Tag: Ukraine
Unity in a Foreign Policy Crisis, but Questions Still to be Answered
WASHINGTON — President Biden’s challenge on Tuesday night was to unite Americans behind his confrontation with a brutal…
Ukraine War Sets Off Europe’s Fastest Migration in Decades
ON THE UKRAINIAN-MOLDOVAN BORDER — The war in Ukraine has set off the fastest mass migration in Europe…
Some Russian Troops Are Surrendering Rather Than Fighting, Pentagon Says
WASHINGTON — Plagued by poor morale as well as fuel and food shortages, some Russian troops in Ukraine…
Russian Troop Deaths Expose a Potential Weakness of Putin’s Strategy
WASHINGTON — When Russia seized Crimea in 2014, President Vladimir V. Putin was so worried about Russian casualty…
Russian Oil Finds Few Buyers Even at Deep Discounts
HOUSTON — The United States and the European Union have been unwilling to put sanctions on Russian energy…
Gérard Depardieu, Friend of Putin, Denounces ‘Fratricidal War’
For the past decade, the French actor Gérard Depardieu has been one of the closest Western celebrities to…
War in Ukraine Hits Home for Taiwanese
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Since Russia invaded Ukraine, Justin Huang, a 23-year-old recent university graduate in Taiwan, has been…
Russian Artists Speak Out Against War, but Fear Reprisals
The young Russian artists Kirill Savchenkov and Alexandra Sukhareva were set to represent Russia in April at the…
How Sanctions on Russia Are Affecting the Global Economy
In the span of just a few days, the global economic outlook has darkened while troops battled in…
Ukraine War Tests the Power of Tech Giants
Telegram’s experience illustrates the competing pressures. The app is popular in Russia and Ukraine for sharing images, videos…
Russian Forces Hit Harder in Ukraine After a Fumbled Start
Many experts say that Mr. Putin appeared to miscalculate in assuming that a quick strike on Kyiv could…
As Tanks Rolled Into Ukraine, So Did Malware. Then Microsoft Entered the War.
WASHINGTON — Last Wednesday, a few hours before Russian tanks began rolling into Ukraine, alarms went off inside…