Russia
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Sanctions Against Russia Ignore the Economic Challenges Facing Ukraine
In December 2021, President Biden warned President Vladimir Putin of Russia that any incursion into Ukrainian territory would entail “economic…
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Investigators say Putin likely approved the supply of the missile system that brought down Flight MH17.
There are “strong indications” that President Vladimir V. Putin decided to supply the antiaircraft missile system that Russia-backed separatists used…
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Russia Pays a Bloody Price for Small Gains on Eastern Front
Russia is relying on masses of troops to overrun Ukrainian positions, producing heavy casualties and incremental gains.
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Your Wednesday Briefing: Quake’s Death Toll Soars
Also, China’s balloon spin and Russia’s mounting losses.
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Food
In Russian Plays, Don’t Mention the War
Paris productions of Chekhov, Turgenev and Ostrovsky avoid current events and focus on profound truths. But the plays’ message is…
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Russia and Ukraine Have Incentives to Negotiate. The U.S. Has Other Plans.
The United States’ recent promise to ship advanced M1 Abrams battle tanks to Ukraine was a swift response to a…
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How Russia Is Surviving the Tightening Grip on Its Oil Revenue
Restrictions on Russia’s oil trade are raising the stakes in a protracted economic standoff that is reshaping the global energy…
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Food
Conversations With Friends, in a Russian Jail Cell
A debut novel from Kira Yarmysh, a longtime critic of Vladimir Putin, offers an intimate look at political imprisonment.
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Russia Pushes to Take Ukrainian Town Near a Vital Supply Line
Ukraine has used the strategic town of Vuhledar to launch attacks disrupting transit on a critical rail link between the…
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U.S. Presses Partners to Weed Out Illicit Trade With Russia
American officials worry that commercial activities in Turkey and the United Arab Emirates could be fueling Russia’s war machine and…