Nataliya Vasilyeva

2 months ago | nytimes.com | Nataliya Vasilyeva |Alina Lobzina

The Russian government has unleashed a wave of repression against L.G.B.T.Q. people, with the police raiding gay night clubs and investigators targeting people they suspect of being gay. The travel agency offered tours aimed solely at men, and that was enough to attract the attention of the police enforcing new Russian laws that restrict the rights of gay people. One night in December, officers stormed the apartment of the agency's owner and tied him up, he later told a court.

Mar 2, 2025 | bostonglobe.com | Anton Troianovski |Nataliya Vasilyeva

BERLIN -- President Donald Trump says he wants a quick ceasefire in Ukraine. But President Vladimir Putin of Russia appears to be in no rush, and the blowup Friday between Trump and Ukraine’s president may give Russia’s leader the kind of ammunition he needs to prolong the fight. With the U.S.' alliance with Ukraine suffering a dramatic, public rupture, Putin now seems even more likely to hold out for a deal on his terms -- and he could even be tempted to expand his push on the battlefield.

Mar 1, 2025 | pressdemocrat.com | Anton Troianovski |Nataliya Vasilyeva

BERLIN — President Donald Trump says he wants a quick ceasefire in Ukraine. But President Vladimir Putin of Russia appears to be in no rush, and the blowup Friday between Trump and Ukraine’s president may give Russia’s leader the kind of ammunition he needs to prolong the fight. With the U.S.’ alliance with Ukraine suffering a dramatic, public rupture, Putin now seems even more likely to hold out for a deal on his terms — and he could even be tempted to expand his push on the battlefield.

Mar 1, 2025 | nytimes.com | Anton Troianovski |Nataliya Vasilyeva

With the American alliance with Ukraine suffering a dramatic, public rupture, Mr. Putin now seems even more likely to hold out for a deal on his terms - and he could even be tempted to expand his push on the battlefield. The extraordinary scene in Washington - in which Mr. Trump lambasted President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine - was broadcast as the top story on state television in Russia on Saturday morning.

Feb 19, 2025 | bostonglobe.com | Ivan Nechepurenko |Nataliya Vasilyeva |Alina Lobzina

Dreams of direct flights to Miami, Los Angeles, and New York by July. Hopes that Western brands will soon reopen their stores. Speculation that companies such as Visa and Mastercard are on their way back to process payments. While none of that has yet come to pass, Russians are hoping that a return to normalcy in their country is on the horizon now that Washington and Moscow are moving to reset their relationship after three years of hostility because of the war in Ukraine.