April 18, 2023 Russia basketball barred from Olympics due to invasion of Ukraine, FIBA says FIBA, the world's basketball governing body, announced Tuesday that Russia will not be permitted to participate the 2024 Olympics due to the country's invasion of Ukraine.
April 18, 2023 Justice Department charges 4 Americans and 3 Russians for attempting to influence elections The seven individuals face charges of acting as agents of Russia without informing the proper U.S. authorities prior to engaging in their activities.
April 18, 2023 Reporter's Notebook: Ukrainian woman describes life under Russian captors as prisoner of war A Ukrainian teacher is one of some 15,000 civilians taken prisoner by Russian forces. Upon being moved to Russia, Victoria Andrusha was tortured and threatened by her captors.
April 18, 2023 Poland begins building electronic barrier at Russian border to monitor, counteract illegal activity A barrier that is equipped with 24-hour monitoring cameras is being built along Poland's land border with Russia. It is being built to monitor and counteract any illegal activity.
April 18, 2023 Putin visits Ukraine for meetings in Russian-occupied Kherson, Luhansk regions, Kremlin says The Russian government has released a video of President Vladimir Putin visiting with military officials in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian territories of Kherson and Luhansk.
April 18, 2023 Judge upholds Evan Gershkovich detention as WSJ reporter seen for first time since arrest on espionage charges Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich makes a court appearance Tuesday in Moscow in the first time he has been seen in public since his arrest.
April 18, 2023 Russia sees historic population drop spurring demographic crisis amid war in Ukraine Russia is in the midst of a historic population decline as it continues to grapple with infertility, high emigration, poor health statistics and the deadly war in Ukraine in what some have called Russia's "silent war."
April 17, 2023 Russian opposition leader sentenced to 25 years in prison after speaking out against the war in Ukraine Top Putin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza was convicted by a Russian court of treason Monday for speaking out against Putin's invasion of Ukraine last year.
April 17, 2023 German, British fighters intercept Russian plane near NATO border The German Air Force and the U.K.'s Royal Air Force worked together to intercept a Russian military aircraft that was flying close to NATO airspace over the Baltic Sea.
April 17, 2023 Russia's foreign minister visits Brazil as President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva pushes for peace in Ukraine Brazil's foreign minister welcomed his Russian counterpart into his country's capital on April 17, 2023. Brazil's president is pushing for a diplomatic approach for peace in Ukraine.
