Russian propaganda is spreading into the world’s video games.In Minecraft, the immersive game owned by Microsoft, Russian players re-enacted the battle for Soledar, a city in Ukraine that Russian forces […]
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Back to news homeRussia’s Online Censorship Has Surged During Ukraine War
What’s the difference between Russia’s internet before and after the invasion of Ukraine? The answer: a thirtyfold increase in censorship.That was the finding of a report published on Wednesday by […]
Russian Attack Threatens Even Alternative Routes for Ukrainian Grain
For shipping companies looking for a way to bring Ukrainian grain to global markets, the options keep dwindling, escalating a trade crisis that is expected to add pressure on global […]
Russia Seeds New Surveillance Tech to Squash Ukraine War Dissent
As the war in Ukraine unfolded last year, Russia’s best digital spies turned to new tools to fight an enemy on another front: those inside its own borders who opposed […]
Russia and Saudi Arabia’s Oil Partnership Shows Strain
For most of the last six years, the leaders of Russia and Saudi Arabia worked with each other to control the global oil market during times of war, pandemic and […]
As War in Ukraine Grinds on, China Helps Refill Russian Drone Supplies
The Biden administration vowed last month to crack down on companies that sell critical technologies to Russia as part of its efforts to curtail the country’s war against Ukraine. But […]
How Russia Is Surviving the Tightening Grip on Its Oil Revenue
Using customs data from India, Mr. Vakulenko, the Russian oil expert, showed that local importers of Russian crude paid almost the same price as Brent crude. A New York Times […]
An Alternate Reality: How Russia’s State TV Spins the Ukraine War
Collaboration between the Kremlin and state broadcasters dates back more than two decades, said Mr. Gatov, a former Russian journalist and an expert on state propaganda. Each day, the Kremlin […]
Russia’s Economy Is Threatened by War and Sanctions
KALUGA, Russia— Valery Volodin, a welder at a sprawling Volkswagen plant in western Russia, relaxed for most of the summer at his dacha, or weekend house, planting his garden and […]
Biden’s Meeting With Macron Comes Amid Rising Trans-Atlantic Tensions
Officials “think there is space here for Europe and others, frankly, to take similar steps,” a senior administration official told reporters this week in a background briefing previewing Mr. Macron’s […]