New U.S. penalties on Russian energy could be a sticking point as President Trump and Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary meet.
Many East Germans are more sympathetic toward Moscow than their western compatriots, reflecting decades of Soviet ties and disillusionment since reunification.
Freed in a major prisoner swap, Aleksandra Skochilenko said “the values of freedom of speech, of peace, could be more important than spending even 10 years in jail.”
Las restricciones rusas a editores y vendedores son cada vez más severas. Se retiran volúmenes o se censuran como documentos secretos, pero las librerías aún son importantes fuentes de comunidad.
El Kremlin concentra su poder de fuego en Pokrovsk, la puerta estratégica hacia Donetsk, una región que Putin ha codiciado durante años.
El juez federal criticó el miércoles a la fiscala elegida personalmente por el presidente Trump, Lindsey Halligan, por adoptar un enfoque del caso basado en “imputar primero, investigar después”.
The Kremlin is focusing its fire on Pokrovsk, a gateway to the Donetsk region, which Russia’s president, Vladimir V. Putin, has long coveted.
The flashpoint was the Justice Department’s failure to turn over seized communications from a confidant of Mr. Comey’s, Daniel C. Richman, a law professor at Columbia University.
Restrictions on publishers and sellers have grown more severe. Volumes are being pulled from shelves or redacted like secret documents, but bookstores remain important sources of community.
In Ukraine, unmanned weapons hunt the wounded and medics alike. Moving injured soldiers to safety has never been more difficult.
El presidente de EE. UU. y uno de los altos funcionarios de su gabinete están enviando mensajes contradictorios sobre la forma en que el gobierno estadounidense está manejando las armas más destructivas del mundo.
Los ‘best-sellers’ del escritor francés surgieron de un profundo afecto a Rusia. Pero desde que Moscú invadió Ucrania, ha reconsiderado sus opiniones.
President Trump and one of his top cabinet officials are sending mixed messages on how the U.S. government is handling the most destructive weapons in the world.
The Russian authorities canceled a festival in St. Petersburg, branding it “Satanist,” as part of a larger assault on anything viewed as a Western influence.
Emmanuel Carrère’s best sellers on Russia grew out of a deep affection. Since Moscow invaded Ukraine, he has traveled to the war-torn country to rethink his views.
Los equipos de drones compiten por ascender en un marcador que recompensa a las unidades por los ataques exitosos. Los oficiales ucranianos afirman que el concurso ayuda a mantener motivados a los soldados.
Touting new weapons tests, Moscow signals to Washington that it must contend with the Kremlin’s power and negotiate.
El presidente Trump dijo que otras naciones no identificadas estaban probando sus propias armas nucleares, aunque ningún país las ha probado desde 2017.
The two biggest U.S. oil companies increased production in the third quarter and reported lower but still robust profits.
The Ukrainian military has a point-scoring system for drone operators who hit various enemy targets. Kim Barker, a New York Times reporter covering the war, describes how the necessities of drone warfare have transformed the conflict.
Drone teams compete to ascend a scoreboard that rewards units for successful attacks. Ukrainian officials say the contest helps keep soldiers motivated.
President Trump explained the order by saying other, unnamed nations were testing their own nuclear weapons, even though no country has tested since 2017.
On Wednesday, President Trump threatened to resume testing nuclear weapons again after more than 30 years, claiming that other countries had nuclear testing programs. The president suggested that Russia and China’s nuclear programs could match that of the United States in the next few years.
The president’s ambiguity on nuclear testing is worrisome not only because America’s public can’t know what he means, but because America’s adversaries don’t.
El nuevo acuerdo comercial fue una victoria para la economía mundial, pero se negoció bajo la sombra de una nueva y repentina amplificación de las amenazas nucleares entre las potencias mundiales.
Dmitri S. Peskov, a Kremlin spokesman, told Russian news agencies that recent drone and missile tests were not nuclear weapons tests.
The two leaders reached an agreement on fentanyl, some tariffs and rare earths, at least for a year. But even as the global trade picture cleared a little, Mr. Trump spurred new worries about nuclear proliferation.
The test comes days after President Vladimir V. Putin announced the previous trial of another Russian nuclear weapon.
Moscow’s forces infiltrated Pokrovsk after months of attacks on the city, a strategic part of Ukraine’s eastern defenses.
El laboratorio donde Oppenheimer desarrolló la bomba atómica es el eje del esfuerzo de EE. UU. por modernizar sus armas nucleares. Pero el centro ha enfrentado incidentes de contaminación, interrupciones de obras e infraestructuras obsoletas.
