The Biden administration and lawmakers from both political parties have become increasingly concerned in recent weeks that Russia may be preparing to invade Ukraine....
If the West fails to meet its security demands, Moscow could take measures like placing nuclear missiles close to the U.S. coastline, Russian officials have hinted....
Moscow said the ransomware group REvil “ceased to exist” after raids and arrests. It is not clear if the operation will ease tensions with Washington....
After years of drift, Trumpian ridicule and failure in Afghanistan, Russian demands for a new Iron Curtain in Europe have created unity in the alliance, at least for now....
The measure pitted Ukraine’s president, who was pushing for the penalties, against the Biden administration, which successfully lobbied Democrats to oppose them....
Officials in Washington are eager to put Putin on notice that his wealth – along with Russia’s banking system – are targets if Russia invades Ukraine. ...
Both sides expressed some optimism after negotiations in Geneva, but did not break an impasse over Russia’s demand that Ukraine never become a member of NATO....
The step, which could be an indication that planning for an attack continues, comes as the number of Russian troops at the border has remained steady in recent weeks, despite U.S. expectations of a surge....
Talks between U.S. and Russian officials kicked off in Geneva, setting the stage for a weeklong diplomatic effort to de-escalate tensions over Ukraine. ...
The Cold War echoes of the negotiations unfolding this week in a series of meetings between Russia and the West are a reminder that there is nothing permanent about Europe’s security arrangements....
The United States, its NATO allies and Russia meet this week in a whirlwind of diplomacy aimed at averting the largest military action in Europe since World War II....
Foreign ministers from the alliance, meeting Friday, hope that Moscow will choose diplomacy and de-escalation instead, amid skepticism that Russia is sincere in wanting substantive talks....
House intelligence chair: invasion might draw Nato closerSanctions must be ‘at level Russia has never seen’ to deter PutinRussia is “very likely” to invade Ukraine and might only be deterred by “enormous sanctions”, the chair of the US House intelligence committee...
The planned call with Zelensky will come three days after Biden spoke with the Russian president for nearly an hour at Putin’s request, in which the leaders discussed potential repercussions as a result of the Ukraine crisis....
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia spoke with President Biden for 50 minutes about the escalating crisis with Ukraine, but his intentions remained unclear....
Two leaders will discuss a range of topics, including ‘upcoming diplomatic engagements in Russia’Joe Biden will speak on Thursday with Vladimir Putin regarding the Russian leader’s increased security demands in eastern Europe.The two leaders will discuss a range of...
The Texas Republican leveraged his obstruction of diplomatic nominees into a Senate vote that could complicate President Biden’s efforts to defend Ukraine....
The Texas Republican leveraged his obstruction of diplomatic nominees into a Senate vote that could complicate President Biden’s efforts to defend Ukraine....
‘We weren’t smart enough to collude with Russia, we didn’t know what the hell we were doing,’ he told former NFL quarterback Jay Cutler in a new interview for his Uncut podcast ....
The foreign ministers for the Group of 7 urged Russia to pull back from the tense border standoff. Moscow has massed as many as 100,000 troops on Ukraine’s eastern, northern and southern frontiers....
A recent sighting of Putin’s notorious Buk missiles on their way to the frontline does not bode well for talksA flatbed rail wagon speeding through south-west Russia last week carried an ill omen for negotiations to avert a larger war with Ukraine.On board was a...
Bill Browder, who inspired America’s Magnitsky act targeting Russian officials, insisted he would have been ‘thrown under a bus’ by Donald Trump if he had beaten Biden and stayed in the White House....
Concern among officials about US reaching ‘accommodation’ with Putin over UkraineJoe Biden’s announcement that a group of Nato countries will hold talks with Moscow has caused concern on the alliance’s eastern flank, where members close to Russia have long insisted...
If Russia opts for an invasion, Ukraine’s generals say, they would have no hope of repelling it without a major infusion of military help from the West....
Kremlin leaves door open for further talks but estimated 100,000 Russian troops remain within striking distanceThe Kremlin has said it is expecting to rapidly begin a “discussion of strategic security on the continent” with the US after high-stakes talks between...
President Biden warned President Vladimir V. Putin that a Russian invasion of Ukraine would result in heavy economic penalties, according to the White House....
Biden enters talks with Putin armed with a wide range of economic measures at his disposal – what are those options?Joe Biden goes into Tuesday’s virtual summit with Vladimir Putin, after days of close consultation with European allies on a joint response to an...
Official says Washington would also impose economic measures, in a warning to Moscow on eve of talks between Biden and PutinThe US has said it would send reinforcements to Nato’s eastern flank in the wake of a Russian invasion of Ukraine, as well as imposing severe...
There are tactical reasons for threatening an invasion, but the real cause may lie in the Kremlin’s fixation with righting what it sees as a historical injustice....
Iran’s natural allies are said to have been surprised by how much it had walked back on its own compromisesThe US is hoping pressure from Russia, China and some Arab Gulf states may yet persuade Iran to moderate its negotiating stance on the steps the Biden...
Putin regards Ukraine as stolen territory and as the US focuses on China and Covid, Moscow is waiting to strikeVladimir Putin is an old-fashioned sort of guy. He yearns for the days when the Soviet Union was a great power. He still views western democracies as...
Washington and Kyiv say Moscow has massed troops near border ahead of planned US-Russia video summitJoe Biden he said he would make it “very, very difficult” for Russia to launch any invasion of Ukraine, which warned that a large-scale attack could be planned for next...
Discussions in Stockholm are highest-profile negotiations since Putin and Biden met in JuneThe top diplomats of the US and Russia have held talks in Stockholm amid fears that Vladimir Putin is preparing to launch an invasion of neighbouring Ukraine.The US secretary of...
Secretary of state says Nato is ‘prepared to impose severe costs’ on Moscow if invasion attemptedThe US says it has evidence Russia has made plans for a “large scale” attack on Ukraine and that Nato allies are “prepared to impose severe costs” on Moscow if it attempts...
