After a winter of intense battles and heavy losses in Ukraine’s east, both Russia and Ukraine are taking steps to replenish their depleted forces.
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Espionage Charge Adds Hurdle to Freeing a Reporter Detained in Russia
The Biden administration recently secured the release of two Americans convicted of criminal charges in Russia, but even fabricated charges of spying can raise the stakes.
Putin Allies Must Decide Whether to Host a Wanted Man
The International Criminal Court’s arrest warrant for President Vladimir V. Putin could thrust his allies into domestic and foreign legal disputes, experts say.
Now Playing in China: Putin-Aligned Artists Shunned in the West
As Russia works to shore up its image and rebuild its soft power after its invasion of Ukraine, it is strengthening cultural ties with friendly nations, including China.
Belarus, Echoing Russia, Raises Prospect of Nuclear Conflict
Because of the conflict in Ukraine, President Aleksandr G. Lukashenko of Belarus said, “a third world war loomed on the horizon with nuclear fires.”
In Arrest of US Reporter, Russia Doubles Down on Isolation From West
The Kremlin, which accused a Wall Street Journal correspondent of being a spy, made a move not seen since the Cold War, further raising the barriers between Russia and the West.
In Arrest of US Reporter, Russia Doubles Down on Isolation From West
The Kremlin, which accused a Wall Street Journal correspondent of being a spy, made a move not seen since the Cold War, further raising the barriers between Russia and the West.
U.S. Puts Sanctions on Man Accused of Working on Russia-North Korea Arms Deal
A White House spokesman said the man would be in violation of several U.N. Security Council resolutions.
Bankers Are Convicted of Allowing a Putin Ally to Deposit Millions in Swiss Accounts
The accounts were opened in the name of Sergei P. Roldugin, a concert cellist nicknamed “Putin’s wallet.”
Some Ukrainians Refuse to Leave Avdiivka Despite Russian Bombardment
In Avdiivka, as in Bakhmut and other devastated places on the front lines, most residents left long ago, but there are holdouts.