Russian belligerence has drawn the world’s attention back to the eight-year-old secessionist rebellion in the Donbas region: a deadlocked, time-warped conflict with no end in sight.
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In Kazakhstan, Putin Again Seizes on Unrest to Try to Expand Influence
But a series of revolts against a pro-Russian strongman could also plant the seeds of rebellion at home, analysts say.
U.S. and Russia Agree to Talks Amid Growing Tensions Over Ukraine
The Biden administration has not said who will lead the U.S. delegation next month as Russian officials demand commitments from NATO.
Helping to Reveal a Still-Shuttered World
Our weekly photo essay series offered readers a glimpse of distant places and cultures that, for a second straight year, remained largely inaccessible.
U.S. Considers Warning Ukraine of a Russian Invasion in Real-Time
U.S. officials say intelligence sharing is essential to the Ukrainian government’s survival, even as they try to avoid escalating the situation.
As Muratov Accepts Nobel, Legacy of His Russian Predecessors Recedes
Dmitri A. Muratov is only the third Russian to win the Nobel Peace Prize, after Andrei D. Sakharov and Mikhail S. Gorbachev. The openness they championed is under assault.
Ally, Member or Partner? NATO’s Long Dilemma Over Ukraine.
NATO promised Ukraine full membership in 2008, but without explaining how or when. Putin sees that promise as an ongoing threat to Russia.
Trying to Blur Memories of the Gulag, Russia Targets a Rights Group
Prosecutors are trying to shut down Memorial International, Russia’s most prominent human rights group, as the Kremlin moves to control the historical narrative of the Soviet Union.
Viktor Bryukhanov, Blamed for the Chernobyl Disaster, Dies at 85
In charge of the plant in Ukraine, he was held responsible for the world’s worst nuclear-power disaster and imprisoned.
Ida Nudel, ‘Angel’ to Soviet Jews Seeking to Flee, Dies at 90
During the Cold War, she fought for the rights of others and waged a 16-year fight of her own for an exit visa to Israel. She finally won in 1987.