Tag: Russian Invasion of Ukraine (2022)

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…

Ukraine and the Contest of Global Stamina

“We are hearing that they want to defeat us on the battlefield,” Mr. Putin added. “Let them try.”U.S.…

‘It’s Like Parallel Realities’: Rituals of Life and Death Blur in a Vibrant Ukrainian City

LVIV, Ukraine — The tiny wail of newborn babies echoes out from the incubators and cribs lining a…

Glimpses of Brittney Griner Show a Complicated Path to Release

One hundred forty-one days.That is how long Brittney Griner has been behind bars in Russia. That is how…

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,…

Brittney Griner to Biden: ‘I’m Terrified I Might Be Here Forever.’

Brittney Griner, the W.N.B.A. star who has been detained in Russia on drug charges since February, sent a…

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,…