Tag: Ukraine

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…

‘I Don’t Have the Right to Cry’: Ukrainian Women Share Their Stories of Escape

I just had a feeling that we had to get out of there. Every minute you hear these…

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…

Ukraine Reminds Georgia of Its Own War With Russia

Russia invaded Georgia in 2008. To many Georgians, that means the country should stand unequivocally with Ukraine. But…

For the U.S., a Tenuous Balance in Confronting Russia

WASHINGTON — In the first weeks of the first major European land war of the 21st century, the…

Russia Claims to Use a Hypersonic Missile

WASHINGTON — Russia has fired scores of guided missiles into Ukraine, but on Saturday it claimed for the…

The Battle for Kyiv Looms as a Long and Bloody Conflict

The tactics Lieutenant Chornovol described are indicative of the city’s defenses, which rely on a blend of sophisticated…

Ukraine Is Wrecking Russian Tanks With a Gift From Britain

Both weapons can be fired directly at targets like enemy soldiers or a building, but when attacking vehicles…

Russia Targets Western Ukraine as Biden Warns Xi Not to Aid Moscow

Russian forces extended their bombardments into a relatively unscathed part of western Ukraine on Friday, striking a warplane…

In Irpin, a Last-ditch Effort to Evacuate From Russian Attacks

By Yousur Al-Hlou, Masha Froliak, Brent McDonald, Mark Boyer and Benjamin Foley •March 18, 2022As fighting intensifies northwest…

For a Ukrainian Poet, Putin’s War Is All Too Familiar

LVIV, Ukraine — At 83, no longer a young poet, Ihor Kalynets knows something of life under Russia’s…