Russia
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Confident Putin Suggests He Has Winning Hand in Ukraine
The Russian leader, in his annual news conference, said he was open to peace talks but showed no hint of…
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Finland Closes Border With Russia Again
The country accused Russia of resuming an effort to funnel mostly African and Middle Eastern migrants into Finland in an…
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World
What Will Putin Discuss at His Big Annual News Conference?
In what is usually a marathon news conference, the Russian leader is almost certain to talk about the war in…
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George Cohon, Who Brought Big Macs to Moscow, Dies at 86
He was chairman of McDonald’s in Canada and in Russia, where he opened the chain’s first restaurant in 1990, engaging…
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Finland Partly Reopens Its Border With Russia
The Nordic country, which recently joined NATO, has accused Moscow of funneling migrants to their shared land border.
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Navalny Misses Court Date, Raising Alarm Among His Supporters
The Russian opposition leader was scheduled to appear before a district court via a video link on Monday. His spokeswoman…
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Netanyahu and Putin Speak, and Offer Different Versions of What Was Said
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel and President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia spoke by telephone on Sunday for the…
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NATO Ministers Vow to Maintain Support for Ukraine
Amid questions over Western resolve, Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and other diplomats stressed their commitment to Kyiv’s bid…
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Arts
A Video Game That Doubles as a World War I History Lesson
Last Train Home tells an overlooked story of the Czechoslovak Legion’s evacuation across Russia in the embers of the Great…
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World
Finland to Close the Last Border Crossing With Russia for Two Weeks
Relations have deteriorated markedly since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and the Finns accuse Moscow of orchestrating a flow of migrants…