Neil MacFarquhar
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How the Kremlin Might Get Past RT Bans to Spread Its Message
Social media companies may try to ban RT, the Russian state media broadcaster. But the network has proved in the past to be a wily...
In Mississippi, Welfare for the Well-Connected as a Scandal Spreads
Millions earmarked for the needy in the nation’s poorest state instead went to projects that benefited the well-to-do, the state alleges, including a volleyball stadium...
How War in Ukraine Roiled Russia’s ‘Coolest Company’
The decline of Yandex, the Russian version of Google, is emblematic of the economic and cultural troubles spawned by the invasion.
How Russia’s War in Ukraine Roiled Yandex
The decline of Yandex, the Russian version of Google, is emblematic of the economic and cultural troubles spawned by the invasion.
Moscow Court Orders Brittney Griner Held in Jail for Another 18 Days
The American basketball star was arrested in February in a Russian airport amid tensions over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and attempts to win her release...