European diplomats are exploring whether a seven-year-old negotiating channel, initially intended to resolve a conflict in eastern Ukraine, can be repurposed to calm a wider crisis.
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Macron Tries to Avert a European War and Reshape European Security
The French president’s shuttle diplomacy this week in Moscow and Kyiv will be a delicate exercise, given European reservations and American resolve.
Turkey, a Sometimes Wavering NATO Ally, Backs Ukraine
In a public rebuke of Russia, Turkey will expand supplies of one of the Ukrainian Army’s most sophisticated weapons, a long-range, Turkish-made armed drone.
Is Biden’s Strategy With Putin Working, or Goading Moscow to War?
The Biden administration’s goal is to cut the Russians off at each turn by exposing their plans. But Russian President Vladimir V. Putin says that approach could spark a conflict.
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.
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.
How Ukraine’s Leaders Are Responding to Russian Threat
The ‘‘stay calm” posture has left analysts guessing about its leadership’s motivation, but some say that after eight years of war, the country simply calculates the risks differently.
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.
Court in Ukraine Declines Request to Arrest Former President
A feud between President Volodymyr Zelensky and his predecessor, Petro O. Poroshenko, has carried on despite the risk the country is facing from Russia.
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.