Tag: United States International Relations

Beyond Ukraine, Putin Eyes What He Calls America’s ‘Empire of Lies’

PARIS — President Vladimir V. Putin has ordered Russian troops into Ukraine but made clear his true target…

Ukraine Crisis: What Happens Next for the Rest of the World?

Administration officials have studied how sanctions would affect each of the big banks, including Sberbank and VTB, Russia’s…

How Russia Attacked Ukraine and What Happens Next

After months of troop and tank buildups, of grim warnings of violence and vague assurances of peace, and…

As Russia Attacked Ukraine, Trump Again Praised Putin and Ridiculed Biden.

PARMA, Ohio — Ukrainian Americans, watching the Russian attack on their homeland with horror and anger on Thursday,…

New U.S. Sanctions Target Russian Company Behind Nord Stream 2

WASHINGTON — President Biden said on Wednesday that he would issue economic sanctions on the company behind a…

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…

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…

Once a Foreign Policy Partner, Congress Struggles for Unity on Ukraine

WASHINGTON — Since the 1950s, when Senator Arthur Vandenberg declared that “politics stops at the water’s edge,” titans…