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U.K. Prime Minister and Biden Discuss Allowing Ukraine’s Use of Long-Range Missiles Inside Russia

The White House meeting between the two leaders comes as Putin warns that a decision would put NATO ‘at war’ with Moscow

Ukraine Pressed to Think About a Plan B for War With Russia

As Russia advances, Western officials want Kyiv to spell out realistic war goals

Deadliest Russian Missile Strike This Year Highlights Ukraine’s Air-Defense Shortage

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has pleaded for more missile systems and jet fighters to shield the country

How a General’s Blunder Left Russia’s Border Vulnerable

Col. Gen. Alexander Lapin dismantled a council that oversaw security in the Kursk province in the months before Ukrainian troops invaded

As Ukraine Invades Russia, Kyiv’s Troops Are in Trouble on the Eastern Front

Ukrainian soldiers are overmatched in some areas and deployments in the trenches can stretch for months

On Russia’s Border, Fear and Defiance: ‘No One Will Chase Us Out of Here’

Thousands of residents have been evacuated from Russia’s Kursk and Belgorod regions after being caught off guard by Ukraine’s incursion

Russia Withdraws Some Forces From Ukraine in Response to Kursk Invasion

Ukraine was sending in reinforcements Tuesday to bolster its foothold in the Russian border region

Ukrainian Soldiers Describe Rapid Offensive Across Border as Russians Fled

Ukrainian reinforcements are arriving—including from other fronts, where Kyiv’s forces were already spread thin

Ukrainian Forces Push Deeper Into Russian Territory Following Surprise Incursion

KYIV—Moscow battled to regain control of its border region as Ukrainian forces pushed deeper into Russian territory four days after a surprise incursion. As Russia struggled to push Ukrainian soldiers back, Kyiv’s forces struck at least one Russian military column and claimed to be in control of a town in the lightly defended Kursk region. Ukraine […]

Russians, Fleeing War, Find Haven in the Cafes and Beaches of South America

Immigrants are settling in Brazil and Argentina, buying up apartments and opening beauty salons and restaurants

How Russia Ignited the Firestorm Over Gender in Olympic Boxing

The battle over the eligibility of two women boxers has roiled the Paris Games and sparked a global culture war. It has also given Russia a place at an Olympics it wasn’t invited to.

Russia Crushes Dissent as Putin’s System Ramps Up Repression

Wrongful conviction of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich is latest blow against freedom of expression in Russia

Russia Sentences Radio Free Europe Journalist Alsu Kurmasheva After Secret Trial

The dual U.S.-Russian citizen was convicted of spreading false information about Russia’s military

Evan Gershkovich Sentenced to 16 Years in Russian Prison After Wrongful Conviction

Sentencing came after a secret trial that the U.S. has condemned as a sham

U.S., Germany Foil Russian Plot to Kill Defense Executive

Plan targeting Rheinmetall CEO Armin Papperger signals escalation of campaign to weaken Western support for Ukraine

For Ukraine and Russia, a Deadly Summer Lies Ahead With Little Hope of Big Gains

Thousands likely to die as warring forces seek openings along a largely static front line

A Den of Spies: Vienna Emerges as Hub for Russian Espionage

Moscow allegedly plotted to kill an investigative journalist in Austria. Now his home is protected by officers with submachine guns.

Russian Missiles Hit Kyiv Children’s Hospital in Deadly Attacks Across Ukraine

The strikes were the largest across the war-torn country in months