The political activist and journalist, who twice survived poisonings he blamed on Russian authorities, has rejected the charges against him as punishment for standing up to President Vladimir Putin.
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China willing to work with Russia to maintain global security, defense minister says
The latest display of camaraderie will only intensify international concern that China is ready to provide lethal aid for the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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Germany approves Poland’s request to send jets to Ukraine
The permission was needed because Germany used to own the Soviet-designed MiG 29 planes, which were part of communist East Germany’s military fleet.
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Russian forces in Crimea brace for possible Ukraine assault
The Moscow-appointed leader of Crimea says the region is on guard for what may be an impending Ukrainian counteroffensive.
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Ukraine, Russia send home around 200 troops in prisoner swap
The Ukrainian president’s chief of staff said that the latest of the sporadic prisoner swaps in the war that started in February 2022 was ‘not an easy one.’
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U.S. finds WSJ reporter in Russia is wrongfully detained
Russian authorities arrested Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, a Bowdoin College graduate, in Yekaterinburg, Russia, on March 29.
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Russia hits illegally annexed Ukraine areas from ground, air
The Ukrainian military said Russian forces launched 18 airstrikes, five missile strikes, and 53 attacks from multiple rocket launchers between Thursday and Friday mornings.
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Wall Street Journal reporter charged in Russia with espionage, enters denial
Russian state news agency Tass says jailed Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, a Bowdoin grad, has been formally charged with espionage in Russia.
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Antiwar officer from Putin’s elite security team defects
Gleb Karakulov said moral opposition to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and his fear of dying there drove him to speak out, despite the risks to himself and his family.
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Blinken says WSJ reporter ‘wrongfully detained’ by Russia
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says he has ‘no doubt’ that Russia has wrongfully detained Evan Gershkovich, a Bowdoin grad and American reporter for The Wall Street Journal who was arrested last week on spying allegations.