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Hier — 18 avril 2024NYT > World

Germany Arrests 2 Men Suspected of Spying for Russia

The two men, dual citizens of both countries, were accused of being part of a plot to undermine aid to Ukraine by trying to blow up military infrastructure.

Outside a court in Karlsruhe, Germany, on Thursday. Federal prosecutors based in the city said one of the men had considered a U.S. military base as one of several potential targets.

Prince Harry Now Officially Resident in U.S., Documents Show

For years, Harry and his wife, Meghan, have considered California home. This week, he updated his residency in a corporate filing.

Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, were in Florida on Friday. The online filing dated his U.S. residency to June 2023.

In Ukraine With Soldiers From the International Legion

Our photographer spent four days at a remote Ukrainian trench outpost manned by soldiers who signed up from abroad.

A Ukrainian soldier after firing a rocket-propelled grenade at a Russian position in the Serebrianka Forest.

Russian Missile Attack North of Kyiv Kills at Least 17, Ukraine Says

President Volodymyr Zelensky said the death toll might rise and blamed lack of air defenses for the loss of life. Dozens more were reported wounded.

The site of a building destroyed by a Russian missile strike, according to Ukrainian officials, in Chernihiv, Ukraine, on Wednesday.

Ukraine’s Big Vulnerabilities: Ammunition, Soldiers and Air Defense

The shortages add up to a dire situation for Ukraine in the third year of the war, presenting commanders with near impossible choices on how to deploy limited resources.

A member of Ukraine’s 17th Tank Brigade near the front line in the Donetsk region in January.
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Ukraine Sees ‘Hypocrisy’ After Western Allies Helped Intercept Iran’s Attack on Israel

The U.S., British and French militaries helped intercept Iranian missiles and drones, but Ukrainians say they haven’t provided the same help against Russian air attacks.

A boy rides a donkey near one of the batteries of Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system in the southern Negev desert on Sunday.

Far Right’s Ties to Russia Sow Rising Alarm in Germany

As cases proliferate, opponents fear the Alternative for Germany party is becoming a tool of Russian influence operations to undermine support for Ukraine.

A protest against the Alternative for Germany party, or AfD, in January in Rostock, Germany. It was one of many around the country.

Johnson Says the House Will Vote on an Israel Bill in the Coming Days

Speaker Mike Johnson left unclear whether the vote on the security package, coming after Iranian attacks on Israel, would also include aid for Ukraine.

“We’re going to try again this week,” Speaker Mike Johnson said on Sunday about voting on a bill to aid Israel.

Ukraine’s Draft Dodgers Run, and Swim, to Avoid the War

With Russia seizing the initiative on the battlefield in recent months, Ukraine’s ability to defend itself hinges on replenishing its arsenal of weaponry and mobilizing troops.

Ukrainian border guards patrolling along the Tysa River, facing Romania, in Tyachiv, Ukraine. The Romanian authorities say more than 6,000 men have turned up on their side of the river since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022.

War or No War, Ukrainians Aren’t Giving Up Their Coffee

Coffee shops and kiosks are everywhere in Ukraine’s capital, their popularity both an act of wartime defiance and a symbol of closer ties to the rest of Europe.

In Kyiv, Ukraine, coffee kiosks staffed by trained baristas serving tasty mochas for less than $2 have become a fixture of the streetscape.

Back From Ukraine, a House Republican Makes the Case for More Aid

Representative Chuck Edwards, a first-term North Carolinian, has emerged as a vocal proponent for U.S. aid to Ukraine in a party that has grown hostile to it. He recently saw the war up close.

Representative Chuck Edwards, Republican of North Carolina, is willing to join Democrats to approve more aid for Ukraine.

Ukraine’s Parliament Passes Mobilization Bill as Russia Strikes Kyiv Power Plant

The legislature approved a law to replenish Ukrainian forces. Lawmakers said the bill included incentives for volunteers and new penalties for those trying to evade conscription.

Ukrainian military recruits training in Kyiv in October.

What the Election Loss Means for President Yoon of South Korea

President Yoon Suk Yeol, a key U.S. ally, faces the prospect of becoming a lame duck unless he starts negotiating with the opposition.

President Yoon Suk Yeol of South Korea casting his early vote for the parliamentary election, in Busan, this month. Voters delivered a decisive defeat for his party.

South Korea’s Election Is About ‘Gladiator Politics’

This week’s parliamentary elections are widely seen as a referendum on both President Yoon Suk Yeol and his archrival, Lee Jae-myung, the opposition leader.

Lee Jae-myung of the Democratic Party and Yoon Suk Yeol of the People Power Party during the presidential election campaign in Seoul in 2022.

