Top Swedish officials visited Washington Wednesday as their country weighs whether to join NATO, a move that would ratchet up tensions with Moscow even higher while also exposing divisions across Europe over the future of the alliance and its proper ro…
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White House, Republicans clash on U.S. endgame in Ukraine-Russia war
Deep differences over the endgame in Ukraine came into sharp focus Sunday morning, with Biden administration officials saying that Washington wants to improve Kyiv’s position at the negotiating table with Russia as top congressional Republicans argued …
Kyiv failure reverberates for Putin’s shaken regime
Russia’s push to capture Kyiv has failed and all of its troops have retreated from the outskirts of the Ukrainian capital, Pentagon officials said Wednesday, marking a crushing defeat for the Kremlin and dealing a major blow to the country’s perceived …
What does Putin want? Lack of clear endgame hovers over fierce Ukraine fighting
ANALYSIS The world spent months wondering whether Russian President Vladimir Putin would invade Ukraine. With tanks bearing down on Kyiv and Russian troops now in control of key cities, an equally knotty question has emerged: What does victory look lik…
Biden: Putin ‘badly miscalculated’ with Ukraine invasion, Russia will pay price for years
Russian President Vladimir Putin “badly miscalculated” by invading Ukraine and now faces unprecedented global isolation and Western unity, President Biden said Tuesday night, vowing that Moscow will suffer for years to come. In his first State of the U…
Biden’s push to revive Obama-era Iran deal hits new snags
The Biden administration’s push to revive the 2015 Iranian nuclear deal hit fresh snags Wednesday, as Tehran recalled its top negotiator from multi-party talks while the spiraling Ukraine crisis continued to add strain to negotiations that struggled fo…
Russian forces reportedly enter eastern Ukraine; Moscow weighs permanent bases in Donbass
Russian forces reportedly entered eastern Ukraine and the Kremlin signaled it may establish permanent military bases in the country’s disputed Donbasss region Tuesday, as Britain, Germany and other key NATO members unveiled new economic sanctions and o…
Johnson’s political fate hangs in balance as ‘Partygate’ report looms, opponents seize on scandal
Boris Johnson mounted a last-ditch defense Wednesday against outraged and energized political enemies who say that a string of COVID-19 lockdown-breaching parties ought to be the final straw in what’s been a tumultuous two-and-a-half-year rei…
Biden faces key test, major opportunity ahead of Russia talks on Ukraine
The slow-burning military standoff along the Russia-Ukraine border could reach a tipping point next week as the Biden administration enters a series of high-stakes diplomatic meetings with Moscow, and analysts say the U.S. and its NATO allies must seiz…
Joe Biden enters 2022 facing crises around the world
Tens of thousands of Russian troops massed on Ukraine’s border have sparked fear of a potentially imminent war in Eastern Europe, while U.S.-China tension simultaneously soars amid warnings from Beijing that America will pay an “unbearable price” for s…