The U.S. president’s unscripted remarks echoed comments other American officials have made recently.
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U.K. Targets More Oligarchs and Putin Allies With Sanctions
More than 370 people are being penalized, including Russia’s prime minister, a former president and the Kremlin’s press secretary.
Russia Strikes Ukraine’s Cities and Accuses U.S. of “Economic War”
Misery deepened in Ukraine, where millions of people were caught in besieged cities, and in Russia, where the West’s economic sanctions were biting hard.
Lindsey Graham Says of Putin: Someone in Russia Should ‘Take This Guy Out’
The comments drew sharp rebukes from other Republicans.
Russia Advances on Three Cities in Face of Fierce Resistance
Ukraine’s leader said his forces had “repelled” the Russian army’s assault, while Moscow said it had merely “paused” for peace negotiations.
Piece by Piece, Russia’s Rationale for a Ukraine Invasion Is Put in Place
Theatrical meetings and dubious battlefield reports have shaped the Kremlin’s narrative that war is being pushed on it by a United States determined to destroy Russia.
Europe Calls for Peace, but Not at Any Price
Two days of intense diplomacy on both sides of the Atlantic leave the standoff over Ukraine with Russia frozen in place.
In Russia, a Military Buildup That Can’t Be Missed
Russia’s massing of tanks and infantry along its southwestern border with Ukraine was meant to send a message, analysts say.
Russia Spins Alternative Theories in Poisoning of Navalny
As they have in the past when Russia was accused of misconduct, officials and state media commentators responded to news of a nerve agent attack with an array of improbable explanations.
Russia Rejects Calls for Investigation of Navalny Poisoning
The Kremlin’s spokesman said there was no need to investigate because it had not yet been proven that the opposition leader was poisoned.