Peter Pellegrini Wins Slovakia’s Presidential Election

The victory for Peter Pellegrini, an ally of Slovakia’s populist prime minister, strengthens Central Europe’s ties to Moscow.

Peter Pellegrini casting his ballot in Bratislava in the first round of Slovakia’s presidential election in March.

Russian Missiles Hit Kharkiv, Killing at Least 6

The latest assault on the eastern city killed at least seven people, local authorities said. As Kyiv waits on American aid, Moscow has stepped up bombardments, including using modified “glide bombs.”

A bomb crater at the scene of an overnight attack in Kharkiv, eastern Ukraine, on Saturday.

Pardoned for Serving in Ukraine, They Return to Russia to Kill Again

Recruiting convicts for its army has given Russia a manpower advantage. But it is backfiring in tragic ways when former inmates are pardoned and return home to commit new crimes.

A Russian military recruitment billboard saying, “Heroes are not born, they are made,” last year in Ulan-Ude, Russia. Veterans who survive the front line return to Russia as heroes with an elevated status in society.

Dwindling Ammunition Stocks Pose Grave Threat to Ukraine

What few munitions remain are often mismatched with battlefield needs as the country’s forces gird for an expected Russian offensive this summer.

Ukrainian soldiers firing a howitzer toward Russian forces in the Donetsk region of Ukraine last month.

NATO Wants to Show Support for Ukraine, but Only So Much

Par : Lara Jakes
Admitting Kyiv is a nonstarter as long as the war with Russia is raging. But the member nations want to show they are supporting Ukraine “for the long haul.”

Soldiers of the 32nd Mechanized Brigade in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine on Monday. Ukraine hopes for a formal invitation to join NATO.

South Korea’s Doctors’ Walkout Spurs Thousands of Complaints

Thousands of interns and residents who stopped working in February are testing the public’s high regard for physicians. But there is also anger at the government.

Many young doctors at South Korean hospitals stopped working weeks ago, to protest the government’s plan to enroll more students in medical schools.

NATO Weighs Taking Over Ukraine Defense Contact Group

Par : Lara Jakes
The proposal faces several obstacles, including whether all members would agree to the changes. But the alliance is worried about wavering American support for Kyiv.

Ukrainian soldiers prepared to move a howitzer in the Kharkiv region of the country this week.

Zelensky Lowers Draft Age for Ukraine’s Depleted Army

The idea of requiring more men to join the fight against Russia’s invasion has become toxic, but Russia is not relenting in its assault.

Ukrainian soldiers training in the country’s Donetsk region on Monday.

Ukraine Drones Hit Oil Refinery and Factory Deep in Russia

Ukrainian media and analysts, and Russian officials, said Ukraine had carried out the attack some 700 miles from the land it controls. Ukraine’s military and intelligence forces declined to comment.

Ukraine’s Arms Industry Is Growing, but Is It Growing Fast Enough?

Par : Lara Jakes
Kyiv is aiming to build its own weapons to bring the fight to Russia. But it will take time Ukraine might not have.

Ukraine is building more large caliber artillery systems each month than most other countries in the world.

A Russian Defector’s Killing Raises Specter of Hit Squads

The death in Spain of Maksim Kuzminov, a pilot who delivered a helicopter and secret documents to Ukraine, has raised fears that the Kremlin is again targeting its enemies.

Police officers investigating the parking garage in Villajoyosa, Spain, where the body of a Russian defector, Maksim Kuzminov, was found in February.

Troop-Starved Ukrainian Brigades Turn to Marketing to Attract Recruits

Many units, which say the official conscription system is dysfunctional and unwieldy, have started their own recruitment campaigns to fill ranks depleted in the war with Russia.

An advertisement for the 67th Separate Mechanized Brigade, a part of Ukraine’s armed forces that includes the Da Vinci Wolves Battalion, in Kyiv, Ukraine.

Why Russia Is Protecting North Korea From Nuclear Monitors

The monitors have provided vivid evidence of how Russia is keeping Pyongyang brimming with fuel and other goods, presumably in return for weapons that Russia can use in Ukraine.

A state media broadcast of a meeting between Kim Jong-un of North Korea and Vladimir V. Putin of Russia in September.

Czechs Accuse Men of ‘Russian Influence Operation’ in Europe

Amid news reports that European politicians received payments to promote Russian interests, the Czech government froze the assets of the men and a website, Voice of Europe.

Viktor Medvedchuk, a high-profile, pro-Russian Ukrainian politician, at a session of the Ukrainian Parliament in Kyiv in 2019. Arrested in 2022, he was handed over to Russia in a prisoner exchange.

Putin Offers Both Reassurance and Threat on a Wider War

President Vladimir V. Putin said that claims Russia planned to invade other countries were “nonsense,” but warned them against hosting warplanes meant for Ukraine.

