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More than a year into Vladimir Putin’s invasion, the web of global trade has adjusted to Western sanctions, with a network of middlemen sending cars, electronics and more to Russia.

President Vladimir V. Putin gave a televised address from Moscow’s Red Square ahead of a pared-back military parade, hours after Ukraine’s air defenses intercepted Russian cruise missiles headed for Kyiv.

President Vladimir V. Putin gave a televised address from Moscow’s Red Square ahead of a pared-back military parade, hours after Ukraine’s air defenses intercepted Russian cruise missiles headed for the capital.

Microsoft, LinkedIn’s owner, had already pulled the flagship networking site from China in 2021, leaving only a stripped-down app that catered to job seekers.

Prior to the coronation, the police had said that there would be little tolerance for disruptive protests. On the day itself, more than 50 people were arrested, most on offenses that appeared to be connected to protests.

Russia accused Ukraine of launching drones at the Kremlin aimed at killing President Vladimir V. Putin. The Ukrainian president denied the claim, and officials in Kyiv warned that Russia could use it to launch “a large-scale terrorist provocation.”

Russia accused Ukraine of launching drones at the Kremlin aimed at killing President Vladimir V. Putin. Ukraine denied the claim and warned that Russia could use it to launch “a large-scale terrorist provocation.”

A Russian-installed local official blamed the blaze on “enemy drones.” Ukraine, which typically maintains a policy of strategic ambiguity about strikes in Crimea, did not claim responsibility.

With fighting in the eastern Donbas region settling into a bloody stalemate, a patch of the Zaporizhzhia region of southeastern Ukraine could prove to be the war’s next big theater.

The Pearly Kings and Queens, known for their button-festooned costumes, preserve a charitable tradition that began in the Victorian era and became a symbol of the city’s working-class culture.