The lab where Oppenheimer developed the atomic bomb is the linchpin in the United States’ effort to modernize its nuclear weapons. Yet the site has contended with contamination incidents, work disruptions and old infrastructure.
El Burevestnik, por su fuente de energía, puede volar durante mucho más tiempo que otros misiles y, según el Kremlin, es capaz de eludir los sistemas de defensa antimisiles.
El acercamiento del presidente de EE. UU. a sus aliados, adversarios y competidores ha demostrado ser una extraña mezcla de éxitos y arranques cada vez más frecuentes y erráticos.
Ambas partes están atacando el suministro de energía del rival para intentar destrabar el conflicto.
The Times examined weapons sales documents from a Russian arms supplier and interviewed dozens of officials from Vietnam, the United States and other countries in the region.
U.S. allies worry that American volatility and Russian outreach and arms sales, in particular, are driving Vietnam into a new phase.
Both sides are targeting energy assets to try to break the deadlock on the battlefield.
Because of its power source, the Burevestnik can remain airborne far longer than other nuclear-armed missiles.
Whether because of his increasingly mercurial approach or despite it, President Trump has won some foreign policy victories in his second term. The question now is whether he can build on his record.
Whether he is negotiating a deal in the Middle East, bombing boats off the coast of Venezuela or deploying troops to American cities, it’s always about power.
As winter slows the pace of battlefield combat, Moscow and Kyiv are betting on campaigns against each other’s energy assets to break a stalemate in the conflict.
Dylan Earl recruited people to set fire to two London warehouses containing aid bound for Ukraine, the police said. He was also convicted of plotting against a dissident Russian restaurant owner.
Genetic material pulled from 13 teeth found in a grave in Lithuania revealed infectious diseases that felled the French emperor’s troops as they withdrew from Russia.
La demolición del presidente Trump del ala este parece imitar su determinación de rehacer EE. UU.
As fears about Russia grow, Estonia’s tech-savvy work force is developing new weapons and defense systems.
European leaders want to build on President Trump’s sanctions on Russia with new commitments of financial and military support for Kyiv.
President Trump’s demolition of the East Wing to make way for a ballroom seems to mirror his determination to remake America.
For the first time in his second term, President Trump is imposing new sanctions, but they may not shift the course of Russia’s war in Ukraine.
A Zhi Dong Zhang, conocido por su alias “Brother Wang”, se le señala de suministrar fentanilo a los cárteles desde China, de contrabando y de lavar millones de dólares.
El presidente Vladimir Putin advirtió una respuesta contundente si el gobierno de Donald Trump arma a Kiev con los potentes misiles que pretende.
Zhi Dong Zhang, who escaped house arrest in Mexico this summer, is accused of supplying cartels with fentanyl from China, smuggling and money laundering millions under the alias “Brother Wang.”
President Trump announced sanctions on Lukoil and Rosneft, Russia’s two largest oil companies, while restrictions by the European Union included a ban on imports of Russian liquefied natural gas.
Traders are pondering whether the United States and its allies are finally getting serious about restricting Russian energy.
While oil markets reacted strongly to the sanctions, analysts said the measures were unlikely to significantly change President Vladimir V. Putin’s war calculations.
European leaders signed off on the new measures just hours after President Trump imposed sanctions on Russia’s two biggest oil companies.
European Union officials could reach a political agreement as soon as Thursday on a plan for a huge loan to Ukraine backed by Kremlin money frozen in a Belgian financial institution.
The sanctions are among the most significant measures that the United States has taken against the Russian energy sector since the beginning of the war in Ukraine.
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine said the overnight assault showed that Russia “clearly doesn’t feel enough pressure to stop prolonging the war.”
Airports in several countries have temporarily closed in recent weeks after reports of drones in the skies. Experts say the response has exposed a lack of preparedness.
In “Motherland,” the journalist Julia Ioffe charts the Russian campaign to emancipate women — and the country’s failure to live up to that promise.
Russian strikes hit Ukraine after President Trump said meeting President Vladimir Putin of Russia would be “a waste of time.”
Without a plan for what comes next, the United States is not only hastening its own decline but also forcing the world into a new era of disorder.
Las idas y venidas son el ejemplo más reciente de cómo el presidente Trump insinuaba un avance en las conversaciones con Rusia, solo para que el presidente Vladimir Putin señalara lo contrario.
President Trump said last week he planned to speak with Russia’s leader in “two weeks or so” about Ukraine.
A contentious meeting between President Trump and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine produced no obvious progress toward a cease-fire.
