The meetings in Iran also position Turkey as a key mediator between Russia and Ukraine.
Author: DAN BILEFSKY
Kaliningrad, Russian Outpost, Is Again a Flash Point in East-West Relations
Wedged between Poland and Lithuania and bristling with missiles capable of flinging conventional or nuclear warheads into Europe, Kaliningrad has become emblematic of the Cold War era.
Kremlin Calls Captured Americans ‘Soldiers of Fortune’
Moscow says the Americans who fought for Ukraine are not regular soldiers who would be covered by the Geneva Conventions, calling their conduct criminal.
Bakery in Kyiv Honors Boris Johnson With a Croissant
A croissant is the latest homage in Ukraine to the British prime minister, who has also had a road named after him in a town near Odesa.
Henry Kissinger Suggests Ukraine Give Up Territory to Russia
The former secretary of state argued that ceding land could bring an end to the war. Critics called the idea reckless and unrealistic.
U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine, Bridget Brink, Has Experience Shaped By Soviet Domination
Bridget Brink has worked in Slovakia, Uzbekistan and Georgia. She is filling a role that has been empty for three years.
What Does Ukraine Mean When it Asks For ‘Security Guarantees’?
Ukraine’s request for other countries to guarantee its future security as a condition for making concessions to Moscow is circulating among European diplomats. But analysts say such a demand faces huge obstacles.
A Quebec Restaurant Renames Poutine Dish as a Rebuke of Russia
Protest against the war in Ukraine has a new cultural front — food and drink names — as people across the world show solidarity with Ukraine by renaming or boycotting Russian-made products.
Why Joining the E.U. May Not Be Easy for Ukraine
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is helping to focus minds in Brussels. But the country has big hurdles to overcome before it can join the E.U., the world’s biggest trading bloc.