Tag: Russia
Blinken Presses China’s Top Diplomat on Ukraine
“The relationship between the United States and China is highly consequential for our countries, but also for the…
Russia Votes to Shut Down Last U.N. Aid Route Into Syria
WASHINGTON — Russia vetoed a measure on Friday that would have allowed the last U.N. aid route into…
Brittney Griner Pleads Guilty to Drug Charges in Russian Court
Brittney Griner pleaded guilty to drug charges in a Russian courtroom on Thursday, as the wrangling over the…
How War in Ukraine Roiled Russia’s ‘Coolest Company’
What a difference a war makes.Just a few months ago, Yandex stood out as a rare Russian business…
U.S. Aims to Expand Export Bans on China Over Security and Human Rights
WASHINGTON — When Russian forces invaded Ukraine nearly five months ago, the Biden administration led dozens of governments…
‘Get the Stretcher!’ Life and Death on Ukraine’s Front Line
DONETSK REGION, Ukraine — Between the cracks of mortar fire and the metallic bangs of Russian self-detonating mines,…
Russia Advances Behind Brutal Barrage, but Will Its Strategy Keep Working?
Russia’s capture of the cities of Sievierodonetsk and Lysychansk, a significant victory for Moscow’s campaign to conquer eastern…
In Putin’s Russia, the Arrests Are Spreading Quickly and Widely
They came for Dmitri Kolker, an ailing physicist, in the intensive care ward. They came for Ivan Fedotov,…
In Ukraine, U.S. Veterans Step In Where the Military Will Not
A democracy came under attack. The United States saw a threat to an ally and also to the…
Lysychansk, Ukraine’s Last Outpost in Luhansk, Falls to Russia
The last major city held by Ukraine in the heavily contested eastern province of Luhansk has fallen, military…
Investigators of War Crimes in Ukraine Face Formidable Challenges
KOROPY, Ukraine — Four men tugged at long strips of fabric to lift a coffin out of the…
Ill Prepared for Combat, Volunteers Die in Battles Far From Home
RUDNE, Ukraine — Yurii Brukhal, an electrician by trade, didn’t have a very dangerous role when he volunteered…