Tag: United States International Relations
Justice Dept. Announces Task Force to Go After Russian Oligarchs
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department announced the creation of a task force on Wednesday to go after billionaire…
China Asked Russia to Delay Ukraine War Until After Olympics, U.S. Officials Say
China and Russia have been strengthening their economic, diplomatic and military ties for years. Mr. Xi and Mr.…
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…
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…
War in Ukraine Has Investors Thinking About a Second Cold War
Since the fall of the Soviet Union, investors have enjoyed decades of global economic stability in which military…
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…
In State of the Union, Biden Will Focus on Economy and Global Response to Russia
Mr. Biden will urge Congress to pass legislation, approved by the House in December, to increase the Federal…
Putin Has Made Sure the World Will Never Be the Same
The musician and actress Selena Gomez has twice as many followers on Instagram — over 298 million —…
US Escalates Sanctions With a Freeze on Russian Central Bank Assets
The Treasury Department on Monday moved to further cut off Russia from the global economy, announcing that it…
Putin Declares a Nuclear Alert, and Biden Seeks De-escalation
WASHINGTON — When Vladimir V. Putin declared Sunday that he was putting his nuclear forces into “special combat…
10 Consequential Days: How Biden Navigated War, Covid and the Supreme Court
Sunday, Feb. 20If there was one message that Mr. Biden wanted to reinforce for his National Security Council…
Why the Chinese Internet Is Cheering Russia’s Invasion
The countries’ friendship has “no limits,” they declared.Given that the leaders met just weeks before the invasion, it…