Tag: Russia
Putin Has Made Sure the World Will Never Be the Same
The musician and actress Selena Gomez has twice as many followers on Instagram — over 298 million —…
Western Sanctions Aim to Isolate Putin by Undermining the Ruble
By targeting Russia’s central bank with sanctions, experts said, American and European leaders have taken aim at what…
US Escalates Sanctions With a Freeze on Russian Central Bank Assets
The Treasury Department on Monday moved to further cut off Russia from the global economy, announcing that it…
Putin Declares a Nuclear Alert, and Biden Seeks De-escalation
WASHINGTON — When Vladimir V. Putin declared Sunday that he was putting his nuclear forces into “special combat…
Ties That Bind Putin and Xi Tested by Russia’s Ukraine Invasion
They visited a hockey rink in Beijing and the panda enclosure at the Moscow Zoo. They shared blinis…
Biden and Putin, Children of the Cold War, Face Off in New Conflict
WASHINGTON — As President Biden tells the story, he was blunt with Vladimir V. Putin during a meeting…
Russia’s War With Ukraine Already Costing Russian Economy
MOSCOW — President Vladimir V. Putin has ushered in a crisis for his country — in its economy…
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 Intensifies Censorship Campaign, Pressuring Tech Giants
On Feb. 16, a Roskomnadzor official said companies that did not comply by the end of the month…
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…
In Video, a Defiant President Zelensky Says, ‘We Are Here’
KYIV, Ukraine — As Russian missiles bombarded the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Friday, President Volodymyr Zelensky seemed to…
Biden Targets Russia With Strategy of Containment, Updated for a New Era
Mr. Biden emerged from the meeting offering some professional respect for Mr. Putin as an adversary. For his…