An American citizen has been released from Russian custody in a prisoner swap, officials from the United States and Russia said on Thursday, amid a broader effort by the two countries to mend relations. The American, Ksenia Karelina, was serving…
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China Dismisses Ukraine’s Assertion That ‘Many’ Chinese Are Fighting for Russia
China’s foreign ministry on Wednesday rejected accusations by Ukraine that more Chinese citizens were fighting there on behalf of Russia, calling the assertion “groundless.” President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine had said a day earlier, without providing evidence, that two Chinese…
Peace in Ukraine Will Not Mean a Return Home, Russian Émigrés Say
President Trump has said he trusts President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia to abide by any peace deal on Ukraine they negotiate. Many Russians who fled the country in the early months of the war are not so sure. Nor…
Trump Treats European Allies as a Cash Cow
It was not long ago that President Joseph R. Biden Jr. was marshaling European allies to resist the Russian invasion of Ukraine. He illustrated the point that a top American diplomat, R. Nicholas Burns, recently summarized as the way the…
Russia Executes P.O.W.s Without Caring Who Watches, Ukraine Says
On a Monday morning last fall, Ukrainian drone pilots watched what had become a familiar scene unfold on a drone’s live feed: Russian soldiers pointed their guns at two Ukrainians, who seemingly surrendered. Then, the footage showed, the Russians shot…
Russian Strike Kills 16, including Six Children, Ukraine Says
A Russian missile strike Friday on Kryvyi Rih, a city in central Ukraine, killed at least 16 people, including six children, and wounded more than 50, local officials said. It was the latest in a series of Russian attacks on…
Rubio Warns Russia that U.S. Patience on Ukraine War Is Running Out
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday that Russia is running out of time to convince the Trump administration that it is serious about striking a peace deal with Ukraine and not just playing for time. Speaking in Brussels…
Putin Envoy Says He’s in U.S. for Talks With Trump Administration
A Kremlin envoy met in the White House on Wednesday with President Trump’s senior aide on Russia negotiations, Steve Witkoff, according to a person in Washington with knowledge of the talks. The Russian envoy, Kirill Dmitriev, said online on Thursday…
A Prison Death Highlights Russia’s LGBTQ Crackdown
The travel agency offered tours aimed solely at men, and that was enough to attract the attention of the police enforcing new Russian laws that restrict the rights of gay people. One night in December, officers stormed the apartment of…
Putin Keeps Pushing, With Trump and in Ukraine War
The White House, for two months, has warmly embraced the Kremlin. But President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia has given little in return, despite his professed willingness to cooperate. His forces have carried on bombarding Ukraine, both on the front…