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WAR

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 14, 2023
Putin cronies and criminals gear up to steal Russia
Owing to Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine and the West’s response, hundreds of billions of dollars’ worth of assets are up for grabs in Russia.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 14, 2023
Moscow's gas ties with Europe, crafted over decades, lie in ruins
Russia's gas trade with Europe has been based on thousands of miles of pipes beginning in Siberia and stretching to Germany and beyond.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 14, 2023
Britain needs some leveling up in its military
Worries mount over the British military falling behind as Vladimir Putin’s land war rages in Ukraine.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 14, 2023
'Terrible toll': Russia's invasion of Ukraine by the numbers
The war in Ukraine has resulted in the deaths of thousands of people, ravaged cities and pummeled the country's economy.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 14, 2023
Ukrainian athletes push back on Thomas Bach's Russian stance
Current and former competitors say that Russian athletes shouldn't be allowed to compete at next year's Paris Olympics under any circumstances.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 14, 2023
Olena Kurylo, known as face of Ukraine war, recalls Russia's invasion
'They took my picture, and I didn't care. I wasn't thinking about anything. Then I thanked God I was still alive.'
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 14, 2023
Kremlin moves to rein in Russian mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin
The founder of Russia's Wagner mercenary group has grabbed headlines over his role in Ukraine and is sometimes portrayed in the West as a real-life James Bond villain.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 13, 2023
Ukraine's ski resorts offer relief and respite during war
Those at a ski area earlier this year reflected on the complexity of being there as the country remained under siege.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 13, 2023
Seizing Russian assets is easier said than done
Economic sanctions against Moscow have seen an estimated $350 billion in state assets, foreign reserves and oligarch property frozen by Western banks and officials.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 12, 2023
Wagner founder has Putin’s support, but the Kremlin’s side-eye
Yevgeny Prigozhin, the once secretive tycoon, is confounding Moscow’s Kremlin-allied elite by starting to dabble in politics alongside waging war in Ukraine.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 12, 2023
Russia says NATO should hold emergency summit over Nord Stream blasts
The Russian Foreign Ministry says NATO should hold an emergency meeting to discuss recent findings that the U.S. may be behind the explosions that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 11, 2023
In eastern Ukraine, snipers watch and wait in bitter cold
Looking into telescopic sights for long hours can be stressful, one sniper says, but nothing is as difficult as withstanding the cold for hours on end.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 11, 2023
How a band of Ukraine civilians helped seal Russia's biggest defeat
New accounts from Kherson have provided a rare window into how intelligence and sabotage operations are being coordinated with Ukrainian intelligence services behind enemy lines.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 11, 2023
Russia hits Ukraine power grid as Biden says he'll visit Poland
Russian forces fired more than 100 missiles throughout the country as the White House said Biden would travel to Poland from Feb. 20-22 to show support for Kyiv.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 10, 2023
How Finland, Sweden and NATO should deal with Turkey
NATO should wait until the Turkish elections pass in May. Then, if necessary, change the rules for membership.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 10, 2023
Shock of war hits a world economy at a crossroads
A year of war in Ukraine has already made a dent in world prosperity. But its deeper impact will be felt in how the conflict plays into shifts that were already reshaping the global economy.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 10, 2023
IOC President Thomas Bach responds to Ukraine's call to boycott Paris Games
Bach said Ukraine's efforts in 'pressuring' other countries to boycott the 2024 Games was 'extremely regrettable.'
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 10, 2023
France won't rule out fighter jets for Ukraine, but says more immediate firepower needed
Zelenskyy hinted that several European leaders were ready to supply the aircraft he has long sought.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 10, 2023
Fighter planes for Ukraine mark a complex challenge for Kyiv's allies
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on allies Wednesday to provide his country with air power to combat the Russian invasion, in an historic address to the British parliament.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 9, 2023
Zelenskyy takes pitch for weapons and EU membership to Brussels
Following a surprise visit to Washington in December, the trip was the Ukrainian leader's second-known time out of his country since the war began.

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