The response from Moscow suggests that Russia will engage in talks to continue a disarmament pact, despite the new U.S. administration’s pledge to take a harder line on other issues.
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Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Says Russia Wants to Force It Out
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty has been threatened with fines and criminal charges for its journalists, forcing a tough decision on the Biden administration.
Biden Cancels Keystone XL Pipeline and Rejoins Paris Climate Agreement
In a burst of climate orders, the president also ordered federal agencies to begin the process of reinstating environmental regulations reversed under the Trump administration.
Keystone Rejection Tests Trudeau’s Balancing Act on Climate and Energy
While Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shares the incoming president’s climate change agenda, the Canadian leader is also a pipeline proponent.
Will Biden Be an Activist President on the World Stage?
Despite cascading crises at home that will need his urgent attention, some foreign policy experts predict the new U.S. leader will take an energetic role in foreign policy.
Trump’s Last-Minute Moves Against China Complicate Biden’s Agenda
The departing administration’s decision to push through a declaration that China is committing genocide was the latest in a series of actions that risk politicizing the issues.
U.S. Declaration of China’s ‘Genocide’ in Xinjiang, Explained
In one of its last acts, the Trump administration said China was committing genocide against Uighurs and other mostly Muslim groups. Here is what the move could mean.
In Saudi Arabia, Quiet Changes May Ease Tensions With Biden
The new president is a Saudi critic, but he takes office as the kingdom scales back beheadings, removes hate speech from text books and limits prison terms for activists.
U.S. Says China’s Repression of Uighurs Is ‘Genocide’
The finding by the Trump administration is the strongest denunciation by any government of China’s actions and follows a Biden campaign statement with the same declaration.
Mexico’s López Obrador, Fond of Trump, Eyes Biden Administration Warily
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador came to appreciate Mr. Trump’s hands-off style, and is already making waves with an incoming administration he expects to be more meddlesome.