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Europe and allies condemn Russia’s illegal annexation of Ukrainian territory. As President Vladimir V. Putin moved on Friday to take control of four Ukrainian regions, the European Union and NATO denounced Russia, saying…

Putin’s speech on annexation paints a stark picture of a face-off with the West. President Vladimir V. Putin on Friday asserted that Russia would take control of four Ukrainian regions and decried the United States for “…

Ukraine says 25 people are dead in an attack on a civilian convoy in Zaporizhzhia. Russia launched a flurry of rocket, drone and missile strikes against Ukrainian towns and cities overnight Thursday to Friday, creating s…

Putin concedes that some men were wrongly drafted. President Vladimir V. Putin acknowledged “mistakes” on Thursday in how the Russian government has been carrying out his draft, a sign of the Kremlin’s scramble to keep p…

Putin will sign agreements on Friday to absorb four Ukrainian territories, the Kremlin says. President Vladimir Putin will sign agreements on Friday for the Russian Federation to take over four Ukrainian territories, the…

At least 200,000 Russians have left the country since Putin’s draft began. At least 200,000 Russians have left the country in the week since President Vladimir Putin announced a partial military mobilization after a seri…

‘Putin Is a Fool’: Intercepted Calls Reveal Russian Army in Disarray In phone calls to friends and relatives at home, Russian soldiers gave insider accounts of battlefield failures and civilian executions, criticizing th…

The Pentagon announced an additional $1.1 billion in long-term aid for Ukraine. The Pentagon said on Wednesday it would send an additional $1.1 billion in long-term military aid to Ukraine, including 18 High Mobility Art…

Russian-backed officials ask Putin to annex Ukrainian regions after referendums that were widely dismissed as a sham. Russian proxy officials in occupied areas of Ukraine appealed on Wednesday to President Vladimir V. Pu…

The top E.U. diplomat says the Nord Stream leaks resulted from ‘a deliberate act.’ The leaks in the Nord Stream gas pipelines under the Baltic Sea resulted from “a deliberate act,” the EU’s top diplomat said on Wednesday…

As Russians Flee, Some Find Draft Notices Waiting at the Border The Kremlin has dispatched still more forces to shore up its faltering war effort, but the units are headed not to Ukraine but to Russia’s borders with othe…

At United Nations, Zelensky rails against Russia for trying to ‘steal’ Ukrainian territory. With Russia appearing poised to annex parts of eastern and southern Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine lashed out…

For a Deaf Family in Ukraine, the Bombs Came Without Warning “At first I thought it was an earthquake,” said Antonina Andriyenko, 74, who is deaf and lives with her 48-year-old daughter, Tanya, who is deaf and autistic.…

As the scramble to escape Russia’s draft grows, call-up papers are served at the border with Georgia. Russia’s Federal Security Service has dispatched armored vehicles to the country’s borders and men waiting to flee to…

European authorities are investigating leaks in the pipelines running from Russia to Germany. The authorities in Germany, Denmark and Sweden are investigating suspicious leaks in two gas pipelines running from Russia to…

Referendum results could have real-world consequences. The four days of stage-managed referendums on joining Russia in occupied parts of Ukraine, which wrap up on Tuesday, blended raw intimidation tactics, including arme…

As referendums end, a declaration of Russian annexation is expected to follow. The Russian-led referendums in occupied parts of Ukraine are expected to show that a majority of residents voted to join Russia, with the Kre…

Russia Admits to Draft Problems as Anger Flares Into Violence In a rare admission of official mistakes, the Kremlin acknowledged on Monday that its new military draft to reinforce the Russian assault on Ukraine has been…

Two Cities, Two Armies: Pivot Points in the Fight in Ukraine’s East The battle for the critical Donbas region in Ukraine is centered on two strategically important cities: Lyman, held by the Russians, and Bakhmut, held b…

Putin Ally Acknowledges Founding Wagner Mercenary Group Yevgeny V. Prigozhin, a Russian businessman and close associate of President Vladimir V. Putin, acknowledged on Monday that he is the founder of the Wagner Group, a…

‘We didn’t know where else to go’: Ukrainians displaced by a counteroffensive seek shelter. Ukraine’s successful counteroffensive outside the city has reclaimed significant territory from Russian forces, but it has also…

Russia Begins Mobilizing Ukrainians to Fight Against Their Own Country In the occupied city of Kherson, some Ukrainian men believe that if they break their own arms, maybe the Russians will not force them into military s…

The U.S. says Russia isn’t preparing to use nuclear weapons, yet. Biden administration officials have expressed concern that President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia could detonate a tactical nuclear weapon — perhaps in a d…

Group of 7 countries condemn ‘sham’ referendums in Ukraine. President Biden and leaders of the Group of 7 nations on Friday condemned Russia’s hastily called referendums in occupied parts of Ukraine, a possible prelude t…

Russians fleeing the draft will not be welcomed in the Baltic States, Lithuania’s foreign minister says. Lithuania and its neighbors sharing land borders with Russia are taking a hard line with Russian men trying to esca…

The referendums are taking place in areas from which large numbers of people have fled. The staged voting in Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine is taking place against a backdrop of violence and repression. A campaign to…

Staged voting is happening amid international condemnation. Russia has begun orchestrating votes in territories it occupies in Ukraine, a move met with international condemnation. The staged referendums on becoming part…

Some men flee Russia, fearing they could be called up to fight. Since President Vladimir Putin’s announcement on Wednesday of a new troop call-up, Russian men who had previously thought they were safe from being forced t…

Thousands of Russians have already received draft papers, reports say. A day after President Vladimir Putin announced a call-up that could see 300,000 civilians swept into military service, thousands of Russians across t…