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Putin Reignited a Dispute With Japan. This Town Is Stuck in the Middle.

The fishing town of Nemuro depends on Russia for trade. But it’s also leading a fight to win back islands seized by Moscow in World War II.

Β© Kosuke Okahara for The New York Times

The signs at Nemuro port read in Japanese, Russian and English: β€œWelcome to Nemuro!” They also notify readers, β€œReturn of the four islands will strengthen friendship between two nations. The Northern Territories are traditionally Japanese territory.”

They Have Almost No Chance in Russia’s Elections. Why Are They Running?

20 September 2026 at 21:16
The liberal party Yabloko is fielding 98 candidates in this weekend’s elections, a small miracle for antiwar Russians who cannot openly express their views.

Β© Nanna Heitmann for The New York Times

Grigory Grishin, a Yabloko candidate running for the State Duma, Russia’s lower house of Parliament, in Moscow.

Russia Warns New U.S. Sanctions Law Would Harm Trump’s Peace Efforts

19 September 2026 at 18:35
President Trump signed the legislation, named for Senator Lindsey Graham, at the White House, but he has broad leeway to waive its requirements.

Β© Doug Mills/The New York Times

President Trump with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia in Anchorage last year. The new law orders the U.S. administration to execute sanctions against Russia that are already in place, including those against Mr. Putin.

The Kremlin Has Put Lots of Veterans on the Ballot. Could It Backfire?

19 September 2026 at 09:02
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia has said veterans are the β€œnew elite,” but selecting them as candidates is a risk.

Β© Nanna Heitmann for The New York Times

Konstantin N. Rizhak, third from right, this month in Moscow. He fought in Ukraine from October 2022 until July 2023 and is a candidate for the nationalist, socially conservative A Just Russia Party.

Why Russia Holds Elections, and How the Kremlin Gets the Results It Wants

18 September 2026 at 13:47
Russian elections like the parliamentary vote that begins today are hardly free. But they are critical to the government as a source of legitimacy.

Β© Nanna Heitmann for The New York Times

Nanna Heitmann for The New York TimesA digital screen featuring candidates from the United Russia party in Moscow this week. Russians began voting on Friday in parliamentary elections.
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