Yuliya Talmazan
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United Kingdom
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The inside man who shook the Kremlin: Who is Yevgeny Prigozhin, and what's next for him?
The Wagner mercenary group founder has one of the most varied biographies among the Kremlin elite. → Read More
WNBA star Brittney Griner released from Russian custody in a high-profile prisoner swap between the U.S. and Moscow
Griner was detained in February at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport after Russian authorities said they found vape canisters with cannabis oil in her luggage. → Read More
Fears grow for Iranian climber as she returns home after competing without a hijab
Elnaz Rekabi left South Korea for Iran early Tuesday, authorities in both countries said, prompting activists and rights groups to fear for her safety. → Read More
Some Putin allies appear to have a scapegoat for Russia's military failures in Ukraine
After weeks of battlefield setbacks in Ukraine, the search for a scapegoat appears to have settled on Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu. → Read More
Russian soldiers took her husband at gunpoint
Soldiers took one family's men from Bucha shortly after the invasion of Ukraine. Their story mirrors that of thousands thought to have been sent to Russia. → Read More
U.N. inspectors head to Ukrainian nuclear plant at the center of radiation disaster fears
The International Atomic Energy Agency mission is set to arrive at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia power plant in southern Ukraine later this week. → Read More
Ukrainian nuclear plant reconnected to grid after Zelenskyy says Europe narrowly avoided disaster
The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, Europe’s largest, was back on the grid and supplying electricity to Ukraine on Friday, officials said, after it was disconnected for the first time in its 40-year history. → Read More
Brittney Griner appeals drug conviction as Russia, U.S. talk prisoner swap
The WNBA star was sentenced to nine years in Russian jail earlier this month. → Read More
Brittney Griner sentenced to 9 years in Russian prison on drug charges
Prosecutors had asked for a 9 1/2-year sentence for the WNBA star. After Thursday's verdict, attention will turn to the potential for a prisoner swap between the United States and Russia. → Read More
Four feared dead in ‘fatal’ New Mexico helicopter crash
“There are no known survivors,” a statement from Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office said. → Read More
WNBA star Brittney Griner pleads guilty to drug charges in Russian court
Griner, 31, could face up to 10 years in prison on drug smuggling charges under Russian law. → Read More
Russia claims control of key city as it steps up assault on eastern Ukraine
Lysychansk’s capture would provide the Kremlin with a major victory and set up its troops for moving farther into the Donetsk region. → Read More
Putin spokesman says Griner isn't a hostage, gives no hint of release
The State Department has classified the case of WNBA star Brittney Griner, held since February, as a wrongful detention by Russia. → Read More
Russia can't guarantee that American vets captured in Ukraine won’t face the death penalty
“It depends on the investigation,” President Vladimir Putin's spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, told NBC News when asked about Alexander Drueke and Andy Huynh. → Read More
Ukrainians fight for ‘every meter’ of Sievierodonetsk as city risks being cut off
The key eastern Ukrainian city is facing fierce fighting, making mass evacuation and humanitarian aid deliveries "impossible," a regional governor said. → Read More
Ukraine sounds alarm about possible cholera outbreak in Russian-occupied Mariupol
An adviser to the port city’s mayor said Tuesday that its drinking water had been contaminated by decomposing garbage and corpses after months under siege. → Read More
Happening in Ukraine today: Russian forces seize half of key city as Europe takes action on gas
As European Union nations finally agreed to a partial embargo on Russian oil, Moscow’s forces made gains in the Donbas. → Read More
What to know about Ukraine today: Russia’s assault in the east, Zelenskyy's Davos talk and the first war crimes verdict
Russian forces press their offensive in the east, President Biden says the Kremlin must “pay a dear price” and President Zelenskyy addresses the Davos forum. → Read More
Russian soldier sentenced to life in prison in Ukraine’s first war crimes trial since invasion
Sgt. Vadim Shyshimarin, 21, admitted to shooting an unarmed 62-year-old man in the head in a village in northeastern Ukraine in the early days of the war. → Read More
Zelenskyy's rise: From 'Dancing with the Stars' and 'Paddington 2' to facing down Putin
“People see a real human being in him, who is living this war and fighting,” one Ukrainian analyst said. → Read More