Tag: Russia

Tennis Tours Penalize Wimbledon Over Ban on Russian Players

Unlike Wimbledon, the lead-in events in Britain have retained their ranking points despite being formally part of the…

Forced From Kharkiv, Russian Troops Regroup and Dig In

PRUDYANKA, Ukraine — Ukrainian troops sat on a bench under the trees cracking jokes. One hopped on a…

What Is America’s Strategy in Ukraine?

It is tempting to see Ukraine’s stunning successes against Russia’s aggression as a sign that with sufficient American…

Hooked on Cheap Oil, Hungary Resists an Embargo on Russia

BUDAPEST — Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary has fiercely resisted a proposed European embargo of Russian oil,…

Retired Russian Colonel Says on State TV That Ukraine War Isn’t Going Well

She attempted to point out that support from China and India was just as good as support from…

Russia Planned a Major Military Overhaul. Ukraine Shows the Result.

Army vehicles were so decrepit that repair crews were stationed roughly every 15 miles. Some officers were so…

Pro-Russian Bloggers React to Reported Donets Military Disaster

The destruction wreaked on a Russian battalion as it tried to cross a river in northeastern Ukraine last…

At a German Hideaway, Oligarch Villas Challenge a ‘Silent Contract’

ROTTACH-EGERN, Germany — Nestled among snow-capped mountains an hour’s drive south of Munich, the villages around the Alpine…

Sanctions Shed Light on Putin’s Private Life

VOORSCHOTEN, Netherlands — Vladimir Putin did not like the prying.It was 2008, and the Russian president, then 56…

Russian Court Extends Brittney Griner’s Pretrial Detention, Her Lawyer Says

A court in Russia on Friday extended the pretrial detention of the W.N.B.A. star Brittney Griner until June…

U.K. Donor Said to Have Funneled Russian Money to Tories

LONDON — One of the biggest donors to Britain’s Conservative Party is suspected of secretly funneling hundreds of…

Bulgaria Takes Unusual Stand Against Russia With Sanctions

SHIPKA, Bulgaria — A week after Russia invaded Ukraine, Moscow’s ambassador to Bulgaria climbed a snowy mountain pass…