Tag: War and Armed Conflicts
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…
Russia has been laying groundwork online for a ‘false flag’ operation, misinformation researchers say.
At the White House this week, President Biden said the United States had “reason to believe” that Russia…
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…
Once He Kept Russia at a Distance. Now He Is a Docile Putin Satrap.
“He is very weak and will do anything to buy Putin’s support,” she said in a recent interview…
Putin’s Baseless Claims of Genocide Hint at More Than War
Moscow, in another escalation toward a possible invasion of Ukraine, is issuing a growing drumbeat of accusations, all…
How Putin Has Already Weakened Ukraine’s Economy
KYIV, Ukraine— Pavlo Kaliuk, a freelance property broker in Ukraine’s capital, used to sell and rent properties to…
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…
Kazakhstan’s Internet Shutdowns Could Be a Warning for Ukraine
As Almaty, Kazakhstan’s largest city, spiraled into chaos last month over rising energy costs and anger at the…
The United States’ Message to Russia: Prove Us Wrong
MUNICH — President Biden and his top aides acknowledge they are risking American credibility as they constantly renew…
U.S. Army Troops Arrive in Poland to Reassure Allies
The 82nd Airborne troops, from Fort Bragg, N.C., are expected to train with Polish forces at several locations…
Ukraine Crisis Rattles Europe After 30 Years of Peace
For the younger generation, concerned, like the German Greens, with the environment and focused on human rights and…