The historic deal underscored how the war in Ukraine has backfired for Russia, which has tried to weaken the Atlantic alliance.
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U.S. Urges New Tactic to Curb Putin’s War Machine and Lower Fuel Prices
Group of 7 leaders meeting in Germany were receptive to a Biden administration plan to cap the price of Russian oil in world markets, limiting Kremlin revenue.
At NATO Summit in Madrid, Debates Underneath the Unity
The alliance is supporting Ukraine’s defense against Russia with money and arms, but its summit in Madrid this week will involve some difficult talks, including about where to put troops.
Russia Threatens Lithuania Over Kaliningrad Cargo
Russia has accused Lithuania, a NATO member, of choking off the flow of goods to Kaliningrad, its enclave on the Baltic, as part of sanctions over the war in Ukraine. Lithuania says Russia is lying.
Amy Gutman’s Father Fled the Nazis. She’s the New U.S. Ambassador to Germany.
For Amy Gutmann, a respected democracy scholar, her role as President Biden’s envoy to Germany is not a job, “it’s a mission,” one both professional and personal.
Russian Elites Show No Sign of Broad Challenge to Putin
Many business owners and intellectuals fled Russia after the invasion of Ukraine, but others stayed behind, struggling to redefine their lives. Their diverging choices do not add up to a broad challenge to Vladimir Putin’s war.
Analysis: What Turkey Wants to Let Finland and Sweden Into NATO
Finnish and Swedish hopes of being accepted as applicants by next week’s NATO summit meeting have been dashed by a Turkish government that says it is in no hurry.
U.S. Officials Predict Path of War in Ukraine
As Russia makes slow but steady progress, the arrival of new weapons systems will help Ukraine hang on to territory, U.S. officials and analysts say.
France and Germany Stand With Ukraine, and Putin Can Wait
Seeking to overcome tensions with Kyiv, President Emmanuel Macron of France and Chancellor Olaf Scholz of Germany backed away from Moscow diplomacy, at least for now.
Europe Offers Ukraine a Hope of Joining the E.U., but Not a Vast Arsenal
In their first wartime visit to Kyiv, the leaders of France and Germany countered doubts about their commitment to Ukraine defeating Russia, but did not promise the weapons Ukrainians have called for.