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Russia Defaults on Foreign Debt for First Time Since 1918
By Giulia Morpurgo and Libby Cherry / Bloomberg
Germany Warns of Lehman-Like Contagion From Russian Gas Cuts
By Arne Delfs and Vanessa Dezem / Bloomberg
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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
By Billy Perrigo
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.
By Bloomberg
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
By Bloomberg
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
What to Expect from the Biden-Putin Summit
The Russian and American presidents will meet in Switzerland on June 16
By Madeline Roache
June 2, 2021
Alexei Navalny Is Moved To Hospital As Health Deteriorates
The Russian opposition figure was moved into a prison hospital on Monday after doctors warned he was in extremely poor health
By Madeline Roache
April 19, 2021
The Women Combatting Russia's Domestic Violence Epidemic
Russia’s women are doing what their government won’t to combat skyrocketing domestic violence
By Madeline Roache
March 3, 2021
Alexei Navalny's Chief of Staff Predicts He Will Be Released 'Sooner Than Many Are Expecting'
Leonid Volkov says he has a "gut feeling" that Putin's best known critic won't be behind bars for long
By Madeline Roache
February 12, 2021
The Russia Protests Are About More Than Just Alexei Navalny
Tens of thousands of people, young and old, marched in Russia during January. The opposition figure's arrest was not the only reason why
By Madeline Roache
February 5, 2021
How Alexey Navalny Uncovered Putin's Palace
Navalny claims an opulent property was constructed for Putin with illicit funds of $1.3 billion from members of his inner circle
By Madeline Roache
January 29, 2021
Putin Warns Big Tech Poses a Threat to 'Legitimate Democratic Institutions.'
Russian President Vladimir Putin criticized the growing influence of U.S. social media companies and said their impact on society now puts them in competition with elected governments on Wednesday, at the "Davos Agenda" summit organized...
By Madeline Roache
January 27, 2021
Russia Detains Thousands in Pro-Navalny Protests
Russian authorities have detained more than 3,000 people in a crackdown on protests in over 100 cities
By Madeline Roache
January 22, 2021
Why Alexei Navalny Returned to Russia
“The question ‘to return or not’ never stood before me"
By Madeline Roache
January 18, 2021
Russian Feminist Poets Are Changing What It Means to Protest
When Russian poet Galina Rymbu saw images from online flash mobs protesting the arrest of LGBT feminist activist Yulia Tsvetkova in June, she knew she had to add her voice in support. Tsvetkova is based...
By Suyin Haynes
December 21, 2020
U.S., Russia to Hold Arms Talks in Finland
The latest round of talks will follow up on nuclear negotiations made in Austria this summer
October 4, 2020
Alexei Navalny Has Been Confirmed Poisoned by the Russian Nerve Agent Novichok. What Happens Now?
Experts say the presence of the powerful nerve agent may point to the involvement of the Russian state
By Madeline Roache
September 4, 2020
Trump: I Never Raised Taliban Bounties With Putin
Donald Trump says he “never discussed” reports of Taliban bounties with Putin despite having numerous phone calls
By Misyrlena Egkolfopoulou / Bloomberg
July 29, 2020
Russian Elite Reportedly Given Experimental COVID-19 Vaccine
The vaccine completed a phase 1 trial last week involving military personnel, but study's results hasn’t been published
By Stepan Kravchenko, Yuliya Fedorinova and Ilya Arkhipov / Bloomberg
July 20, 2020
Vladimir Putin Signals He May Seek to Extend His Rule in 2024
"I don’t rule out such a possibility," he said
By Olga Tanas and Henry Meyer / Bloomberg
June 22, 2020
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