Tag: Defense and Military Forces
In Kyiv, a Soldier’s Funeral and Vows of Defiance
KYIV, Ukraine — At a cemetery lined by fir trees in central Kyiv, mourners paid their final respects…
Once a Foreign Policy Partner, Congress Struggles for Unity on Ukraine
WASHINGTON — Since the 1950s, when Senator Arthur Vandenberg declared that “politics stops at the water’s edge,” titans…
The Limits of a Europe Whole and Free
PARIS — For the prime minister of Lithuania — and Lithuania knows something of life in Moscow’s imperium…
Russia’s Moves in Ukraine Unsettle Energy Companies and Prices
Russia’s recognition of two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine could threaten important investments of Western oil giants and…
Ukraine Enclaves Long Steeped in Conflict Face New Peril
SEVERODONETSK, Ukraine — For days, Viktoria Gudyatskaya listened nervously as the escalating fighting along the front lines in…
Wooing Allies, Publicizing Putin’s Plans: Inside Biden’s Race to Prevent War
The Dec. 3 document became the first of a series of efforts to declassify intelligence about Russian plans…
Russia May Be Seeking Pretext for Ukraine Invasion, Officials Say
KYIV, Ukraine — Russian military exercises on Ukraine’s border were extended indefinitely on Sunday, leaving an unrelenting threat…
Blitzkrieg or Minor Incursion? Putin’s Choice Could Determine World Reaction.
“We believe President Putin has made the decision,” Mr. Blinken said on Sunday, “but until the tanks are…
Bond Between China and Russia Alarms U.S. and Europe Amid Ukraine Crisis
Mr. Xi and Mr. Putin have denounced the initiatives. They have long seen those two main strategic prongs…
New Twist in Pandemic’s Impact on Schools: Substitutes in Camouflage
ESTANCIA, N.M. — The chorus of small voices ringing from a third-grade classroom on a recent morning signaled…
Russia has been laying groundwork online for a ‘false flag’ operation, misinformation researchers say.
At the White House this week, President Biden said the United States had “reason to believe” that Russia…
Once He Kept Russia at a Distance. Now He Is a Docile Putin Satrap.
“He is very weak and will do anything to buy Putin’s support,” she said in a recent interview…