Tag: Ukraine
Puzzle in Ukraine Crisis: Where’s the U.S. Ambassador?
Some diplomats and experts speculated that the White House had little appetite for a Senate confirmation hearing that…
U.S. to Send 3,000 More Troops to Poland Amid Russia-Ukraine Crisis
The Pentagon on Friday ordered 3,000 additional troops to Poland, bringing to 5,000 the total number of reinforcements…
Russia-Backed Separatists Conduct Military Exercises, Ukraine Warns
“It would be good if during the second meeting we could agree on something,” Andriy Yermak, Ukraine’s chief…
With Buildup on Land and Sea, Russia Closes in on Ukraine
MOSCOW — Thousands of Russian troops on Thursday began 10 days of exercises in Belarus, and Ukraine warned…
Armed Nationalists in Ukraine Pose a Threat Not Just to Russia
KYIV, Ukraine — The Ukrainian political activist and militia member sat before his party’s flag leaving little doubt…
Finns Don’t Wish ‘Finlandization’ on Ukraine (or Anyone)
In the Helsinki Central Library Oodi, where students edited film clips on free computers, women embroidered jackets with…
Life Under the Specter of War: Images From Ukraine
The threat is menacing and all around. To the north, south and east, Russian combat battalions, infantry divisions…
Europe Calls for Peace, but Not at Any Price
BERLIN — After two days of intense diplomacy on both sides of the Atlantic about the Ukraine crisis,…
Putin Warns the West and Ukraine, but Keeps His Intentions a Mystery
MOSCOW — President Vladimir V. Putin said he was prepared to keep negotiating over Russia’s security demands in…
Germany’s ‘Invisible’ Chancellor Heads to Washington Amid Fierce Criticism
BERLIN — One headline asked, “Where is Olaf Scholz?” A popular magazine mocked the German chancellor’s “art of…
U.S. Warns of Grim Toll if Putin Pursues Full Invasion of Ukraine
Mr. Putin has also deployed Special Operations forces — some 1,500 troops — near and even inside the…
Ukraine Gave Up Nuclear Weapons 30 Years Ago. Today There Are Regrets.
At the end of the Cold War, the third largest nuclear power on earth was not Britain, France…