Crocus City Hall, the site of the terrorist attack in Moscow.

Taiwan’s Top Diplomat Says U.S. Aid to Ukraine Is Critical for Deterring China

Foreign Minister Joseph Wu said in an interview that a Russian victory could embolden China to move against Taiwan and would fuel anti-American propaganda.

Joseph Wu, the foreign minister of Taiwan, said that if the United States abandoned Ukraine, China would “take it as a hint” that sustained action against Taiwan will cause the United States and its allies to back off.

Why Russia’s Vast Security Services Fell Short on Deadly Attack

The factors behind the failure to prevent a terrorist attack include a distrust of foreign intelligence, a focus on Ukraine and a distracting political crackdown at home.

Security forces on the street after Friday’s attack on a concert hall outside Moscow that killed at least 143 people.

What to Know About South Korea’s 2024 Parliament Election

Results for the Assembly-controlling opposition party are likely to be a referendum on President Yoon Suk Yeol’s two years in office.

Russia Amps Up Online Campaign Against Ukraine Before U.S. Elections

Moscow has found better ways to conceal influence operations that spread arguments for isolationism, officials and experts say.

A Ukrainian soldier after loading shells into an American-made Paladin howitzer near Bakhmut last year. Russian operatives are laying the groundwork for what could be a stronger push to support U.S. candidates who oppose aiding Ukraine.

Thursday Briefing: Russia’s Online Attack on Ukraine Aid

Plus, Stephen King’s greatest hits.

The techniques are subtle and far more skillful than what Russia attempted in 2016.

It’s a Statue of Prince Philip. Really. But Now It Has to Go.

A much-reviled faceless statue in Cambridge, England, commemorating Philip’s time as a chancellor of Cambridge University has been ordered to be removed.

A statue of (allegedly) Prince Philip in Cambridge, England.

Kremlin Treads Carefully After Moscow Attack Over Fears of Ethnic Strife

Anti-migrant rhetoric in the aftermath of the attacks at the concert venue outside Moscow has spurred fears that the tragedy could cause ethnic strife inside Russia.

Crowds in Moscow, including men wearing traditional Kyrgyz hats, leaving floral tributes at the concert hall that was the site of the attack.

ISIS Claimed the Moscow Concert Hall Attack. Russian Officials Blame Others.

Russian narratives served to deflect attention from the failure to prevent the deadly attack while rallying the country behind the war in Ukraine.

President Vladimir V. Putin in the Grand Kremlin Palace two days before a terrorist attack on a concert hall in Moscow.

Rocked by Deadly Terror Attack, Kremlin Amps Up Disinformation Machine

Conceding that the Islamic State alone carried out the assault on a Moscow concert hall would mean admitting to a security failure, and risk diluting Vladimir Putin’s narrative war with the West.

A makeshift memorial on Tuesday in front of the burned-out Crocus City Hall, the site of the deadly terrorist attack.

Ukrainians Dismiss Kremlin Suggestions Their Country Was Behind Moscow Attack

Officials and ordinary citizens say Russia is blaming Ukraine in order to shore up support for its war in Ukraine and escalate the fighting there.

Rescue workers sifting through the rubble of a gymnasium in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, on Monday.

Russians Mourn People Killed in Terrorist Concert Hall Attack

Russian state media pushed the idea that Ukraine was the obvious culprit, but at least three of the four suspects charged on Sunday are from the Central Asian nation of Tajikistan.

Scores of people brought flowers to a memorial at Crocus City Hall, where the attack took place, on Sunday.

In Russia, Reactions to Moscow Concert Attack Reflect State of Anxiety

Russian state news outlets barely mentioned the claim of responsibility made by the Islamic State group.

People bringing flowers to a memorial on Saturday for the victims of the terrorist attack in the Moscow area.

Inside the Battle for a Bunker in Avdiivka, Ukraine

A struggle for a position held by Ukrainian forces in the eastern city of Avdiivka underlines how the conflict is increasingly being fought in close-quarter combat.

Ukrainian Army soldiers firing at Russian targets in the direction of Avdiivka in February.

Deadly Moscow Attack Shatters Putin’s Security Promise to Russian People

The tragedy outside Moscow is a blow to a leader riding an aura of confidence only days after a stage-managed election victory.

President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia at the Kremlin on Wednesday. The terrorist attack outside Moscow a few days later was a blow to his aura as a leader for whom national security is paramount.

Ukraine Rejects Russian Speculation That It Had Role in Attack

Kyiv has accused Russia of falsely suggesting it was to blame for the terrorist attack in Moscow and of using the assault to escalate the fighting in Ukraine.

Smoke rising above the Crocus City Hall concert venue after it was attacked on Friday night.
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