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News about Russia, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

Chronology of Coverage

Jun. 27, 2014

Secretary of State John Kerry says Russia faces prospect of toughened sanctions unless it takes steps in the coming 'hours' to pressure armed separatists in eastern Ukraine to give up the fight; warning adds new pressure ahead of European Union meeting in Brussels. MORE
Jun. 26, 2014

Leaders of Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany call for extending truce between government and rebel troops in eastern Ukraine, even as separatist leaders say peace process has collapsed; surprise talks between separatist leaders and representatives of the Ukrainian and Russian governments offer first hope for settlement in conflict. MORE
Jun. 26, 2014

Nicholas Kristof Op-Ed column notes prevalent attitude that Pres Obama's foreign policy is failure, with just 36 percent of Americans approving of it in New York Times/CBS News poll; contends that emerging narrative about failed foreign policy is unduly harsh; rejects common criticisms of Obama's response to Russian aggression, Iraq and Bowe Berghdal's release; holds that Obama's foreign policy is more deft than public thinks. MORE
Jun. 25, 2014

Russian Pres Vladimir V Putin presses for extension of cease-fire in Ukraine, just hours after calling on Russian lawmakers to rescind resolution authorizing the use of force in the country; both moves come as the United States and some European leaders warn that Russia faces a third, stiffer round of economic sanctions, specifically targeting sectors like banking and high technology, if it does not do more to end the Ukraine crisis. MORE
Jun. 25, 2014

Obama administration, responding to Russian Pres Vladimir V Putin's conflicting signals regarding the Ukraine crisis, plans to escalate sanctions against Russia by targeting its financial, energy and defense industries; European Union leaders are resistant, worried that broader economic clash will hurt their own businesses; American businesses urge Washington not to act without Europe. MORE

Reference Material About Russia

Russia is the largest and most powerful of the states to emerge from the former Soviet Union. As the seat of the Soviet empire that existed for over 70 years, the Russians wielded tremendous power both within the U.S.S.R. and in the international sphere. Almost from their emergence as a separate people, the Russians have extended the boundaries of their country to include a wide variety of non-Russian people. Both the Russian Czars and the Bolsheviks who came to power in 1917 have a long history of expansionist policies, which explains why, even today, an important part of the Russian national identity is that of leader of a large empire.
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Articles

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Looking for the Russia I Once Knew

By JOSH WEIL

Two decades later, the country was still inside me. But all around me, it had changed.

June 29, 2014, Sunday

More on Russia and: Russia , Shoes and Boots

Defying Russia, Ukraine Signs E.U. Trade Pact

By ANDREW HIGGINS and DAVID M. HERSZENHORN

Moscow warned that the signing of the economic agreement, which had set off protests and fighting in Ukraine, would have “serious consequences.”

June 28, 2014, Saturday

More on Russia and: International Trade and World Market , Poroshenko, Petro Olekseyevich , European Union , Ukraine , Russia

Russia Abruptly Cancels Rocket Launch

By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN

President Vladimir V. Putin demanded an explanation for the decision to abandon the long-awaited inaugural mission of the Angara rocket.

June 28, 2014, Saturday

More on Russia and: Baikonur (Kazakhstan) , Rocket Science and Propulsion , Putin, Vladimir V , Roscosmos , Russia

U.N. Official Says Syrian Rules Are Preventing Aid Delivery

By SOMINI SENGUPTA

New bureaucracy by the Syrian government has kept food and medicine from reaching civilians trapped by war, the Security Council is told.

June 27, 2014, Friday

More on Russia and: Syria , International Relations , United Nations , Russia , Humanitarian Aid , Civilian Casualties , Amos, Valerie Ann , Security Council (UN) , Jaafari, Bashar

Kerry Turns Up Pressure on Russia Over Ukraine, Warning of New Sanctions

By MICHAEL R. GORDON and DAVID M. HERSZENHORN

Secretary of State John Kerry said Russia needed to take steps in the coming “hours” to pressure separatists in eastern Ukraine to give up the fight.

June 27, 2014, Friday

More on Russia and: Putin, Vladimir V , Ukraine , Russia , Fabius, Laurent , France , Embargoes and Sanctions , United States International Relations , Kerry, John

World Cup 2014: Algeria Advances by Tying Russia

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

A second-half header provided the equalizer after Russia’s first-half goal, enabling Algeria to move on to the World Cup knockout stage for the first time.

June 27, 2014, Friday

More on Russia and: Algeria , World Cup 2014 (Soccer) , Soccer , Russia

Russia and Others Seek Extended Ukraine Truce, but Separatists Balk

By ANDREW ROTH and DAVID M. HERSZENHORN

President Vladimir V. Putin said that Russia had made a commitment to ease the conflict by revoking an order that provided for the use of the Russian Army in Ukraine.

June 26, 2014, Thursday

More on Russia and: Putin, Vladimir V , Embargoes and Sanctions , France , Kerry, John , Germany , Russia , Poroshenko, Petro Olekseyevich , International Relations , United States International Relations , Ukraine

Obama’s Weakness, or Ours?

By NICHOLAS KRISTOF

Critics scoff at President Obama for his caution on foreign policy. But that’s actually smart.

June 26, 2014, Thursday

More on Russia and: Afghanistan War (2001- ) , Russia , Iraq War (2003-11) , Bergdahl, Bowe R , Editorials , Obama, Barack , Iraq , United States International Relations

Putin Presses Extension of Cease-Fire in Ukraine

By NEIL MacFARQUHAR and ANDREW ROTH

In another move seen as a step toward ending the conflict, President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia also asked lawmakers to rescind a resolution authorizing the use of force in Ukraine.

June 25, 2014, Wednesday

More on Russia and: Defense and Military Forces , Putin, Vladimir V , Ukraine , Legislatures and Parliaments , Russia

Doubting Putin, Obama Prepares to Add Pressure

By PETER BAKER

The Obama administration has drawn up plans to escalate sanctions against Russia by targeting its financial, energy and defense industries.

June 25, 2014, Wednesday

More on Russia and: Obama, Barack , Ukraine , Russia , Kerry, John , European Union , United States , Embargoes and Sanctions , United States International Relations , Putin, Vladimir V

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