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Brittney Griner Moved to Russian Penal Colony
By Armani Syed
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The cost of supporting Ukraine may be high but the cost of failing to keep doing so would be much higher, writes Mikhail Khodorkovsky
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He also launched a Twitter poll asking citizens of occupied areas to decide if they want to live in Russia or Ukraine
By Andrea Dudik / Bloomberg
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Putin Is Now a Less Valuable Ally to Others
Recent setbacks suffered by his forces in Ukraine have gravely damaged the Russian president's military standing in the eyes of the Global South
By Mark N. Katz
September 21, 2022
Russia Privately Warns of Deep and Prolonged Economic Damage
Officials see the pressure of sanctions intensifying, with more countries likely to join them
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September 6, 2022
G7 Backs Price-Cap Plan for Russian Oil to Limit Revenue
The U.S. hopes the measure will ease energy market pressures and slash Moscow’s overall revenues
By Michael Nienaber, Alberto Nardelli and Ewa Krukowska / Bloomberg
September 2, 2022
The Cold War Didn't Have to End. Gorbachev Made It Happen
Mikhail Gorbachev made three crucial decisions that were key to ending the Cold War peacefully
By Archie Brown
August 31, 2022
Mikhail Gorbachev Dies at 91
In Russia, he is largely seen as the man who led a collapse of Soviet-era prestige and power
By Philip Elliott
August 30, 2022
The Miscalculations and Missed Opportunities that Led Putin to War in Ukraine
U.S. presidents missed opportunities that shaped Putin's increasingly hostile worldview and led him to invade Ukraine
By Philip Short
August 3, 2022
Who Is Viktor Bout, Who May Be Swapped For Brittney Griner?
Washington has reportedly offered to release an infamous Russian arms dealer in exchange for the WNBA superstar
By Amy Gunia
July 28, 2022
The Story Behind TIME’s Brittney Griner Cover
Artist Lorna Simpson centers Griner’s steadfast gaze, but with her uniform superseded by a celestial overlay of meteor showers—taken from a 19th century print—that extends into the background.
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July 27, 2022
Russia Angers the World With Space Station War Propaganda
Waving the flag of stolen Ukrainian land
By Jeffrey Kluger
July 8, 2022
Russia Defaults on Foreign Debt for First Time Since 1918
It’s a grim marker in the country’s rapid transformation into an economic, financial and political outcast
By Giulia Morpurgo and Libby Cherry / Bloomberg
June 27, 2022
Germany Warns of Lehman-Like Contagion From Russian Gas Cuts
Germany warned that Russia’s moves to slash Europe’s natural gas supplies risked sparking a collapse in energy markets
By Arne Delfs and Vanessa Dezem / Bloomberg
June 23, 2022
European Union Working to Forge Gas and Power Ties With Israel
The block is working to reduce its reliance on Russian fossil fuels
By Daniel Avis, Chiara Albanese and Gwen Ackerman / Bloomberg
June 14, 2022
How One Company Is Finding Exiting Russia Very Complicated
Announcing a departure and actually shutting down business in a modern G8 economy are quite different things
By Belinda Luscombe
June 1, 2022
Starbucks, McDonald's Exit Russia as Ukraine War Rages On
While Starbucks is shuttering its stores completely, McDonald's is selling its Russian business
By Eloise Barry
May 24, 2022
How the West Can Divide China and Russia
“War is the realm of chance,” said Carl von Clausewitz, who knew more about the matter than most of us. “No other human activity is so continuously or universally bound up with it.” Even with...
By Ian Morris
May 12, 2022
Russia's Hitler Comments Strain Israel Ties
Sergei Lavrov has doubled down on comments about Hitler's 'Jewish blood' and said Israel supports the 'neo-Nazi' regime in Kyiv
By Charlie Campbell
May 3, 2022
Portraits of Russians Risking Everything to Support Ukraine
These protesters have endured beatings, jail, and losing their livelihoods, to speak out about the conflict in Ukraine
By Mary Gelman and Tara Law
April 27, 2022
For Putin, It's All About the Money
As we watch the murderous carnage that Putin has unleashed against innocent Ukrainians, we are all trying to understand Putin’s motivations. Some say he’s reacting to NATO expansion, others contend that Putin can’t abide a...
By Bill Browder
April 12, 2022
Putin’s Daughters Risk E.U. Sanctions Amid Outrage Over Ukraine
The European Union is discussing sanctioning Russian President Vladimir Putin’s daughters, according to people familiar with the matter, as the continent tries to respond to the killing of Ukrainian civilians by retreating Russian soldiers. The...
By Alberto Nardelli and John Follain / Bloomberg
April 5, 2022
Navalny's Chief of Staff on What War In Ukraine Means For Russia
Alexei Navalny, the de-facto leader of the Russian opposition, has been languishing in a Russian prison since February 2021. He was jailed after surviving an assassination attempt, by poisoning, from the Russian security forces while...
By Billy Perrigo
March 30, 2022
Why YouTube Has Survived Russia’s Social Media Crackdown
The platform's popularity may have helped to shield it
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March 23, 2022
Alexei Navalny Convicted of Fraud
A Russian court convicted jailed opposition leader Alexey Navalny on new fraud charges in a ruling that may keep him in a maximum security prison for 13 years.
