Putin Uses Russia’s Victory Day Parade to Justify Invasion of Ukraine
MOSCOW—Russian President Vladimir Putin used the annual commemoration of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War II as an...
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Russia’s War in Ukraine Is Straining Global Economic Cooperation
WASHINGTON—A rift between Western democracies and Russia and China is forcing policy makers to figure out how to keep conversations...
On NATO’s Front Line, Russia’s Threat Draws New Allied Forces
MIHAIL KOGĂLNICEANU, Romania—Until recently, the military base here near the Black Sea was little more than a stopover. Now it...
West’s unrelenting sanctions will accelerate Russia’s economic downfall
To justify invading Ukraine, Vladimir Putin has painted Russia as a hegemonic power re-asserting its rightful claim to...
Russia’s War on Ukraine Has Created Over 1 Million Refugees in Just a Week
MEDYKA, Poland—Within days of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last week, the line of cars carrying people fleeing to the country’s...
Russia’s Covid-19 Vaccine Is Embraced Abroad, Snubbed at Home
MOSCOW—Last summer, Russia was the first nation to announce its approval of a Covid-19 vaccine. Dozens of countries from Mexico...
‘Mushrooms Have Kidnapped You’: Pandemic Feeds Russia’s Obsession With Forest Fungi
For many people around the world, the coronavirus pandemic has been an excuse to learn a homey new skill like...
With Navalny Sidelined, Russia’s Opposition Seeks to Deal a Blow to Putin
MOSCOW—Last year, Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny scored a rare win in his opposition to Russian President Vladimir Putin, stirring enough...
Belarus’s Struggle to Escape Its Soviet Past Pushes It Into Russia’s Embrace
The long rule of Alexander Lukashenko, the embattled president of Belarus, has left his country economically depleted and reliant on...
Crackdown Imperils Western Efforts to Reduce Russia’s Sway in Belarus
The rapprochement between the West and Belarus, Moscow’s restive ally, is hitting new turbulence as outrage grows over arrests of the...