Every fall since the start of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russia has intensified strikes on Ukraine’s power plants and electrical infrastructure, continuing a yearslong effort to collapse its energy grid. As winter approaches, one daycare is finding it hard to cope.
As the Kremlin throttles WhatsApp and Telegram, the new MAX messaging app is moving Russia closer to a restricted internet without foreign technology.
European democracy and rule of law are at risk, the general says, so Europe must give Ukraine whatever it can to pressure Moscow, even if Trump does not.
President Trump backed off selling Tomahawk missiles to Kyiv, opting instead for talks with Russia. Still, Ukraine’s negotiating position has strengthened since the summer.
At the White House, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine made the case for why a weapons sale would help end the war. Mr. Trump at first seemed receptive, then expressed reservations.
The group, called Stoptime, had been performing anti-Kremlin songs for months and gaining in popularity before the authorities moved against the open dissent.
After Thursday’s phone call with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, President Trump appeared to express doubts about supplying Ukraine with more powerful weapons.
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President Trump is energized after the Mideast deal between Israel and Hamas. But President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine is seeking more weapons to force Russia to negotiate.
The only way to contain Putin is with a resolute show of strength.
Trump said he planned to meet with President Vladimir Putin or Russia in a few weeks to discuss a cease-fire as President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine arrived in Washington to secure more weapons.
Trump ha insinuado que podría enviar este tipo de misiles a Ucrania, lo que daría a Volodímir Zelenski la capacidad de atacar Moscú con municiones capaces de una gran destrucción.
Our personal health reporter explains why it’s the quality, not quantity, of socializing that matters.
President Trump had grown increasingly frustrated with his Russian counterpart for dragging on its three-year war on Ukraine.
Though Pyongyang has largely pulled its soldiers off the front lines in Ukraine, it is expanding the types of ammunition it supplies to Russia.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth offered unusually strong criticism of Russia, just as Ukraine seeks American Tomahawk missiles.
The meeting in Moscow between President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia and President Ahmed al-Shara of Syria showcased the adaptability of two leaders once at odds.
President Ahmed al-Shara is making his first trip to Moscow, which backed the regime his rebels overthrew. Both sides have reasons to put the past aside.
Largely used by naval forces for more than 40 years, Ukraine could receive a newly developed land-based launcher to strike Moscow and beyond.
President Trump’s threats to provide the missiles to Ukraine, whether he follows through on them or not, are a sign of his growing frustration with Moscow.
An intelligence agency’s sweeping investigation shows that Moscow is closely following the anti-Kremlin activities of Russians abroad.
As Russia rebuffs President Trump’s diplomatic push, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine plans to head again to the White House, this time seeking missiles.
The Kremlin will only negotiate if missiles and drones bring the pain of war home to Russians, Ukrainian officials say.
With Russian forces gaining slowly on the battlefield, Ukraine hopes its long-range drone campaign will help persuade Vladimir V. Putin to change course.
“President Putin and I have had an open line of communication regarding the welfare of these children,” the first lady announced.
Every fall since the war started in 2022, Russia has targeted electricity and heating infrastructure in an effort to weaken Ukrainians’ will to continue fighting.
Treinta y ocho personas murieron el día de Navidad de 2024 cuando un Embraer 190 operado por Azerbaijan Airlines se estrelló a orillas del mar Caspio.
President Trump has coveted the prize for years. The winner will be unveiled 48 hours after President Trump announced a breakthrough in the Israel-Hamas war.
President Vladimir Putin’s rare acknowledgment of a Russian military mistake came as relations have deteriorated between the two former Soviet states.
The leadership of Russia must understand that its attempt to rebuild Europe’s last empire is doomed to fail.
El libro del periodista Bob Woodward también relata que Donald Trump envió en secreto a Vladimir Putin lo que entonces eran raras máquinas de prueba COVID-19 para uso personal del líder ruso.
The journalist Bob Woodward cited an unnamed aide saying that Donald J. Trump had spoken to Vladimir V. Putin as many as seven times since leaving office. Multiple sources say they cannot confirm that report.
The president defended his debate performance with exaggerations about polling, his recent appearances and his opponent.
The war in Ukraine. Hamas’s attack on Israel. Inflation. The former president has insisted that none would have occurred if he had remained in office after 2020.
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia made highly choreographed appearances in an effort to project power and control, and U.S. officials suggested Gen. Sergei Surovikin was probably being held.
Mientras prestábamos atención a la pandemia, China y Ucrania, los caminos hacia la prosperidad y los intereses comunes se han oscurecido.
