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Brush With Russia in Baltic Points to New Flashpoint in NATO-Moscow Shadow War

Sabotage, warning shots, disruption of air traffic and dangerous military maneuvering are all part of intensifying clandestine campaign in Europe, officials say

Tracking Putin’s Most Feared Secret Agency—From Inside a Russian Prison and Beyond

The spy unit that arrested a Wall Street Journal reporter is leading the biggest campaign of internal repression since the Stalin era

Russia Crushes Dissent as Putin’s System Ramps Up Repression

Wrongful conviction of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich is latest blow against freedom of expression in Russia

Evan Gershkovich Sentenced to 16 Years in Russian Prison After Wrongful Conviction

Sentencing came after a secret trial that the U.S. has condemned as a sham

Alexei Navalny’s Death Marks End of Political Dissent in Russia

Street protests and activism tolerated by Putin before the war in Ukraine have largely vanished