The New York Times

After 32 years, McDonald’s plans to sell its Russia business. After more than three decades in Russia, McDonald’s — an icon of U.S. lifestyle and capitalism — has put its Russia business up for sale as it works to leave…

Estonia’s Tough Voice on Ukraine Urges No Compromise With Putin Kaja Kallas, 44, grew up in the Soviet Union, which had annexed her country, Estonia, after World War II. She remembers the Soviet occupation and a visit to…

Among Putin’s closest allies, only Belarus voices support on Ukraine. President Vladimir V. Putin met with his five closest allies on Monday. Only one of them spoke up to support him on Ukraine. In a gilded hall at the K…

NATO troops from 14 countries stage a major military exercise in Estonia. NATO countries started a large-scale military exercise in Estonia on Monday, a long-planned drill made more significant by the country’s proximity…

To many Russians, defeat remains inconceivable despite the mounting setbacks in Ukraine. The Russian military losses are mounting, the economy is under pressure from Western sanctions and NATO troops may soon be expandin…