While the world’s eyes were on the pandemic, China and the war in Ukraine, the paths to prosperity and shared interests have grown murkier.
The group liked online war games. But then Jack Teixeira, an active-duty airman, began showing them classified documents, members say.
Oil prices soared 7 percent on Sunday night after the group’s move to cut 1.2 million barrels a day.
Also, Russia tries to cut off Bakhmut, and countries reach an ocean biodiversity deal.
Readers discuss a guest essay by Christopher Caldwell that blamed the U.S. for an escalation in the war. Also: Mask mandates; the next pandemic; YouTube.
Also, Adani Enterprises pulls its offering and soldiers die on both sides in Bakhmut.
Also, Russia’s resilient economy and Sri Lanka’s enduring struggle.
Also, Russian missile attacks in Ukraine and a major deal for Indian women’s cricket.
Also, China’s uncertain economic recovery.
Russia is isolated by its invasion of Ukraine and needs China more than ever. But China, facing a Covid crisis, is in no position to risk sanctions.
Also, Ukraine peace talks seem far-off.
Also, Ukraine is fighting to retake a city in the Donbas.
Also, an emerging picture of China’s Covid crisis.
Also, Benjamin Netanyahu is poised to lead Israel again and the week in culture.
In China, Russia and the United Kingdom, unmarked sheets of white paper have become a potent symbol of defiance.
Plus, Iran abolishes the morality police and Russia vows to defy an oil price cap.
Readers discuss a guest essay about recent misdeeds by four billionaires. Also: Pandemic cautions; moderate Republicans; Russian brutality in Ukraine.
Plus Russia says it is retreating from Kherson City and markets try to parse China’s “zero Covid.”
Plus Myanmar gets closer to Russia and a dire climate report.
When Russia closed its airspace, it upended the decades-long strategy for making Finland a European travel hub to and from the East.
Readers respond to the latest Russian attacks in Ukraine. Also: The wonders of math; pandemic spending; Republicans and crime.
Readers discuss new aspects of the workplace during the pandemic. Also: A political balance; Vladimir Putin and Mikhail Gorbachev; student newspapers.
Xi Jinping, who is expected to meet with Vladimir Putin, will seek to project confidence as a global statesman at a time of grave challenges at home.
Plus India’s growing economy and China’s “zero-Covid” trap.
Plus the decline in American life expectancy and the latest on Typhoon Hinnamnor.
A Russian-born painter, he created a mural of the Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev smooching the East German leader Erich Honecker — and with it a tourist attraction.
Readers debate the party’s strategy of supporting far-right G.O.P. candidates it thinks it can beat. Also: Covid and schools; Ukraine’s students; Kansas and abortion.
Plus Russia prepares for show trials and Taiwan does not rise to China’s provocations.
Plus new details about explosions in Crimea and revelations about the victims of Seoul’s floods.
The departure of a grain-filled vessel from Odesa was hailed as a victory against global hunger. But experts say the crisis is so big that no single advance can reverse it.
Brittney Griner for Viktor Bout?
Russia looks to Africa.
Under pressure as tight oil supplies hurt the U.S. economy, Biden will go to Saudi Arabia for a meeting with M.B.S.
Plus the conviction of an ailing Hong Kong activist and President Vladimir Putin’s upcoming trip to Iran.
Plus Ukrainian civilians bear the brunt of Russia’s war and new details after Shinzo Abe’s death.
Plus Xi Jinping visits Hong Kong and Ukraine takes back Snake Island.
La COVID-19, el cambio climático y la posibilidad de una crisis alimentaria global demuestran que los problemas del mundo están muy ligados entre sí. Y también las soluciones.
No single country can solve the problem of rising food and fuel costs.
A reader praises the former vice president; another reluctantly suggests pardoning Donald Trump. Also: Ukraine what-ifs; Covid mandates; paid internships.
Plus the Fed raised interest rates and a video of an assault in China went viral.
Ukraine says Russia controls 20 percent of its territory.
The bloody battle for Ukraine’s east.
Readers weigh in on the Florida governor’s record. Also: Vladimir Putin’s nuclear option; last Covid texts; belief in change; hope and healing.
Mental health evaluations, chat rooms and parents’ roles. Also: Republicans and shootings; Covid mandates; voters and democracy; Estonia and Russia; abortion funds.
Plus climate’s role in Australia’s upcoming election and a Covid-19 protest at Peking University.
The teen mental health crisis. Also: Elon Musk, Donald Trump and Twitter; Vladimir Putin’s gambit; Russian TV; Penn Station; flying without masks.