Tag: Ukraine
Putin’s Speech, Annotated: A Close Look at the Russian Leader’s Ukraine Address
And, in an escalation drawing concern across Europe, Mr. Putin suggests that this applies to all former Soviet…
Putin Spins a Conspiracy Theory That Ukraine Is on a Path to Nuclear Weapons
“It is a great tragedy,” said Rose Gottemoeller, who negotiated the New START arms control treaty with Russia…
White House Prepares Curbs on Russia’s Access to U.S. Technology
Kevin Wolf, a partner in international trade at Akin Gump who worked in export controls under the Obama…
Russia Could Use Cryptocurrency to Mitigate U.S. Sanctions
When the United States barred Americans from doing business with Russian banks, oil and gas developers and other…
Putin’s Moves on Ukraine Will Be a Historic Mistake
Such an act of aggression would almost certainly drive NATO to significantly reinforce its eastern flank and to…
How Sanctions on Russia Could Affect Champions League and Top Soccer Clubs
Russia’s aggression in Ukraine has exposed fissures in European soccer that are threatening multimillion-dollar sponsorship agreements and have…
Republican Candidates Split Over Ukraine-Russia Crisis
Surveys in recent years have shown that Republican voters are much less likely than Democrats to support an…
U.S. and Allies Impose Sanctions on Russia as Biden Condemns ‘Invasion’ of Ukraine
WASHINGTON — The United States and its allies on Tuesday swiftly imposed economic sanctions on Russia for what…
Putin Insulated Russia’s Economy. Will Biden’s Sanctions Hold Him Back in Ukraine?
WASHINGTON — When the Obama administration imposed sanctions on Russia for invading Ukraine in 2014, American officials were…
In Kyiv, a Soldier’s Funeral and Vows of Defiance
KYIV, Ukraine — At a cemetery lined by fir trees in central Kyiv, mourners paid their final respects…
The Limits of a Europe Whole and Free
PARIS — For the prime minister of Lithuania — and Lithuania knows something of life in Moscow’s imperium…
Russia’s Moves in Ukraine Unsettle Energy Companies and Prices
Russia’s recognition of two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine could threaten important investments of Western oil giants and…