Tag: Defense and Military Forces

U.S. Will Help Transfer Soviet-Made Tanks to Ukraine

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration will work with allies to transfer Soviet-made tanks to bolster Ukrainian defenses in…

A Nation of Spy-Catchers: Fear of Saboteurs Has Ukrainians on Edge

LVIV, Ukraine — Two weeks after Valeriy, an actor and amateur photographer, settled in western Ukraine after fleeing…

Putin’s Advisers Misinformed Him on Ukraine, U.S. Intelligence Suggests

WASHINGTON — President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia has been misinformed by his advisers about the Russian military’s…

After Russia Invaded Ukraine, a U.S. Nonprofit Shifted Its Mission

WASHINGTON — Jim Hake began working in Ukraine in 2015, the year after Russia annexed the Crimean Peninsula.…

Putin’s War Is Complicating India’s Middle Path Among Powers

NEW DELHI — As international outrage over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine boiled over, foreign ministers and envoys filed…

A Vow to Ease Bombing Is Too Late for Many in Ukraine City Near Kyiv

KYIV, Ukraine — Thousands of people have been fleeing the northern outskirts of the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, escaping…

Women Drive Germany’s Foreign Policy Shift Amid Ukraine War

BERLIN — It was Chancellor Olaf Scholz who, three days after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, broke with Germany’s…

What if Putin Didn’t Miscalculate?

The conventional wisdom is that Vladimir Putin catastrophically miscalculated.He thought Russian-speaking Ukrainians would welcome his troops. They didn’t.…

Russia-Ukraine War Is Reshaping How Europe Spends

Nicolae Ciuca spent a lifetime on the battlefield before being voted in as prime minister of Romania four…

Would Putin Strike NATO Supply Lines to Ukraine? History Suggests No.

“The Americans were not willing to escalate militarily,” said Husain Haqqani, a Pakistani ambassador to Washington during the…

At the Edge of Kyiv, a Look at Ukraine’s Counteroffensive

Destroyed tanks and body parts are all that are left of a Russian advance, part of the larger…

Yemeni Rebel Attack in Jeddah Sets Saudi Oil Facility Ablaze

BEIRUT, Lebanon — An attack on an oil storage facility in Saudi Arabia by Houthi rebels in Yemen…