Tag: Putin, Vladimir V

Russia and China Cemented Economic Ties Before Ukraine Invasion

“If they don’t comply with the U.S., they’re in trouble with the U.S., but if they don’t comply…

Russia, Soccer and a Line Drawn Too Late

Everton and Chelsea, for example, have significant financial ties to Russian oligarchs who were named by a British…

At the Polish Border, Tens of Thousands of Ukrainian Refugees

MEDYKA, Poland — Cradling her 3-year-old son, who was gravely ill with cancer, the 25-year-old Ukrainian mother staggered…

State Dept. Says Moscow’s Ukraine Diplomacy Was a ‘Pretense’

But such talk was never presented to Russia as a formal diplomatic offer.Charles A. Kupchan, who was Europe…

Russia’s Assault in Ukraine Slows After an Aggressive Start

WASHINGTON — For the Russian military, the difficult part came quickly.On the first day of President Vladimir V.…

Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Tests China’s ‘Sovereignty’ Rhetoric

As Russian troops have poured into Ukraine, officials in Beijing have fumed at any suggestion that they are…

European Leaders Agree to a Second Wave of Russia Sanctions

BRUSSELS — European leaders meeting into the early hours of Friday hammered out an agreement over a new…

Biden Officials Repeatedly Urged China to Help Avert War in Ukraine

“They claim neutrality, they claim they stand on principle, but everything they say about the causes is anti-U.S.,…

‘I’ll Stand on the Side of Russia’: Pro-Putin Sentiment Spreads Online

On a podcast on Wednesday, Stephen K. Bannon, Mr. Trump’s former adviser, also praised Mr. Putin as “anti-woke.”…

Laundered Money Could Be Putin’s Achilles’ Heel

The United States and its allies aren’t going to intervene with their own forces against Vladimir Putin’s invasion…

‘Putin Chose This War’: Biden Denounces Russia’s Actions in Ukraine

WASHINGTON — President Biden on Thursday denounced President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia and his “sinister vision for…

Trump Praises Putin, Leaving Republicans in a Bind

“We are always rooting for peace,” he insisted.Andrew S. Weiss, a Russia expert at the Carnegie Endowment for…