the war in Ukraine “with all the fibers of my soul.” Now, she has joined the Dutch National Ballet.
Tag: Moscow (Russia)
Russian Censorship Law Forces Reporters to Weigh Safety
Western news outlets are engaging in a tense debate over balancing an urgent need to bear witness with journalists’ ability to report freely under strict new laws there.
India Says It’s in Talks With Russia About Increasing Oil Imports
The move comes as New Delhi is striving to preserve its relationship with Moscow, its biggest supplier of weapons, at a time when India faces an aggressive China.
Facing Economic Calamity, Putin Talks of Nationalizing Western Businesses
With the ruble collapsing, the economy contracting and people abandoning the country, Russia’s leader talks of a Western plot to destroy the country.
Xi and Putin’s ‘No Limits’ Bond Leaves China Few Options on Ukraine
Beijing aligned itself with Putin as Russia prepared to invade Ukraine. Now its efforts to edge away are constrained by leadership politics.
Police Arrest More Than 3,000 People As Protests Grow Across Russia
An activist group that tracks protests found demonstrations in nearly 50 cities on Sunday.
Russia Takes Censorship to New Extremes, Stifling War Coverage
Contradicting the Kremlin on the war in Ukraine — even calling it a war — is now a crime, prompting independent media to close, and Russia cut off access to Facebook, the BBC and other news sources.
Last Vestiges of Russia’s Free Press Fall Under Kremlin Pressure
“Everything that’s not propaganda is being eliminated,” a Nobel Prize winning editor said as Russian authorities moved to control the narrative in the Ukraine war.
A War the Kremlin Tried to Disguise Becomes a Hard Reality for Russians
Moscow posted a death toll from its attack on Ukraine for the first time, and Russians who long avoided politics are now grappling with the fact that their country is fighting a deadly conflict.
Pakistan Will Cut Energy Prices to Offset Rising Costs After Invasion
Critics said the move by Prime Minister Imran Khan was aimed at stemming increasing criticism of his handling of the economy and would provide only temporary relief.