Russia Planned a Major Military Overhaul. Ukraine Shows the Result.
Army vehicles were so decrepit that repair crews were stationed roughly every…
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…
When Ukrainian Music Wasn’t Under Threat, It Thrived
The two organizations battled it out for several years, all while Stalin’s…
Finland Moves to Join NATO, Upending Putin’s Ukraine War Aims
BRUSSELS — President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia has said stopping NATO’s…
