Russia
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World
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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Books
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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World
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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World
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…
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World
Russia Pushes to Take Ukrainian Town Near a Vital Supply Line
The town of Vuhledar is just a few miles from a critical rail link. Its capture would enable Moscow to…
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World
When It Comes to Building Its Own Defense, Europe Has Blinked
Despite expectations that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine would force Europe to bolster its military strength, it has instead reinforced dependency…
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World
E.U. Vows More Help for Ukraine but Tamps Down Membership Talk
European Union leaders met in Kyiv with President Volodymyr Zelensky, who said Ukraine would not give up on Bakhmut, the…
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World
Fears of Russian Nuclear Weapons Use Have Diminished, but Could Re-emerge
Nearly a year into the war in Ukraine, U.S. policymakers and intelligence analysts have more confidence that they understand at…
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World
Soaring Death Toll Gives Grim Insight Into Russian Tactics
Moscow is sending poorly trained recruits, including convicts, to the front lines in eastern Ukraine to pave the way for…
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World
Lawmakers Call for Inquiry Into Durham’s Review of Russia Investigation
The Democrats asked the Justice Department’s inspector general to scrutinize whether John H. Durham and William P. Barr “violated any…