Tag: Ukraine

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…

Ukraine Enclaves Long Steeped in Conflict Face New Peril

SEVERODONETSK, Ukraine — For days, Viktoria Gudyatskaya listened nervously as the escalating fighting along the front lines in…

What’s at Stake for the Global Economy as Conflict Looms in Ukraine

That means an invasion could have a dual effect — slowing economic activity and raising prices.In the United…