NEW: Russia is seeking an 18-year prison term for Wall Street Journal The Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich. His sentencing is likely later today. The trial is, of course, a sham, the accusations nonsense, and Evan a political hostage.

So happy! #freedEvan wsj.com/world/russia/e…

Looks like Russia has slapped sanctions on me. Maybe time to update the CV. mid.ru/ru/foreign_pol…

Biden Just Now!!! Q: Will you lift restrictions on the use of long-range weapons by Ukraine? Biden: "We're working that out right now."

Glad to see Evan Gershkovich safe on American soil and welcome him to the Capitol. Journalism is not a crime, and reporters will continue to pursue the truth and hold the Kremlin to account for its brutality.

I was so honored to get to meet today with Evan Gershkovich to help welcome him back to the United States of America. To Evan: You stood strong during your brutal and wrongful detention by Putin. You defended journalism and freedom of the press. We are so proud you’re home.

The United States is concerned by evidence suggesting foreign interference influenced the fairness of Romania’s electoral process. Romania’s leaders and future are for Romanians to choose, free of external manipulation aimed at impinging on their democratic process.

Tracking Putin’s Most Feared Secret Agency—From Inside a Russian Prison and Beyond by ⁦Evan Gershkovich⁩ wsj.com/world/russia/e…

BREAKING: Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth walks back his statement yesterday that a negotiated settlement is not likely to end with Ukraine in NATO: "These negotiations are led by Donald J. Trump. Everything is on the table. In his conversations with Vladimir Putin and Zelensky, what he decides to

A shocking change in tone and substance for the State Department’s translators…

Russia does not want a temporary ceasefire in Ukraine and is pushing for a long-term peace settlement that will take into account its interests and concerns, a senior aide to Vladimir Putin has said on.ft.com/4iDwyvG

Went to a concert with The Guardian’s Charlotte Higgins and ended up at a political protest as the audience for a symphony orchestra (!) started to boo and catcall the US vice-president. Our report from a memorable night at the Kennedy Center. theguardian.com/world/2025/mar…

Windsor's Stellantis plant is closing for two weeks starting Monday with more scheduling changes to come. Unifor says today's announcement from President Trump was the primary driver for the decision ctvnews.ca/windsor/articl…

Russia Asks to Buy Boeing Jets With Frozen Assets in US Talks. It would be absolutely outrageous if the US agrees to this instead of handing over the Russian assets for compensation to Ukraine. I seriously hope this isn’t even being considered. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Dmitriev's relationship with Steve Witkoff has been key for Moscow-Washington talks but here he repeatedly defers to the "diplomats" on questions about ongoing Ukraine negotiations.

Not a routine message..

Turns out the AIS system shows the draft of each vessel so you can see how low it's riding in the water. The Flexport ocean teach crunched the data for all container ships coming from China to the US west coast this week and found that they are riding 0.6 meters higher in the

This is an unusual way of condemning Russia’s invasion: Rubio’s State Department sending congratulations on Russia National Day and pining for better relations.

So for those of you keeping track: • Trump says he will end the war in Ukraine in 24 hours. Putin tells him to pound sand. War is now worse than ever. • Trump says he’ll solve the Gaza war. That war is now worse than ever. • Trump tells Bibi not to strike Iran to give him

Russia has declared Yale University an “undesirable organization,” banning its activities in the country. In the announcement, the Prosecutor General's Office alluded to the late Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny’s attendance there. meduza.io/en/news/2025/0…