Pro-Russian Bloggers React to Reported Donets Military Disaster
The destruction wreaked on a Russian battalion as it tried to cross…
For Putin, a Nordic Nightmare Is Springing to Life
For years, President Vladimir V. Putin has viewed the expansion of NATO…
At a German Hideaway, Oligarch Villas Challenge a ‘Silent Contract’
ROTTACH-EGERN, Germany — Nestled among snow-capped mountains an hour’s drive south of…
Sanctions Shed Light on Putin’s Private Life
VOORSCHOTEN, Netherlands — Vladimir Putin did not like the prying.It was 2008,…
After 200 Years of Neutrality, Sweden Weighs Joining NATO
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine created new fears, and the Swedes, dragged along…
Russian Shipping Traffic Remains Strong as Sanctions Take Time to Bite
Data from MarineTraffic, for example, a platform that shows the live location…
Finland Moves to Join NATO, Upending Putin’s Ukraine War Aims
BRUSSELS — President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia has said stopping NATO’s…
Bulgaria Takes Unusual Stand Against Russia With Sanctions
SHIPKA, Bulgaria — A week after Russia invaded Ukraine, Moscow’s ambassador to…
How Maria Alyokhina of Pussy Riot Escaped From Russia
VILNIUS, Lithuania — Maria V. Alyokhina first came to the attention of…