Anton Troianovski and Ivan Nechepurenko
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Harsh Sentence for Putin Critic Highlights Kremlin’s Repression
A Moscow court sentenced Vladimir Kara-Murza to 25 years in prison, making it clear that any criticism of the war can lead to prison time.
Putin Orders an Expansion of Russia’s Hard-Hit Armed Forces
The decree suggests that President Vladimir V. Putin expects a prolonged war in Ukraine, but he stopped short of full mobilization, and it was not...
Brittney Griner, Women’s Basketball Star, Goes on Trial in Russia
The American basketball star Brittney Griner has endured months in a Russian prison and the threat of years more, a wartime bargaining chip between Moscow...
McDonald’s Is Back, Moscow Style, as Russian Economy Stumbles On
The reopening of the fast-food stores under Russian ownership (and with a new logo) illustrates the economy’s surprising resilience in the face of intense sanctions,...
Russian Tycoon Criticized Putin’s War. Retribution Was Swift.
Oleg Tinkov spoke out against his country’s war in Ukraine. Now he is in hiding. In an exclusive interview he said, “I don’t believe in...
Vladimir V. Zhirinovsky, Ultranationalist Russian Politician, Dies at 75
Mr. Zhirinovsky ran against President Vladimir V. Putin repeatedly in elections, but he was also a crucial player in the Russian leader’s system of “managed...
Zelensky Gives Interview to Russian Journalists. Moscow Orders It Quashed.
The remarkable interview was still published by journalists outside of Russia, an episode that laid bare the extraordinary, and partly successful, efforts at censorship by...
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