Voters are choosing local and regional governments, but the ranks of opposition candidates have been severely depleted by jail and exile.
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Russia Holds First Elections Since Ukraine Invasion
Voters are choosing local and regional governments, but the ranks of opposition candidates have been severely depleted by jail and exile.
At Mikhail Gorbachev’s Funeral, Russians Mourn in Silent Protest
At the funeral of Mikhail S. Gorbachev, the last Soviet leader, the size of the crowds signaled the depth of the regret about the undoing of the freedoms that his tenure initiated.
Hawkish Russian Commentator Is Killed in Car Bombing
The daughter of a prominent ultranationalist, herself a hawkish commentator, was killed by a car bomb deep in Russian territory.
Daria Dugina, Daughter of a Putin Ally, Is Killed in Car Bomb Attack
The Russian authorities opened a murder investigation, saying the attack is believed to have been “a premeditated crime.”
As Attacks Mount in Crimea, Kremlin Faces Rising Domestic Pressures
With the drumbeat of Ukrainian strikes inside Russian-held territory, the visceral reality of war is becoming increasingly apparent to Russians.
Vadim V. Bakatin, the Last Chairman of the K.G.B., Dies at 84
He led the spy agency for only a few months, promising to reduce its size and rein in its excesses. After he left, it bounced back under a new name.
Brittney Griner’s Defense Team Appeals Drug Conviction in Russia
The appeal process could take months, but a senior Russian diplomat said that talks with the United States about a possible prisoner exchange were underway.
Russia’s Economy Contracts Sharply as War and Sanctions Take Hold
The country’s gross domestic product from April through June declined 4 percent from a year earlier, new government data shows.
Russia’s economy contracts sharply as war and sanctions take hold.
The country’s gross domestic product from April through June declined 4 percent over last year, new government data shows.