Author: MELINA DELKIC

A Kremlin spokesman said there was “not much cause for optimism.”

Antony Blinken, the secretary of state, said the U.S. offered a “serious diplomatic path forward.”

The Kremlin blamed the U.S. for ramping up tensions.

U.S. and NATO allies make plans in case of Russian military action.

The West stressed a unified response after Biden’s stumble.

Microsoft said it planned to buy the video game company Activision Blizzard for nearly $70 billion.

Tickets for the Winter Olympics will not be sold to the public.

Supreme Court justices dealt a blow to Biden’s Covid strategy.

Can “zero-Covid” last with thousands of visitors?

“A closing window to act,” said the W.H.O.’s Europe director.