Tag: Moscow (Russia)
Griner’s Sentence Renews Pressure on President Biden
WASHINGTON — Immediately after a Moscow judge handed down Brittney Griner’s nine-year prison sentence on Thursday, calls grew…
U.S. Offers to Swap Russian Arms Dealer, Viktor Bout, for Griner and Whelan
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration has offered to free the imprisoned Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout to secure…
Looming Question for Putin Opponents: Can You Change Russia From Jail?
Shortly after Russia shocked the world by attacking Ukraine on Feb. 24, Ilya V. Yashin, a local Moscow…
Putin’s War in Ukraine Shatters an Illusion in Russia
The last time I was in Russia, the summer of 2015, I came face to face with a…
Spurred by Putin, Russians Turn on One Another Over the War
Marina Dubrova, an English teacher on the Russian island of Sakhalin in the Pacific, showed an uplifting YouTube…
Shaken at First, Many Russians Now Rally Behind Putin’s Invasion
The stream of antiwar letters to a St. Petersburg lawmaker has dried up. Some Russians who had criticized…
Russia Is Losing Tens of Thousands of Outward-Looking Young Professionals
YEREVAN, Armenia — At the Lumen cafe in the Armenian capital, Russians arrive as soon as the doors…
Russian Court Extends Brittney Griner’s Detention
A Russian court has extended the detention of the W.N.B.A. star Brittney Griner to May 19, the Russian…
China Becomes a Paralympic Sled Hockey Power Behind Russian Coach
BEIJING — All the Russian athletes were kicked out of the Paralympics before the Games began last week,…
Xi and Putin’s ‘No Limits’ Bond Leaves China Few Options on Ukraine
On a frigid day in Beijing last month as the Winter Olympics were set to open, China’s leader,…
Republicans Sharpen Their Message on Ukraine
Immediately after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the political debate in the U.S. was a free-for-all. Democrats and some…
Last Vestiges of Russia’s Free Press Fall Under Kremlin Pressure
As President Vladimir V. Putin wages war against Ukraine, he is fighting a parallel battle on the home…