Andrei Medvedev fought with Russia’s Wagner mercenaries in Ukraine, then requested asylum in Norway. The authorities there must now weigh his plea against solidarity with Ukraine.
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A Wagner Fighter’s Escape to Norway Creates a Problem for His Host
Andrei Medvedev fought with Russia’s Wagner mercenaries in Ukraine, then requested asylum in Norway. The authorities there must now weigh his plea against solidarity with Ukraine.
Putin’s Ukraine Strategy: Ignore War in Public and Outlast Foes
Vladimir V. Putin of Russia looks like a commander in absentia, treating the war in Ukraine as unfortunate but distant. His options have narrowed, but he is still betting on outlasting his foes.
Russia’s Wagner Mercenaries Say They’ll Pull Out of Bakhmut
After seizing the city in eastern Ukraine after a long, brutal fight, the Wagner mercenary force is turning it over to the depleted Russian Army to defend.
Fresh From Attack on Russian Soil, Raiders Taunt the Kremlin
The cross-border raid by Russian fighters based in Ukraine appeared intended in part to force Moscow to divert its soldiers from the battlefield.
Prigozhin Forecasts Disaster if Russia Does Not Move Into Total War Footing
Yevgeny Prigozhin has been ramping up pressure on Russia’s military leadership and extending his criticism to the country’s moneyed elites.
The Battle for Bakhmut Is Over. What’s Next for Russia?
Seizing the city took 10 months and untold lives. Most likely, analysts say, Russia’s exhausted forces will settle into a defensive crouch, preparing for Ukraine’s counteroffensive.
The Battle for Bakhmut, in Photos
Times photographers have been documenting Ukraine’s defense of the Eastern city since May 2022.
Russia Claims Bakhmut, but Some See a Pyrrhic Victory
A top Ukrainian official essentially acknowledged that the devastated city had been lost. Thousands of Ukrainian and Russian soldiers died there, but the cost for Moscow was especially steep, experts say.
Why Bakhmut? It’s a Question Older Than the Ukraine War.
The twists and turns of a war are rarely easy to predict. In Ukraine, they landed on a city in the east that few had ever heard of. And then the whole world watched for months.