Catherine Belton

Russia

Reporting on Russia for @washingtonpost, ex@FT Moscow. Author Putin's People, a NYT Critics' Book of 2020, & for FT, Times. https://t.co/MpqkHf4ltC?…

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Articles

Trump Softens On Putin As Russia's Military Edge Weakens, Officials Say

1 week ago | southfloridareporter.com | Karen DeYoung |Catherine Belton |Mary Ilyushina

Russia's battlefield strength in Ukraine has started to wane and it could run into serious shortages of manpower and weaponry by next year, even as President Donald Trump retreats from pressure on Moscow to end the war, according to senior U.S. and European officials and military experts. In recent days, Trump appears to have abandoned the threat of harsh financial sanctions he repeated as recently as two weeks ago if Moscow doesn't agree to a ceasefire with Kyiv.
Trump softens on Putin as Russia’s military edge weakens, officials say

1 week ago | spokesman.com | Karen DeYoung |Catherine Belton |Mary Ilyushina

Russia’s battlefield strength in Ukraine has started to wane and it could run into serious shortages of manpower and weaponry by next year, even as President Donald Trump retreats from pressure on Moscow to end the war, according to senior U.S. and European officials and military experts. In recent days, Trump appears to have abandoned the threat of harsh financial sanctions he repeated as recently as two weeks ago if Moscow doesn’t agree to a ceasefire with Kyiv.
Trump softens on Putin as Russia’s military edge weakens, officials say

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Karen DeYoung |Catherine Belton |Mary Ilyushina

Trump softens on Putin as Russia’s military edge weakens, officials say (washingtonpost.com) Trump softens on Putin as Russia’s military edge weakens, officials say By Karen DeYoung; Catherine Belton; Mary Ilyushina 2025052418013000 Russia's battlefield strength in Ukraine has started to wane and it could run into serious shortages of manpower and weaponry by next year, even as President Donald Trump retreats from pressure on Moscow to end the war, according to senior U.S. and European...
Trump softens on Putin as Russia’s military edge weakens, officials say

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Karen DeYoung |Catherine Belton |Mary Ilyushina

NowUkrainian prisoners of war embrace loved ones in emotional reunion after Russia prisoner swapBuses carrying 307 Ukrainian prisoners of war arrived at an undisclosed location in Ukraine on Saturday, 24 May, where emotional reunions unfolded between the returning soldiers and their families. The exchange with Russia, confirmed by both Kyiv and Moscow, is part of a broader agreement aimed at repatriating 1,000 individuals from both sides.
Pro-European centrist beats right-wing nationalist in Romanian vote

2 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | William Booth |Catherine Belton |Madalin Necsutu |Mădălin Necșuțu

Pro-European centrist beats right-wing nationalist in Romanian vote (washingtonpost.com) Pro-European centrist beats right-wing nationalist in Romanian vote By William Booth; Catherine Belton; Madalin Necsutu 2025051819370500 BUCHAREST, Romania — The centrist, pro-European mayor of Bucharest defeated a right-wing Euroskeptic on Sunday in a presidential election that analysts called Romania's most consequential since the 1989 fall of communism.
A Russian-stoked protest movement lifts a MAGA-like populist in Romania

3 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Catherine Belton

A Russian-stoked protest movement lifts a MAGA-like populist in Romania (washingtonpost.com) A Russian-stoked protest movement lifts a MAGA-like populist in Romania By Catherine Belton 2025051609001700 BUCHAREST, Romania — When Romania's constitutional court annulled November's presidential elections over campaign finance violations and an illicit social media campaign, and later barred the leading right-wing candidate from running, it seemed like the end of a campaign that Romanian...
Russia worries about a U.S. tilt toward Ukraine after minerals deal

1 month ago | postguam.com | Catherine Belton

Concern is growing in Moscow that Russia could lose its edge in talks with the United States over the Ukraine war now that Kyiv has signed an economic partnership agreement, giving Washington preferential access to future Ukrainian mineral deals.
Russia worries about a U.S. tilt toward Ukraine after minerals deal

1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | Catherine Belton

Russia worries about a U.S. tilt toward Ukraine after minerals deal (washingtonpost.com) Russia worries about a U.S. tilt toward Ukraine after minerals deal By Catherine Belton 2025050211595200 Concern is growing in Moscow that Russia could lose its edge in talks with the United States over the Ukraine war now that Kyiv has finally signed an economic partnership agreement giving Washington preferential access to future Ukrainian mineral deals.
Russia worries about a US tilt toward Ukraine after minerals deal

1 month ago | stripes.com | Catherine Belton

President Donald Trump welcomes Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to the White House in Washington on Feb. 28, 2025. (Ben Curtis/AP) Concern is growing in Moscow that Russia could lose its edge in talks with the United States over the Ukraine war now that Kyiv finally signed an economic partnership agreement giving Washington preferential access to future Ukrainian minerals deals.
She tried to expose Russia’s brutal detention system — and ended up dead

1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | Cate Brown |Jarrett Ley |Catherine Belton |Anastacia Galouchka

She tried to expose Russia’s brutal detention system — and ended up dead (washingtonpost.com) She tried to expose Russia’s brutal detention system — and ended up dead By Cate Brown; Jarrett Ley; Catherine Belton; Anastacia Galouchka 2025042910000000 Viktoriia Roshchyna set out to report on claims that Russia was operating a network of unofficial detention centers in occupied Ukraine. But in August 2023 she disappeared into one herself.