Evan Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal reporter, has been detained in Russia for more than a month on charges of espionage that the U.S. rejects.Credit…Alexander Zemlianichenko/Associated Press A.G. Sulzberger, the publisher of The New York Times, warned on Tuesday that “when the free press erodes, democratic erosion almost always follows.” He spoke at a United […]
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Biden Praises ‘Absolute Courage’ of U.S. Journalist Detained in Russia
President Biden has called for the release of Evan Gershkovich, an American Wall Street Journal reporter imprisoned in Russia, praising his courage and saying the United States was working tirelessly to bring him home. Mr. Gershkovich was detained in Russia last month and accused of espionage, a charge that his employer and the United States […]
Brittney Griner Speaks to Reporters for First Time Since Release From Russia
PHOENIX — Brittney Griner, the W.N.B.A. star who became the center of a geopolitical showdown between the United States and Russia last year, is expected to speak with reporters on Thursday for the first time since her release in December in a prisoner exchange. Ms. Griner, 32, planned to speak with reporters as her team, […]
Russia Pounds Cities Across the Country, Ukraine Says
Russian forces pounded Ukrainian cities with missiles, mortars, artillery fire and airstrikes over the weekend, killing at least one person and taking out homes and critical infrastructure, Ukrainian officials said Sunday. The damage reports came in from various hot spots — Kherson, in the south; Kharkiv, in the northeast; and the besieged eastern city of […]
Ukraine Says Russia Is Preparing to Evacuate Civilians From Occupied Areas of South
The Russian occupation authorities are preparing to evacuate civilians from territory that Moscow controls in southern Ukraine before a potential counteroffensive by Ukrainian forces, the Ukrainian military said on Saturday. Ukraine is widely expected to launch a counteroffensive in the coming weeks to recapture territory from Russian forces, aided by an influx of sophisticated weapons […]
Finland Joins NATO in Blow to Russia: Ukraine War Updates
The Russian authorities blamed Ukraine and Russian opposition activists on Monday for the bombing that killed a popular pro-war blogger a day earlier, signaling that the Kremlin could use the dramatic attack in St. Petersburg to escalate its already harsh crackdown against what remains of antiwar activism in Russia. The Russian government’s Antiterrorism Committee issued […]
Evan Gershkovich, WSJ Reporter Detained in Russia, Appeals His Arrest
Evan Gershkovich, the Wall Street Journal reporter who was detained in Russia last week, has appealed his arrest, according to Russian state news agencies, which cited Moscow’s Lefortovo court in their reports on Monday. “The court has received an appeal from Gershkovich’s defense against his detention,” the court’s press service said, according to the state […]
Russia Detains Suspect in Killing of Pro-War Blogger: Live Updates
Evidence is mounting that Moscow has failed to make much progress in the Donbas of eastern Ukraine, despite months of fighting in the industrial and agricultural region close to the Russian border. Russia’s military bloggers and like-minded activists have in recent weeks lamented the lack of progress from the winter campaign. Russia has not secured […]
Russia and Ukraine Step Up Recruitment, Bracing for Fights Ahead
Their soldiers battling and dying across muddy trenches, ruined towns and sprawling minefields, Russia and Ukraine have stepped up recruitment drives to bolster their badly depleted militaries, in another sign that both sides are steeling themselves for a long war. President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia signed a decree on Thursday authorizing a larger-than-normal spring […]
Some Details on the Agenda for Xi Jinping’s Visit to Russia
While Beijing has offered few details on the agenda for the two-day state visit to Moscow by China’s leader, Xi Jinping, Russia has shared some information about the agenda. Mr. Xi is expected to arrive in Moscow at about 1:30 p.m. local time (6:30 a.m. Eastern) on Monday. President Vladimir V. Putin’s foreign policy adviser, […]