Russians Systematically Loot Art, Ancient Relics From Ukraine's Cultural Sites

04/12/2022 08:03 Wall Street Journal

Moscow’s attacks on Ukrainian museums and theaters are part of a broader assault on the national identity.

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Ukraine Warns Russia Is Planning Major Offensive as Kyiv Shakes Up Military Leadership

Ukraine warned that Russia was completing preparations for a major new offensive this month as Kyiv signaled a reshuffle in its military leadership amid a corruption scandal that has rocked the Defense Ministry....

06/02/2023 05:09 Wall Street Journal

Pope Francis Reaffirms Calls for Acceptance of Gay People

The pontiff also reiterated his readiness to broker peace between Russia and Ukraine....

05/02/2023 13:13 Wall Street Journal

Ukraine War Makes Unexpected Winner of Turkey's Erdogan

The Turkish president has leveraged his closeness with Putin to expand his international influence and shore up Turkey’s faltering economy....

05/02/2023 11:27 Wall Street Journal

Russia Builds Pressure on Ukraine Along Front Line

Russian forces are putting pressure on Ukraine along a growing portion of the front line, with attacks coming in the Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia regions in recent weeks, in addition to the fierce fighting around Bakhmut in the Donetsk region. ...

05/02/2023 10:44 Wall Street Journal

More Russian Migrants Enter U.S. as Exceptions for Asylum Seekers Expand

More Russian migrants are traveling through Mexico to seek asylum in the U.S., taking advantage of expanded exemptions to Title 42 border restrictions....

05/02/2023 10:00 Wall Street Journal

Moscow, Tehran Advance Plans for Iranian-Designed Drone Facility in Russia

Moscow and Tehran are moving ahead with plans to build a factory in Russia that could make at least 6,000 Iranian-designed drones for the Ukraine war, said officials from a country aligned with the U.S....

05/02/2023 09:58 Wall Street Journal

Signs of Coming Russian Offensive in Ukraine Mount

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the situation in the country’s east was very difficult, as Russia pressed for territorial gains around the city of Bakhmut and prepared for an expected offensive in the coming weeks....

04/02/2023 13:35 Wall Street Journal

Band of Barbers, Judges and Security Guards Uses Soviet-Era Guns to Repel Russian Drones

Groups of volunteers play a key role in a battle taking place far from the war’s front lines: protecting Ukraine from Russian drones and missiles targeting the civilian infrastructure....

04/02/2023 09:00 Wall Street Journal

Russia's Casualties in Ukraine Near 200,000

The toll is likely to continue to rise as the Kremlin readies a fresh offensive in the coming weeks....

04/02/2023 06:26 Wall Street Journal

G-7 Agrees to Expand Sanctions on Russian Oil Industry

The U.S. and its allies agreed to cap the sales prices of premium Russian petroleum products such as diesel and low-value ones such as fuel oil....

03/02/2023 16:28 Wall Street Journal

Russian Forces Strengthen Positions as Ukraine Braces for New Offensive

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned his country to prepare for a wider onslaught nearly one year since the start of the war....

03/02/2023 13:56 Wall Street Journal

U.S. Presses Libyan Commander to Expel Russia's Wagner

The CIA director visited Libya amid concerns the Kremlin-linked outfit, which has played an increasing battlefield role in the Ukraine war, may tap into the country’s oil riches....

03/02/2023 13:44 Wall Street Journal

Russia's Ukraine War Effort Fueled by Turkish Exports

Turkish companies last year exported tens of millions of dollars worth of machinery, electronics, spare parts and other items that Russia needs for its military, according to a survey of trade data....

03/02/2023 13:04 Wall Street Journal

Europe Cuts Addiction to Russian Energy, Yet Fuel Scramble Continues

Europe’s dependence on Russian energy is drawing to a close, leaving the continent racing to squirrel away fuels and find alternative supplies....