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March 22, 2022
Russian Creatives Are Fleeing the Country. For Actors, the Decision Is Not So Simple
The main character of Mephisto, the Oscar-winning film based on a 1936 novel by Klaus Mann, is a brilliant theater actor who thinks he can outsmart the Nazis by collaborating with them. By the film’s...
By Michael Idov
March 21, 2022
Russia Uses Hypersonic Weapons Against Ukraine
The missiles were used against Ukraine on two separate occasions over the weekend
By Alan Crawford / Bloomberg
March 20, 2022
Spotlight or Silence? The Best Way to Help Brittney Griner
"Who knows what the Russian government is really thinking, but they have a history of doing this"
By Josiah Bates
March 17, 2022
Why Russians Are Fleeing By Train for Europe
On a recent Thursday evening, three protestors stood on Platform 9 of the Helsinki station, waiting to greet the train from Saint Petersburg. Draped in the Ukrainian flag, one held aloft a handwritten poster with...
By Lisa Abend / Helsinki
March 16, 2022
'They're Lying to You.' Russian State TV Employee Arrested After Interrupting Live Broadcast With Anti-War Sign
It was a jaw-dropping moment when for a few seconds a young woman interrupted a live news broadcast on Russian state media to wave a sign that said: “Stop the war. Don’t believe propaganda. They’re...
By Flavia Krause-Jackson/Bloomberg
March 14, 2022
Russia’s War in Ukraine Spells Disaster for Central Asia
The West needs to look to the Russia-dependent economies of Central Asia to mitigate collateral damage of sanctions
By Bradley Jardine
March 10, 2022
How the Letter 'Z' Fits Into the History of Russian Propaganda Efforts
The letter Z has become an emblem of support for the Russian invasion, but it's just the latest use of symbols to bolster the country's propaganda efforts
By Simmone Shah
March 9, 2022
Sanctions Could Increase Moscow's Dependence on China
Moscow may be driven into Beijing's economic embrace as the West's rivals seek alternatives to SWIFT
By Amy Gunia / Hong Kong
March 4, 2022
Ukraine Athletes Say Beijing Games ‘Front Line’ as Russia Banned
Russian and Belarusian athletes were banned from the competition in a stunning reversal
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March 3, 2022
Could Protests Against the Ukraine War Be Putin's Undoing?
Demonstrations in Russia against the invasion of its neighbor could eventually snowball into an anti-Putin movement
By Arik Burakovsky
March 3, 2022
E.U. to Ban Russian Flights to Isolate Putin
The collective action was announced by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Brussels on Sunday
By Anthony Palazzo / Bloomberg
February 27, 2022
Why Sanctions on Russia Won’t Work
As the U.S. and Europe roll out an arsenal of economic sanctions to combat Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, there is scant understanding that the financial interdependence of the crisis's significant players means quick and easy...
By Simon Constable
February 23, 2022
What Putin's Moves Toward War in Ukraine Reveal
A common claim among experts in Russian politics is that the Kremlin “has many towers.” It is meant to suggest a kind of pluralism in the chambers of power in Moscow, with rival camps of...
By Simon Shuster
February 22, 2022
Energy Prices Surge Amid Ukraine Crisis
Energy prices surged after Russian President Vladimir Putin signed an order to send what he called “peacekeeping forces” to the two breakaway areas of Ukraine that he officially recognized on Monday. European natural gas led...
By Anna Shiryaevskaya, Isis Almeida and Alex Longley / Bloomberg
February 22, 2022
The Untold Story of the Ukraine Crisis
Great wars sometimes start over small offenses. A murdered duke. An angered pope. The belief of a lonely king that his rivals aren’t playing fair. When historians study why armies began gathering in Europe during...
By Simon Shuster/Kyiv
February 2, 2022
Senators Close to Russia Sanctions Bill
“We are on the one-yard line," Foreign Relations Committee Chair Bob Menendez said
By Daniel Flatley and Ian Fisher / Bloomberg
January 30, 2022
The Man Putin Fears
An exclusive interview with Alexei Navalny, Russia's imprisoned dissident
By Simon Shuster
January 19, 2022
Эксклюзив: Интервью Алексея Навального о противостоянии России и США
"Запад раз за разом попадает в элементарную ловушку Путина... Прямо как перепуганный школьник, которого забуллил старшеклассник."
By Simon Shuster
January 19, 2022
Russia Fines Google $98 Million in Crackdown
Russia has stepped up its confrontation with foreign social media and internet companies this year in what the government calls a campaign to uphold its digital sovereignty.
By Ilya Arkhipov / Bloomberg
December 24, 2021
U.S. Warns EU That Russia Could Be Planning to Invade Ukraine
Russia’s latest movement of troops and tanks toward Ukraine spurred CIA Director Bill Burns to visit Moscow this month
By Alberto Nardelli, Jennifer Jacobs and Nick Wadhams/Bloomberg
November 11, 2021
FBI Raids Russian Billionaire Oleg Deripaska’s Washington Mansion
The aluminum tycoon and his companies were targeted by U.S. Treasury Department sanctions in 2018 over ties to Vladimir Putin
By Jake Rudnitsky, Yuliya Fedorinova and Chris Strohm / Bloomberg
October 19, 2021
Why Dmitry Muratov's Nobel Peace Prize Matters for Russia's Journalists
Muratov is founder and editor-in-chief of Novaya Gazeta, which has reported extensively on government corruption in Russia
By Billy Perrigo
October 8, 2021
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