Residents of Mariupol, Ukraine described how Russian forces use hunger as a weapon of war in a monthlong siege of the southern port. “No roof, no food and no water,” survivors texted relatives who escaped.
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Once the Children Got Hungry, ‘the Fire Was Gone From Their Eyes’
Residents of Mariupol, Ukraine described how Russian forces use hunger as a weapon of war in a monthlong siege of the southern port. “No roof, no food and no water,” survivors texted relatives who escaped.
Women Drive Germany’s Foreign Policy Shift Amid Ukraine War
Angela Merkel is no longer chancellor. But as war rages in Ukraine, a mere 10-hour drive from Berlin, female ministers oversee national security.
Could the U.S. do More for Ukraine?
President Biden says that Ukraine has the full support of the U.S. Volodymyr Zelensky disagrees.
A Brutal Russian Playbook Reapplied in Ukraine
The besieging of cities, the deliberate targeting of civilians — they are the tactics Russia used before, in Grozny. I saw it firsthand.
Biden Says of Condemning Putin: ‘I Make No Apologies’
President Biden said his words, delivered in a speech over the weekend in Warsaw, were not a call for regime change in Russia.
Ukraine Claims Some Battle Successes as Russia Focuses on Another Front
With the fighting raging and sputtering attempts at diplomacy continuing, diplomacy between the two sides was continuing, with talks planned in Istanbul on Tuesday.
President Macron’s Unending Russia Diplomacy
The French leader’s outreach to his counterparts in Russia and Ukraine is stubborn. Whether it is also effective remains to be seen.
After Biden’s Fiery Speech, Nine Unscripted Words Reverberate
Administration officials were forced to walk back the ad-lib that Russian President Vladimir V. Putin “cannot remain in power,” which captured the attention of foreign policy experts, lawmakers and allies.
As Ukraine War Moves Into 2nd Month, Fears Grow of Mariupol’s Fall to Russia
Ukraine’s top military intelligence officer suggested that Russia was changing its military focus to the south and east and might be trying to divide the country.