Chinese officials say Xi Jinping’s upcoming trip to Moscow is a peace mission. But U.S. and European officials say he aims to bolster Vladimir V. Putin.
Tag: Russia
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Russia Is Closing In on Bakhmut, but Casualties Are High
Sending unarmed “diggers” into the front lines and near certain death, Russian troops are making slow but inexorable progress.
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Defiant Putin Visits Mariupol, Second Stop in Tour of Occupied Ukraine
The surprise trip signals the Kremlin is trying to keep up business as usual, two days after an international court issued an arrest warrant for the Russian president.
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Putin Makes Surprise Visit to Occupied Ukraine
State media said the Russian leader flew by helicopter to Mariupol, site of one of the bloodiest battles since Russia invaded Ukraine last year.
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Putin Arrest Warrant Shines Light on Deportation of Ukraine’s Children
The International Criminal Court’s arrest warrant for President Vladimir V. Putin highlights a practice that the Kremlin has not concealed and says will continue.