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.
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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.
Russia Says It Won’t Enter Talks Until Ukraine Stops Fighting
Russia’s foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov, made clear that Russia was seeking to topple the democratically elected government of Ukraine.
Biden Hits Russia With Broad Sanctions for Putin’s War in Ukraine
The penalties will affect Russia’s biggest banks, its weapons industry, its largest energy company and families close to President Vladimir V. Putin. The country’s stock market has plummeted.
Thousands of Russians Protest President Putin’s Assault on Ukraine
At the demonstrations, many people said they felt depressed and broken by the news of Russian military action.
Russians Now See a New Side to Putin: Dragging Them Into War
The autocrat who has steered Russia for 22 years was embraced by many Russians for what they saw as his rationality and astute risk management. That image has been upended.
Pakistan’s leader is in Moscow to meet with Putin about a gas pipeline.
Prime Minister Imran Khan’s long-planned visit began hours before Russian forces attacked Ukraine.
Amid Ukraine Crisis, China and Russia’s Bond Alarms U.S. and Europe
The Biden administration plans to build up global coalitions to counter a pact between Vladimir V. Putin and Xi Jinping, portending a new type of Cold War.