The attack on a prison in northeastern Syria and a separate attack in Iraq were reminders of the Islamic State’s persistent threat and the unfinished business of the war against it.
Tag: War and Armed Conflicts
Here’s One Way Russia and Ukraine Could Go to War
How hostilities might start has been, by design, something of a guessing game. But a Russian proposal suggests one possibility.
On Ukraine and Russia, Biden Flusters European Allies by Stating the Obvious
After the president laid bare divisions over Russian meddling in Ukraine, his administration scrambled to get on the same page with European allies.
Russia and Ukraine, Explained
We explain the latest on Russia and Ukraine.
Blinken Visits Ukraine, Warning of ‘Short Notice’ Russian Attack
The U.S. secretary of state met with Ukraine’s president before a meeting Friday with Russia’s foreign minister, with Russian forces massed along the Ukrainian border.
Russia Thins Out Its Embassy in Ukraine, a Possible Clue to Putin’s Next Move
The slow evacuation may be part propaganda, part preparation for a conflict or part feint, Ukrainian and U.S. officials say. It could be all three.
Poroshenko, Ex-President, Returns to Ukraine, Roiling Politics
Petro O. Poroshenko, a former president, returned to Kyiv on Monday facing possible arrest, adding internal political turmoil to a threat of Russian invasion.
Poroshenko, Former President, Returns to Ukraine, Roiling Politics
Petro O. Poroshenko, a former president, returned to Kyiv on Monday facing possible arrest, adding internal political turmoil to a threat of Russian invasion.
Your Monday Briefing: Djokovic Leaves Australia
Plus rising tensions between Russia and Ukraine, and Cambodia’s digital crackdown.
In the Trenches of Ukraine’s Forever War
Russian belligerence has drawn the world’s attention back to the eight-year-old secessionist rebellion in the Donbas region: a deadlocked, time-warped conflict with no end in sight.