A Moscow court abolished one of Russia’s oldest rights groups. Russian prosecutors banned the work of a group of journalists in exile, labeling it an “undesirable organization.” And on Friday, President Vladimir V. Putin used the occasion of Holocaust Remembrance Day to restate false claims justifying the invasion of Ukraine, as his government used the […]
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Russia Closes In on Critical City in Ukraine’s East
Recent setbacks haven’t deterred Putin’s forces from advancing on the city of Bakhmut and claiming all of the mineral-rich Donbas region. President Biden told the CBS News program “60 Minutes” that any such action would turn Russia into “more of a pariah” than it has ever been.