Tag: Russia
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…
Crowdfunding a War: How Online Appeals Are Bringing Weapons to Ukraine
In a workshop in western Ukraine, a technician adjusted a metal bracket that had been attached to a…
How Maria Alyokhina of Pussy Riot Escaped From Russia
VILNIUS, Lithuania — Maria V. Alyokhina first came to the attention of the Russian authorities — and the…
Biden Speeds Up Military Aid to Ukraine, Drawing U.S. Deeper Into War
“Putin wants us to make it a proxy war,” said Fiona Hill, a former Russia adviser to two…