Francesca Ebel

• Europe

The killing of the blogger, whose real name was Maxim Fomin, in an explosion in St. Petersburg showcased the role of a new cadre of propagandists in the vanguard of the Kremlin's info wars.

• Europe

Amid reports of the strange blast in Bryansk near the Ukrainian border, Russia's Finance Ministry reported a steep drop in energy revenues.

• Europe

The court said it could not make a decision because it did not know the whereabouts of her father, Alexei Moskalyov, who was reportedly detained in Belarus after fleeing house arrest in Russia.

• National Security

Evan Gershkovich, a reporter in the Journal's Moscow bureau, was accused of gathering information about a Russian military enterprise, claims the newspaper has rejected.

• Europe

Satellite imagery provided to The Post by Maxar shows that Russia has recently built dozens of trenches across Crimea, which it illegally annexed in 2014.

• War in Ukraine

Russia's Federal Security Service said it detained Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and opened an “espionage” case against him.

• Europe

Clarifying previous statements, Russia's deputy foreign minister said Moscow would comply with a 1988 notification agreement despite the suspension of the New START nonproliferation accord.

• War in Ukraine

Rafael Mariano Grossi said he hopes to secure a long-sought deal to establish a "protection zone" around the Russian-controlled nuclear power plant.

• Europe

U.S. and NATO officials said there was no indication Russia changed its nuclear posture after President Vladimir Putin said he planned to store tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus.