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Days after Russia invaded Ukraine last year, Matvey Kukuy, a technology entrepreneur, fled the country for Israel, more out of shame than fear. But when Hamas attacked his new home two weeks ago, he did the opposite: While at a conference in Portugal, he booked tickets to go back to …

Tearful mourners gathered in Moscow over the weekend to pay muted respect to the founder of the Wagner mercenary group, Yevgeny V. Prigozhin, and nine other people who the Russian authorities said were killed in a plane crash last week. Hundreds of people have placed flowers, photographs, candles and flags …

KYIV, Ukraine — Explosions far behind the front lines shook Ukraine on Friday, as a Russian missile demolished part of a hospital complex and apparent Ukrainian strikes hit Russian-occupied cities, in their escalating, long-range aerial war. The attack on a medical center in the central city of Dnipro killed at …

Defending Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina has publicly voiced her support for allowing Russian and Belarusian players to participate in the prestigious tennis tournament. The Kazakhstan tennis star, who was born in Moscow, believes the decision to let these players compete is the right thing to do. Elena Rybakina in Favor …

Bali, Indonesia – Russians have poured into Bali in droves since the invasion of Ukraine. In Indonesia’s most popular destination, the arrivals are finding refuge from the economic fallout of the war and the threat of conscription. They are also meeting a backlash from locals angry about what they see …

In footage released by the Kremlin on New Year’s Eve, President Vladimir V. Putin is seen chatting with soldiers, exhorting them: “We can’t give up anything. We must only fight, only keep going.” He then adds: “Of course, there is still much that needs to be done.” As winter sets …

Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has detained five Russians and three citizens of Ukraine and Armenia in connection with the bombing of the only bridge that connects mainland Russia to the annexes Ukranian region of Crimea, an attack Russia said was masterminded by Ukraine. Ukraine has not officially confirmed its …

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned that Russian government officials have begun to “prepare their society” for the possible use of nuclear weapons, saying the world must act now even though he doesn’t believe that Russia is ready to use them now. In recent weeks, the Ukrainian army has recaptured …

The European Union(EU) has announced it would be suspending visas for Russian citizens in an effort to limit border crossings from Russia to the EU as the war in Ukraine continues to escalate. European foreign ministers reached political consensus to fully suspend the visa facilitation agreement between the European Union …

Members of the European Union are divided over a proposed ban on tourist visas for Russians seeking to enter the 27-nation bloc with France and Germany warning against such a measure. The Czech Republic, which holds the rotating EU presidency, wants to suspend a 2007 deal that eased visa applications …