Tag: United States International Relations

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…

U.S. Offers Limited Initial Response to Russia as It Weighs Stiffer Sanctions

“I don’t doubt they are already calculating how to realize these plans,” Mr. Putin said.American officials have said…

Wooing Allies, Publicizing Putin’s Plans: Inside Biden’s Race to Prevent War

The Dec. 3 document became the first of a series of efforts to declassify intelligence about Russian plans…

Russia May Be Seeking Pretext for Ukraine Invasion, Officials Say

KYIV, Ukraine — Russian military exercises on Ukraine’s border were extended indefinitely on Sunday, leaving an unrelenting threat…

Blitzkrieg or Minor Incursion? Putin’s Choice Could Determine World Reaction.

“We believe President Putin has made the decision,” Mr. Blinken said on Sunday, “but until the tanks are…

Biden Is Still Willing to Talk to Putin, Blinken Says

WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken said on Sunday that President Biden was still willing to…

Justice Dept. Is Set to Modify Trump-Era Program Aimed at Fighting Chinese Threats

Such losses often fuel the Chinese propaganda machine and hurt U.S. interests. “Every case that goes south, especially…

Bond Between China and Russia Alarms U.S. and Europe Amid Ukraine Crisis

Mr. Xi and Mr. Putin have denounced the initiatives. They have long seen those two main strategic prongs…

In Ukraine Crisis, the Looming Threat of a New Cold War

MOSCOW — Vladimir Pozner was an English-language Soviet propaganda editor in Moscow in 1962, a job that gave…

Biden Says Putin Has Chosen ‘Catastrophic’ War Over Diplomacy

WASHINGTON — President Biden said on Friday that the United States has intelligence showing that President Vladimir V.…

Unable to Agree on Russia Sanctions Bill, Senate Settles for a Statement

WASHINGTON — For weeks, as President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia signaled he was moving closer to invading…