Tag: War and Armed Conflicts
Subtle Shifts Raise Hopes for a Cease-fire in Ukraine
ISTANBUL — When President Vladimir V. Putin launched his invasion two weeks ago, he said a primary goal…
Poland’s Fraught Offer: Fighter Jets for Ukraine, but Only Through U.S. Hands
President Biden’s commitment to keeping the United States from engaging in direct combat with Russian forces faced an…
Russia’s Other Contest With the West: Economic Endurance
As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine grinds on, Moscow is finding itself mired in a parallel conflict: a contest…
The Future Turns Dark for Russia’s Oil Industry
In the longer term, though, the future of the Russian industry, which bankrolls a large portion of the…
What Ukrainian Military Reports Are Saying Nearly 2 Weeks Into War
LVIV, Ukraine — With Russia and Ukraine engaged in an information war that is at times as intense…
Russia, Blocked From the Global Internet, Plunges Into Digital Isolation
“For the moment I do plan to work in Russia,” he said. “How this may change in the…
Once Victims in Southeast Europe, Jews Come to Aid Fleeing Ukrainians
CHISINAU, Moldova — At a synagogue in central Chisinau on Monday, an Israeli social worker, Omer Hod, had…
With New Limits on Media, Putin Closes a Door on Russia’s ‘Openness’
One of the paradoxical things about Vladimir V. Putin’s increasingly authoritarian rule of Russia was how relatively open…
Hate for Putin’s Russia Consumes Ukraine
LVIV, Ukraine — Trapped in his apartment on the outskirts of Kyiv during fierce battles over the weekend,…
At Least 4 Civilians Killed in Shelling by Russian Forces Near Kyiv
IRPIN, Ukraine — A Russian force advancing on Kyiv fired mortar shells on Sunday at a battered bridge…
On Ukraine’s Border, Moldovans Wonder: Where Will Putin Stop?
ON THE DNIESTER RIVER — Just eight miles from the Ukrainian border, the mayor of a village in…
U.S. and Allies Discuss Security of Ukraine’s Leaders Amid Fears for Zelensky’s Safety
WASHINGTON — Allied governments have been discussing how to secure the line of succession in Ukraine in the…