Tag: Russia

Pro-Russian Bloggers React to Reported Donets Military Disaster

The destruction wreaked on a Russian battalion as it tried to cross…

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For Putin, a Nordic Nightmare Is Springing to Life

For years, President Vladimir V. Putin has viewed the expansion of NATO…

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At a German Hideaway, Oligarch Villas Challenge a ‘Silent Contract’

ROTTACH-EGERN, Germany — Nestled among snow-capped mountains an hour’s drive south of…

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Sanctions Shed Light on Putin’s Private Life

VOORSCHOTEN, Netherlands — Vladimir Putin did not like the prying.It was 2008,…

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After 200 Years of Neutrality, Sweden Weighs Joining NATO

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine created new fears, and the Swedes, dragged along…

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Russian Shipping Traffic Remains Strong as Sanctions Take Time to Bite

Data from MarineTraffic, for example, a platform that shows the live location…

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Finland Moves to Join NATO, Upending Putin’s Ukraine War Aims

BRUSSELS — President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia has said stopping NATO’s…

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Bulgaria Takes Unusual Stand Against Russia With Sanctions

SHIPKA, Bulgaria — A week after Russia invaded Ukraine, Moscow’s ambassador to…

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How Maria Alyokhina of Pussy Riot Escaped From Russia

VILNIUS, Lithuania — Maria V. Alyokhina first came to the attention of…

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