03/02/2023 05:52 Wall Street Journal

Ukraine Hopes New Bombs From U.S. Will Help It Push Back Russia

Ukraine last summer stunned Russian troops with precision strikes from U.S.-supplied Himars mobile rocket launchers. Now an even more potent rocket system holds the potential to re-energize Kyiv’s troops....

03/02/2023 05:23 Wall Street Journal

Russia Claims Gains in Battle for Bakhmut

Russian forces said they had made new advances in their effort to encircle the eastern Ukrainian city, while European leaders arrived in Kyiv to discuss further military aid....

02/02/2023 14:21 Wall Street Journal

Putin Rallies Support and Warns of Reprisals

The Russian president used a commemoration of a pivotal World War II battle to marshal support for his military campaign in Ukraine....

02/02/2023 13:15 Wall Street Journal

Zelensky Presses EU Chief on Ukraine's Membership Progress

The European Union will double the number of Ukrainian troops it trains to 30,000, a senior EU official says, in a sign of the bloc’s continued support for Kyiv’s war effort....

02/02/2023 12:55 Wall Street Journal

Ukraine War Drives Rapid Growth in South Korea's Arms Exports

The country has been supplying the U.S. and its allies and is coming under pressure to aid Kyiv directly....

02/02/2023 09:00 Wall Street Journal

Ukraine Ramps Up Corruption Fight

Authorities raided the home of a billionaire who had backed Volodymyr Zelensky’s successful presidential run in 2019....

01/02/2023 19:04 Wall Street Journal

Ukraine Braces for Major Russian Offensive

A top Ukrainian security official said that Russia is preparing for what he called maximum escalation....

01/02/2023 13:10 Wall Street Journal

Ukraine Denounces Western Executives at Russian Companies

While executives aren’t breaking any laws if working at companies that aren’t sanctioned by the U.S. or its allies, Kyiv says their presence risks undermining broader efforts to isolate the country internationally....

01/02/2023 05:30 Wall Street Journal

U.S. Company Offers Advanced Drones to Ukraine for One Dollar, With Some Costs

Sale of long-range, high-speed Reaper unmanned aircraft would require Biden administration approval....

31/01/2023 17:15 Wall Street Journal

U.S. Says Russia Has Violated Nuclear-Arms Treaty

Tensions over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine risk endangering cooperation on arms control and negotiating a successor to the New START treaty....

31/01/2023 16:18 Wall Street Journal

Ukraine Fends Off Russian Assaults in the East

Kyiv said its forces had repelled multiple Russian attacks around Bakhmut, as Moscow’s troops pushed to encircle the besieged city....

31/01/2023 14:31 Wall Street Journal

In Besieged Bakhmut, Everyday Life Is a Struggle to Survive

A city of some 80,000 before the war, the eastern Ukrainian city is now home to barely a few thousand who endure hardship every day, as Russian forces press forward house by house and bombard it with artillery....

31/01/2023 06:45 Wall Street Journal

Zelensky Urges Faster Weapons Deliveries Amid Russian Push

Russian forces have battered Ukrainian positions in recent weeks, pushing for a breakthrough before tanks pledged by Kyiv’s partners begin to arrive on the battlefield....

30/01/2023 14:19 Wall Street Journal

NATO Chief Presses South Korea to Help Arm Ukraine

South Korea has sent materials such as gas masks, bulletproof vests and medical supplies to Ukraine, but has declined to provide lethal weapons....

30/01/2023 05:45 Wall Street Journal

Russia Tightens Grip Around Bakhmut as Ukraine Awaits Western Tanks

Kyiv urged the West to provide longer-range firepower to counter Russia’s missile barrages as Russia’s invasion forces tightened the noose around the beleaguered eastern city....

29/01/2023 13:43 Wall Street Journal

On Europe's Border With Russia, Guards Combat Forbidden Trade

Customs agents in Finland work to enforce Western sanctions on exports, blocking shipments of items from luxury cars to sonar gear....

29/01/2023 07:00 Wall Street Journal

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