Tag: Russia
Gérard Depardieu, Friend of Putin, Denounces ‘Fratricidal War’
For the past decade, the French actor Gérard Depardieu has been one of the closest Western celebrities to…
War in Ukraine Hits Home for Taiwanese
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Since Russia invaded Ukraine, Justin Huang, a 23-year-old recent university graduate in Taiwan, has been…
Russian Artists Speak Out Against War, but Fear Reprisals
The young Russian artists Kirill Savchenkov and Alexandra Sukhareva were set to represent Russia in April at the…
How Sanctions on Russia Are Affecting the Global Economy
In the span of just a few days, the global economic outlook has darkened while troops battled in…
Ukraine War Tests the Power of Tech Giants
Telegram’s experience illustrates the competing pressures. The app is popular in Russia and Ukraine for sharing images, videos…
As Tanks Rolled Into Ukraine, So Did Malware. Then Microsoft Entered the War.
WASHINGTON — Last Wednesday, a few hours before Russian tanks began rolling into Ukraine, alarms went off inside…
In Miami, a Ukrainian Art Show Becomes Unintentionally Timely
The wife-and-husband gallerists Julia and Max Voloshyn had planned to return to Kyiv last week to open a…
Putin Has Made Sure the World Will Never Be the Same
The musician and actress Selena Gomez has twice as many followers on Instagram — over 298 million —…
Western Sanctions Aim to Isolate Putin by Undermining the Ruble
By targeting Russia’s central bank with sanctions, experts said, American and European leaders have taken aim at what…
US Escalates Sanctions With a Freeze on Russian Central Bank Assets
The Treasury Department on Monday moved to further cut off Russia from the global economy, announcing that it…
Putin Declares a Nuclear Alert, and Biden Seeks De-escalation
WASHINGTON — When Vladimir V. Putin declared Sunday that he was putting his nuclear forces into “special combat…
Ties That Bind Putin and Xi Tested by Russia’s Ukraine Invasion
They visited a hockey rink in Beijing and the panda enclosure at the Moscow Zoo. They shared blinis…