Tag: United States International Relations
Europe Reluctantly Readies Russian Oil Embargo
BRUSSELS — European officials are drafting plans for an embargo on Russian oil products, the most contested measure…
U.S. Weighs Shift to Support Hague Court as It Investigates Russian Atrocities
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is vigorously debating how much the United States can or should assist an…
Before Giving Billions to Jared Kushner, Saudi Investment Fund Had Big Doubts
Six months after leaving the White House, Jared Kushner secured a $2 billion investment from a fund led…
China’s Echoes of Russia’s Alternate Reality Intensify Around the World
When Twitter put up a warning message atop a Russian government post denying civilian killings in Bucha, Ukraine,…
Trump and Ukraine: Former Advisers Revisit What Happened
Trump’s ignorance of world affairs would have been a liability under any circumstance. But it put him at…
Treasury Aims for Economic Pain on Russia, but Critics Question Effectiveness
WASHINGTON — When Russia imposed retaliatory sanctions on top American officials last month, its government targeted President Biden…
U.S. Says It Secretly Removed Malware Worldwide, Pre-empting Russian Cyberattacks
Another attack occurred on Feb. 24, the day that Russia invaded Ukraine, when hackers knocked Viasat offline. The…
Oil Executives Speak About High Gas Prices at House Hearing
WASHINGTON — Amid a swirl of partisan finger-pointing on who is responsible for rising energy prices, executives of…
U.S. Sends Algerian Man Home From Guantánamo Bay After 5-Year Delay
GUANTÁNAMO BAY, Cuba — The U.S. military on Saturday delivered to Algeria a prisoner whose repatriation from Guantánamo…
Amid Sanctions, Putin Reminds the World of His Own Economic Weapons
LONDON — In the five weeks since Russia invaded Ukraine, the United States, the European Union and their…
Moscow Calls US Intelligence on Putin’s Military Advice a ‘Complete Misunderstanding’
The Kremlin on Thursday dismissed American intelligence showing that President Vladimir V. Putin has been misinformed about his…
After Russia Invaded Ukraine, a U.S. Nonprofit Shifted Its Mission
WASHINGTON — Jim Hake began working in Ukraine in 2015, the year after Russia annexed the Crimean Peninsula.…