How Maduro Is Responding to Trump’s Pressure on Venezuela’s Economy

President Nicolás Maduro’s opponents hope a new period of economic pain will finally topple his government. He is using cryptocurrency to hold on.

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Machado’s Nobel Peace Prize Brings Hope and Scrutiny to Venezuela’s Opposition

Ms. Machado’s efforts to reclaim a stolen election by any available means, including military intervention, has long galvanized her supporters. Her opponents say these hard-line policies have a political cost.

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Unable to celebrate openly, Venezuelans quietly honor the country’s first Nobel laureate.

Most Venezuelans saw María Corina Machado’s Peace Prize as a recognition of their economic struggles and democratic hopes.

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Navalny Vomited and Convulsed in Prison Before Dying, His Wife Says

The organization founded by Aleksei A. Navalny, the Kremlin’s most prominent political opponent, presented what it called new information to support its claim that he was poisoned.

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Russia Wants ‘Security Guarantees’ Too. Here’s What They Look Like.

The Kremlin’s vision of national security comes at the expense of Ukrainian sovereignty, underlining the challenges of striking a peace deal.

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Putin Briefs Leaders of China and India on Talks With U.S. on Ukraine

President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia may be seeking to build support among countries that have backed Moscow or remained neutral in the conflict.

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Can Russia’s Economy Withstand Trump’s Threats to Impose Sanctions?

The Russian economy was slowing even before President Trump’s latest threats. But the Kremlin has enough money to keep fighting in Ukraine.

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Russia Again Cuts Interest Rates as Its Economy Slows

Falling inflation has persuaded the central bank in Moscow to continue relaxing the country’s record borrowing costs.

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With Russia and Ukraine to Meet Again, Here’s What to Know About the Peace Talks

The warring sides are still far apart heading into the third round of U.S.-brokered peace negotiations, set for Wednesday in Istanbul.

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Russia and Ukraine to Renew Talks, but Peace Remains Elusive

Russia and Ukraine are expected to hold another round of negotiations on Wednesday in Istanbul, but the two warring countries have flatly rejected each other’s demands.

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