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Putin Has Long Tried to Balance Europe. Now He’s Working to Reset It.
After years of trying to diplomatically divide and conquer, the Russian leader has seemingly decided to antagonize Europe as a whole in the current Ukraine crisis.
How France’s Macron Is Approaching the Ukraine Situation
The French president, determined to engage with Russia, wants to shape a new European security order from crisis — and win the April election.
White House Warnings Over Russia Strain Ukraine-U.S. Partnership
While Ukraine’s president complained about “acute and burning” warnings from Washington, the Pentagon issued a dire new appraisal asserting Russia has amassed enough troops to invade his entire country.
As Russian Troops Mass in Belarus, a Ukraine Border Is Largely Undefended
From the border, it’s a fast 140 miles down a newly paved highway to Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital, but only a few troops stand guard.
Pentagon Warns of Russia’s Troop Deployments Near Ukraine
Russia has massed more than 100,000 troops at Ukraine’s borders, officials said, publicly confirming what intelligence analysts have described for weeks.
Biden Includes European Allies As He Confronts Putin On Ukraine
In what amounts to a much-needed diplomatic reset, the U.S. is orchestrating the response to Russia’s threatening moves and making sure to include his European allies.
A ‘NATO Nerd’ Thrown Into the Crisis Over Russia and Ukraine
Julianne Smith is the new U.S. ambassador to NATO, a post empty for a year, trying to consult and lead while bandaging the wounds of the Trump years.
How Putin Is Using Russia’s Military as a Tool for Foreign Policy
A significantly upgraded military has emerged as a key tool of Vladimir Putin’s foreign policy, as he flexes his might around the globe and, most ominously, on the Ukraine border.
U.S. and NATO Respond to Putin’s Demands as Ukraine Tensions Mount
The formal responses offered President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia a choice: negotiate or risk facing punishing economic sanctions.