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counteroffensive continues

Ukraine Recaptures Key Eastern Town of Lyman

Moscow said Saturday that it had withdrawn its troops from Lyman, a key town in eastern Ukraine that lies in one of the four Ukrainian regions Russia ...

Russia Suspends Gas to Italy After 'Problem' in Austria

Russia's Gazprom has suspended gas deliveries to Italy's Eni, blaming a transport problem in Austria, the Italian energy giant said on Saturday. "Gazprom...

'military operation'

LIVE | Ukraine War: As It's Happening

The latest breaking news and developments in Russia's deadly attack on Ukraine.

U.S. Announces 'Severe' Sanctions on Russia Over Annexations

The United States on Friday announced "severe" new sanctions on Russia in response to what President Joe Biden called Moscow's "fraudulent" claim to have...

more news

Putin Declares Russia's Annexation of Occupied Ukraine, Lashes Out at West

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed off on the annexation of four partially occupied Ukrainian regions Friday in a major escalation of Moscow&rsquo...

military reversal

Large Russian Force Faces ‘Encirclement’ in Eastern Ukraine

Russian forces were on the verge of a major military defeat Friday as Kyiv’s Armed Forces closed in on the occupied Ukrainian city of Lyman and appeared...

opinion Farida Rustamova and Maxim Tovkaylo

Putin Always Chooses Escalation

After seven months of war with Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared mobilization and is poised to annex four occupied Ukrainian regions...

essential reading

2022 Pushkin House Book Prize Awarded to Mary Sarotte

On Sept. 28 at a gala ceremony in the London Library, the Pushkin House Book Prize for 2022 was awarded to Mary E. Sarotte for “Not One Inch: America...

mobilization underway

Russia to Send Conscripts to Ukraine With Little Training, Old Equipment

“We were officially told there would be no training before we are sent to the war zone,” a newly mobilized Russian soldier says in a short...

opinion Alexandra Borissova

Can the New Head of the Russian Academy of Sciences Save Academics from Mobilization?

opinion Farida Rustamova and Maxim Tovkaylo

Putin Always Chooses Escalation

opinion Michael Alexeev and Will Pyle

The Nature of Russian Patriotism

opinion Victor Davidoff

The Long, Brutal History of Russian Prisoners of War

opinion Nikolaus von Twickel

Russia’s Rushed Referendums

opinion Tatiana Stanovaya

Kharkiv Retreat: What Will Military Losses Mean for Russia’s Domestic Politics?

In Photos: Occupied Ukrainian Regions Vote in 'Sham' Annexation Referendums

call to service

In Photos: Moscow's Military Enlistment Centers Amid Mobilization

Russians Protest Putin's Ukraine Mobilization, in Photos

recaptured region

In Photos: Kharkiv Region Returns to Normalcy After Russian Occupation

All Turkish Banks Halt Russia’s Mir Payment System – Reports

Three Turkish state banks plan to exit Russia’s Mir payments system over U.S. warnings of sanctions, Bloomberg reported Tuesday, citing an unnamed...

sanctions pressure

Uzbekistan Suspends Russia's Mir Payment System

Uzbekistan suspended the Russian alternative payment system Mir on Friday amid U.S. pressure on the few countries using the service to drop it. Russia...

Russia Says Economy to Shrink Less Than Forecast

Russia's sanctions-hit economy will shrink by less than previously forecast this year and return to growth in 2024 on the back of domestic demand and investment...

PepsiCo Ends Production in Russia – Reuters

The move comes nearly six months after the company promised to suspend production in response to Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.

weekend kitchen

Where's the Cheese in Russian Cheese Pancakes?

Syrniki are thick curd cheese “pancakes” that everyone knows and loves. But where does the word "synik" come from? Most people think it comes...

The Word's Worth

Newspeak for the Russian New Economic Policy

Набор слов: word salad In my continuing quest to read Russian media sources and understand what on earth they mean, I’ve made some progress...

essential reading

2022 Pushkin House Book Prize Awarded to Mary Sarotte

On Sept. 28 at a gala ceremony in the London Library, the Pushkin House Book Prize for 2022 was awarded to Mary E. Sarotte for “Not One Inch: America...

Singer, Dancer and Choreographer Boris Moiseyev, Dead at 68

Boris Moiseyev, one of the most famous performers of the Soviet Union and Russia, died on Monday in Moscow at the age of 68. The cause of death was apparently...

divided loyalties

Cold War Spies at the Venice Film Festival

Ted Hall was 16 years old when in 1944 he was recruited as the youngest physicist for the Manhattan Project, the top-secret U.S. program to develop the...

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dodging the draft

Russians Evade Conscription in Istanbul as Mobilization Rumors Become Reality

ISTANBUL — Alexander, 23, remembers panic-buying a ticket from St. Petersburg to this Turkish metropolis shortly after Russia launched its invasion...

tension in tbilisi

‘We Don’t Want To Serve Occupiers’: Backlash in Georgia Against Russian Emigres

Some Georgian businesses require Russian customers to state they don’t support the invasion of Ukraine.

Rising Numbers of Russians Barred From Georgia, Activists Say

“I would not advise other activists to move to Georgia," said one Russian recently not allowed into the South Caucasus country.

'security threat'

Poland, Baltics Agree EU Visa Ban Plan for Russians – Statement

The restrictions will enter into force on Sept. 19.