China’s top leader, Xi Jinping, is expected to meet with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia next week and speak with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine.
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Why the Black Sea Is a Flashpoint Between Russia and the West
It has long been a theater of competition between Russia and the West, a dynamic supercharged by the Ukraine war.
Prigozhin, Head of Wagner, Plots Political Advance in Russia
Yevgeny Prigozhin says his Wagner force will shrink when the battle for the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut is done. Now he’s maneuvering on the home front, for the favor of President Vladimir V. Putin.
Russian Attacks Along a Wide Arc of Ukraine Yield Little but Casualties
Moscow’s forces have stepped up artillery and infantry assaults across eastern Ukraine, trying to improve their position before either side attempts a major breakthrough.
‘Navalny’ Wins Oscar for Best Documentary and His Wife Issues Message of Defiance
The film followed Aleksei Navalny, a prominent critic of President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, as he investigated his own near-fatal poisoning in 2020.
International Court to Open War Crimes Cases Against Russia, Officials Say
The cases before the International Criminal Court would accuse Russia of abducting Ukrainian children and of deliberately targeting civilian infrastructure.
For Elite Russians, Dubai Becomes a Wartime Harbor
In the exclusive neighborhoods and palatial shopping malls of the United Arab Emirates’ biggest city, wealthy Russians can build a new life without having to cut ties to their home country.
War in Ukraine Puts Centuries of Swiss Neutrality to the Test
The Alpine state makes arms that Western allies want to send to Kyiv. Swiss law bans this, driving a national debate about whether its concept of neutrality should change.
Funeral for Dmytro Kotsiubailo, Known as ‘Da Vinci,’ Draws Crowds in Kyiv
Dmytro Kotsiubailo, better known as “Da Vinci,” was killed near Bakhmut on March 7.