Tag: Russia
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…
Russian Guided Weapons Miss the Mark, U.S. Defense Officials Say
On Monday morning, as columns of armored vehicles and soldiers paraded through Moscow in celebration of Russia’s 1945…
Elvira Nabiullina, Head of the Central Bank, Is Guiding Russia’s Economy
“She’s well-trusted in the government and by the president,” said Sofya Donets, an economist at Renaissance Capital in…