Francesca Ebel

5 days ago | washingtonpost.com | Robyn Dixon |Francesca Ebel |Ellen Francis

Russia exudes confidence at parade marking 80 years since Nazi defeat (washingtonpost.com) Russia exudes confidence at parade marking 80 years since Nazi defeat By Robyn Dixon; Francesca Ebel; Ellen Francis 2025050905305100 As Russian tanks, missiles and drones rumbled through Red Square on Friday for the annual Victory Day parade celebrating the surrender of Nazi Germany in World War II, President Vladimir Putin was joined by at least two dozen world leaders, marking a victory of his own as...

6 days ago | washingtonpost.com | Francesca Ebel

In wartime Russia, schools prepare the next generation of fighters (washingtonpost.com) In wartime Russia, schools prepare the next generation of fighters By Francesca Ebel 2025050809030800 BELGOROD, Russia — Since Russia invaded Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin and his government have been waging a parallel struggle to capture the minds of Russia's next generation and raise loyal fighters for the future wars that he believes he needs to restore Russia's imperial greatness. For 14-year-old...

6 days ago | stripes.com | Francesca Ebel

Artem, 15, demonstrates to a group of children how to carry and fire an RPG Soviet anti-tank grenade at a library session in Belgorod, Russia, on April 26.

1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | Francesca Ebel |Ellen Francis

Trump envoy Witkoff meets with Putin on war in Ukraine (washingtonpost.com) Trump envoy Witkoff meets with Putin on war in Ukraine By Francesca Ebel; Ellen Francis 2025041112535700 Trump envoy Steve Witkoff flew unannounced to St. Petersburg to meet with President Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin said Friday, as impatience appears to be growing within the Trump administration over stalling U.S.-Russia talks on the war in Ukraine and Putin's reticence to commit to a broad ceasefire. Video footage...

1 month ago | bostonglobe.com | Francesca Ebel |Warren Strobel

An American citizen jailed in Russia is returning home to the United States as part of a prisoner exchange, on the same day US and Russian diplomats began a round of talks on normalizing diplomatic relations. Last year, Ksenia Karelina, a dual US-Russian citizen, was sentenced to 12 years in a Russian prison colony for treason after she donated about $50 to a US-based Ukrainian charity.