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The case against Vladimir Putin
THE UKRAINE CRISIS With his invasion of Ukraine, the Russian president has made himself more vulnerable to prosecution for war crimes. Illustration by Nicole Rifkin…
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Zelenskyy appoints general to defend Kyiv as Russians close in
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appointed a military commander on Tuesday to lead the defense of Kyiv, as Russian-led armored columns advanced on the capital. “The…
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Belarus joins Russia’s war on Ukraine
Belarus joined the Russian invasion of Ukraine on Tuesday, with the country’s troops entering the Chernihiv region in northern Ukraine, Ukrainian authorities confirmed. In a…
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Get ready for a long war
Emily Harding is deputy director and senior fellow with the International Security Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Imagine, if you will,…
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UEFA terminates Gazprom deal
UEFA, European football’s governing body, announced Monday evening that it would terminate its megabucks sponsorship contract with Russian state-owned energy company Gazprom in the wake…
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The ‘go fuck yourself’ Ukrainian soldiers on Snake Island are alive, navy says
Ukrainian soldiers who were defending Snake Island are “alive and well,” the Ukrainian navy announced Monday. In a Facebook post, the navy said that the…
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Russian central bank bans sales of securities by foreigners, hikes rates to 20 percent
The Russian central bank banned sales of local securities by foreigners on Monday and hiked its key rate to 20 percent after the West imposed…
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Ukraine’s ‘servant of the people’ Zelenskiy leads them in war
KRYVYI RIH, Ukraine — When he entered politics in 2019 as a wartime president, with the conflict against Russian separatists still simmering in eastern Ukraine,…
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Russia kicked out of Eurovision Song Contest
The European Broadcasting Union will ban Russia from entering this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, following the country’s military invasion of Ukraine. In a statement released…
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In pictures: As Russia tightens its grip on Kyiv, Ukrainians take stock — and go to ground
OPTICS As Russia tightens its grip on Kyiv, Ukrainians take stock — and go to ground As dawn broke on Friday, it was time to…
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