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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.”

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

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

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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?

President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia has said veterans are the β€œnew elite,” but selecting them as candidates is a risk.

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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.

Kremlin Moves to Seize Control of Nestlé’s Russia Operations

The Swiss maker of KitKats and NescafΓ© said it was assessing the situation after the Kremlin issued a presidential decree.

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A poster for the pet food brand Purina Pro Plan on a factory of Nestlé’s in Russia in 2022. NestlΓ© scaled back some of its operations in Russia after the country invaded Ukraine.

Why Autocrats Care What People Think

Russia is staging an election that matters to almost no one β€” except President Vladimir V. Putin and his inner circle.

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President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia at the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow.

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

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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