Vladímir Putin

Members of the small and independent Fulcro theater group – who left Saint Petersburg because of the war – are trying out another scene in Israel

There long has been an isolationist strain in the United States, particularly in the Republican Party, but rarely has it been shared by so many candidates for president

Prigozhin, whose brutal fighters were feared in Ukraine, Africa and Syria, was eulogized by President Vladimir Putin, even as suspicions grew that the Russian leader was behind the accident that many saw as an assassination

Their deaths range from the exotic — from drinking polonium-laced tea or touching a deadly nerve agent — to the more mundane of getting shot at close range

Drawn by natural resources, the mercenary corporation operates in Libya, the Central African Republic, Sudan, and Mali, where they strive to spread Russian influence and enrich the Kremlin

US intelligence and some Russian media point to an attack on the plane in which the Wagner leader was traveling. ‘He was a man of difficult fate, and he made serious mistakes in life,’ said the Russian president

The list of the deceased includes the firm’s second-in-command, its head of logistics and other senior officials. Two pilots and a stewardess were also killed

President Putin on Thursday expressed his condolences to the families of those who were reported to be aboard the jet and referred to ‘serious mistakes’ by Prigozhin, who led an insurrection against the Russian military two months prior to his death

The Wagner company has played a decisive role in the war in Ukraine, where it has managed to maintain control of Russian positions in Donbas

The crash immediately raised suspicions, since the fate of the founder of the Wagner private military company has been the subject of intense speculation ever since he led a brief armed rebellion against the Russian military two months ago

The Kyiv security services claim responsibility for the sabotage, operations that demonstrate their ability to infiltrate enemy territory

Putin skips meeting with leaders of the Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa bloc fearing arrest for war crimes in Ukraine invasion

Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko said that hosting Russian nuclear weapons in his country is meant to deter aggression by NATO member Poland, even though Warsaw has made no such threats

The Russian president’s travel to Johannesburg was complicated by an outstanding International Criminal Court warrant for his arrest over the abduction of children from Ukraine

The Kyiv government organized a meeting with four prisoners of war, three of them from the occupied regions of Donetsk and Luhansk

A year-and-a-half after the Russian invasion began, Ukrainians are striving to fix the damage with a joint response from Kyiv, local governments, civil society, international donors and NGOs

The arrest of a military officer accused of passing information to Moscow adds to fears of a wider infiltration of Germany by the Kremlin’s secret services

Almost 18 months after the start of the war, a humanitarian corridor between the Russian city of Belgorod and Sumi in northeastern Ukraine opens a window of opportunity for trapped citizens

The governor of the northern region, Vyacheslav Chaus, said Sunday that the total number of people wounded in the attack had risen to 148

The head of European diplomacy thinks that the EU’s aid to Ukraine has been too gradual. He also spoke with EL PAÍS about the explosive situation in the Sahel region after the military coup in Niger: ‘It’s the moment of truth for Africa’

The author of ‘The Third Reich Trilogy’ says that believing that there’s no such thing as objective truth — only opinion — leads to the destruction of society

Neither side gave details of what the cooperation will entail, but the two countries have agreed to hold joint military exercises next year

Ukraine’s economy, crunched by the war, is heavily dependent on farming. Its agricultural exports, like those of Russia, are also crucial for world supplies

Russia’s central bank has made a big interest rate hike in an emergency move designed to fight inflation and strengthen the ruble. This week, the country’s currency reached its lowest value since early in the war with Ukraine

The Ukrainian air force says Russia fired a total of 28 cruise missiles at the country early on Tuesday. Sixteen of them were intercepted