Tag: Russia
Biden Plans Sanctions on Russian Lawmakers as He Heads to Europe
WASHINGTON — President Biden will announce sanctions this week on hundreds of members of Russia’s lower house of…
Ukraine War and Pandemic Force Nations to Retreat From Globalization
If Mr. Xi and Mr. Putin organize their own economic coalition, they could bring in other nations seeking…
As Russia Stalls in Ukraine, Dissent Brews Over Putin’s Leadership
In January, the head of a group of serving and retired Russian military officers declared that invading Ukraine…
China Takes a Back Seat in International Diplomacy Over Ukraine
China has repeatedly called for peace talks in Ukraine. What it has not done is press Russia to…
How Ukraine’s Outgunned Air Force Is Fighting Back Against Russian Jets
“Ukraine has been effective in the sky because we operate on our own land,” Yuriy Ihnat, a spokesman…
The Smaller Bombs That Could Turn Ukraine Into a Nuclear War Zone
Before the Russian army invaded Ukraine, satellite images showed that Moscow had deployed Iskander missile batteries in Belarus…
Russians Pound Ukrainian Cities, as Biden Rallies Anti-Kremlin Alliance
KYIV, Ukraine — Strikes on cities across Ukraine left a patchwork of death and destruction on Monday, including…
How Lviv Has Been Transformed by War
LVIV, Ukraine — On the night before the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a musician was singing on a…
In Rare Rebuke, Chinese Denounce Russia’s War in Ukraine
When Hu Wei, a politically well-connected scholar in Shanghai, warned that China risked becoming a pariah if it…
Ukraine War Threatens to Cause a Global Food Crisis
Russian and Ukrainian wheat is not easily replaced. Inventories are already tight in the United States and Canada,…
Russia Is Losing Tens of Thousands of Outward-Looking Young Professionals
YEREVAN, Armenia — At the Lumen cafe in the Armenian capital, Russians arrive as soon as the doors…
The Lies Putin Tells to Justify Russia’s War on Ukraine
In the tense weeks before Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, Russian officials denied that it planned anything…