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In Russia, as Prices Soar, the Outlook for Its Economy Grows ‘Especially Gloomy’ After sanctions hobbled production at its assembly plant in Kaliningrad, the Russian automaker Avtotor announced a lottery for free 10-acre…

The Geneva Conventions apply to the Ukrainian fighters captured at Mariupol, experts say. The Ukrainian fighters who surrendered to Russian forces at a steel plant in the southern city of Mariupol are entitled to protect…

Russia Uses Surrender in Mariupol to Portray Ukrainians as Terrorists Russia seized on the mass surrender of Ukrainian troops at a Mariupol steel plant as a propaganda gift on Wednesday, moving to falsely label them as t…

Strongmen in Turkey and Hungary Stall Unity in NATO and the E.U. Europe’s effort to stand up to Russia and Vladimir V. Putin, its president, is being slowed by two strongmen leaders insisting on the priority of their nat…

In Ukraine, Gruesome Injuries and Not Enough Doctors to Treat Them Days after Russian forces invaded, Yaroslav Bohak, a young cardiovascular surgeon, was at home with his family in the relative safety of western Ukraine,…

Around Kharkiv, Ukrainians Emerge to Find Lives in Ruin Air raid sirens wail daily and the steady rumble of artillery can still be heard in the distance, but Ukrainian forces this month pushed Russian troops out of the e…

A Russian soldier accused of killing a civilian pleads guilty in a Kyiv court. A Russian soldier pleaded guilty in a Kyiv court on Wednesday to having shot a civilian, in the first trial Ukraine has conducted for an act…

Finland and Sweden formally ask to join NATO, in potentially its biggest expansion in two decades. Finland and Sweden formally submitted their bids for NATO membership on Wednesday morning, casting aside decades of strat…

The leaders of Finland and Sweden say they will jointly submit their NATO applications. Leaders of Finland and Sweden confirmed on Tuesday that the Nordic nations would jointly submit their applications for NATO membersh…

Moscow sends signals it may prosecute Mariupol’s defenders, raising questions about the terms of surrender. When Moscow signaled on Tuesday that it might level war-crimes charges against Ukrainian soldiers who were evacu…

With Ukraine Taking Firmer Stance, Peace Talks Grind to a Halt After weeks of trying to hammer out a peace deal, negotiators for Russia and Ukraine appear farther apart than at any other point in the nearly three-month-l…

On a Russian talk show, a retired colonel stuns his colleagues by pointing out that the invasion isn’t going well. A military analyst appearing on Russian state television left his fellow panelists in stunned silence on…

In Bucha, a Symbol of Death and Atrocity, Life Returns A semblance of normal life has returned to Bucha in the six weeks since Russian soldiers withdrew from the city, leaving behind mass graves of slaughtered citizens,…

Ukrainian authorities declare an end to the combat mission in Mariupol after weeks of Russian siege. Ukrainian authorities announced late Monday an end to their combat operation in the besieged city of Mariupol, where Uk…

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…

A Mini-Russia Gets Squeezed by War At the Back in the U.S.S.R. cafe, it is like the Soviet Union never collapsed. Busts of Lenin greet visitors at the door. Red hammer and sickle flags hang on the wall. Huge plastic Sovi…

Growing evidence of a military disaster on the Donets pierces a pro-Russian bubble. The destruction wreaked on a Russian battalion as it tried to cross a river in northeastern Ukraine last week is emerging as among the d…

Ukraine wins the Eurovision Song Contest. The Ukrainian rap and folk band Kalush Orchestra won the Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday, as European viewers and juries delivered a symbolic, pop culture endorsement of soli…

After making gains in the defense of Kharkiv, Ukraine goes on the offensive around occupied Izium. Even as Ukrainian forces reclaimed territory in the country’s northeast on Saturday, driving Russian forces away from the…

Finland’s leader tells Putin the Ukraine war changed his view on joining NATO. Putin warns it is a ‘mistake.’ President Sauli Niinisto of Finland said he told President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia in a phone call on Satu…

Vladimir Putin, Family Man Vladimir Putin had managed to shield his family from public scrutiny throughout his career. The Russian invasion of Ukraine changed that. As nations now impose sanctions on those closest to the…

Turkey’s president signals his disapproval of Finland and Sweden joining NATO. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey suggested on Friday that his country would be reluctant to openly welcome Finland and Sweden into NA…

After 200 Years of Neutrality, Sweden Weighs Joining NATO In a major recalculation of its security posture precipitated by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Sweden is relearning how to be a military power. And pulled alon…

Ukraine begins a trial of a Russian soldier accused of a war crime, a first since the conflict began. The Ukrainian judicial authorities on Friday began a case against a Russian soldier accused of shooting a civilian, th…

Britain places new sanctions on Putin’s inner circle, including his ex-wife and reputed girlfriend. Britain imposed new sanctions on the family and inner circle of President Vladimir Putin of Russia. Among those blacklis…