Tag: Russia
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…
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.,…
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…