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With Annexation Plans, Putin Escalates Battle of Wills With the West

President Vladimir V. Putin plans to carry out his threat on Friday to declare that some 40,000 square miles of…

Russian Oligarch and Associates Indicted on U.S. Sanctions Charges

WASHINGTON — One of the most prominent of Russia’s oligarchs, Oleg V. Deripaska, and two of his associates were charged…

What to Know About Russia’s Annexation of Four Ukrainian Provinces

President Vladimir V. Putin plans to declare on Friday that some 40,000 square miles of eastern and southern Ukraine will…

Russia plans to illegally annex lands it invaded, even as its military falters.

The Kremlin announced that it would hold a ceremony on Friday to begin absorbing four Ukrainian territories, pressing ahead with…

The Pentagon announces an additional $1.1 billion in long-term aid for Ukraine.

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon said on Wednesday it would send an additional $1.1 billion in long-term military aid to Ukraine,…

Moscow releases final results of discredited referendums in occupied territories.

Russian news agencies on Wednesday released what they called the final tallies of ballots cast in four Russian-occupied Ukrainian provinces…

The Finnish government bars Russians from entering as tourists.

The Finnish government announced on Thursday that it would bar Russians from entering as tourists, a long-discussed move that closes…

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Mysterious Blasts and Gas Leaks: What We Know About the Pipeline Breaks in Europe

Early this week, three separate leaks were discovered in two giant natural gas pipelines from Russia. The pipelines were filled…

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 European Union’s…

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