Russia’s War in Ukraine

Despite having proposed the face-to-face meeting, the Russian leader chose not to show.

“The Russians are obviously not responding to the current approach,” one expert said.

U.S. President Donald Trump issued a rare public condemnation over Moscow’s assault.

Washington’s curious adoption of a key Kremlin demand is based on unrealistic expectations.

Misjudging an adversary’s will to fight has been a major contributor to military failures since World War II.

But continued strikes on civilian and energy infrastructure are impeding talks.

Such promises reject Moscow’s demand that foreign powers cease all military aid to Kyiv.

Britain’s former ambassador to Russia on how Trump can avoid falling into the Kremlin’s trap.

Oreshnik is a different beast from its predecessors.

The U.S.-Ukraine cease-fire plan reflects the president’s overriding foreign-policy objective: to end the war.

Regardless of why, he’s acting exactly like a Russian asset would.

But the U.S. president stopped short of denouncing Moscow’s large-scale attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.

Trump’s approach of seeking a deal at any cost imperils the security of Eastern Europe and the Black Sea region.

Cash to buy U.S. weapons for Ukraine would also help balance trade.

But Kyiv’s allies remain adamant that aid must come with U.S. security guarantees.

The anticipated critical minerals deal appears off the table for now after the U.S. president berated the Ukrainian leader.

Trump has been trying to strong-arm Ukraine for years, but it’s not getting any prettier.

The British prime minister has said that a British-led peacekeeping force is contingent on U.S. support.

The U.S. president is parroting Kremlin propaganda, signaling a major breakdown in U.S.-Ukraine relations.

Kyiv’s absence has NATO members worried that Europe is being sidelined from peace talks.

The Ukrainian president called for Europe to build an army.

U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance delivered a rebuke on immigration and alleged censorship to a shocked Munich Security Conference.

The world’s pariah states are building their most lethal weapons using Western electronics.

The Kremlin hopes Ukraine cutting off Russian gas transits will flip a pro-Western government.

The countries’ closer ties come in response to tough Western sanctions.

Though the Russian leader may triumph militarily in Ukraine, he has failed to achieve his strategic goals.

With the incoming administration seeking to cut U.S. aid to Ukraine, Europe should tap the Kremlin’s frozen reserves.

Drone strikes and a cyberattack from Moscow also targeted vital Ukrainian infrastructure.

Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov had been charged in absentia for the use of chemical weapons against Kyiv.

A Ukrainian Nobel Peace Prize winner weighs in on his prospects.

A maximum pressure campaign would raise the likelihood of a fair and lasting peace in Ukraine.

Russian interest in peace is no given, and Europe may not be on board.

The Russian meat grinder strategy is terribly effective, terribly wasteful, and boundlessly cruel.

A vital but halting supply of military aid has opened up the U.S. president to criticism from all sides.

The Kremlin refuses to part with Crimea and is adamant that Kyiv not join NATO.

The threat comes as Ukraine begins using U.S.-supplied ATACMS to strike Russia.

Growing East Asian involvement shows that Putin’s war has already gone global.

The European Union’s top diplomat makes the case for sanctions to protect global peace.

An arms procurement fund would secure Ukraine’s ability to fight while helping American workers.

Dependent on American support for the war, Kyiv is trying to avoid getting caught in the politics of it all.

Lofty rhetoric can’t hide the lack of serious thinking about what a credible victory would entail.

The Kremlin has devised a very 21st-century way to gather fellow travelers.

The eastern city is a key military hub, but it’s also critical to Ukraine’s steel industry.

Kyiv wants to hold land to trade with Moscow in any future peace deal.

Beijing said it had no knowledge of the reported deal to produce long-range attack drones in the country.

But implementing the new ban on Russia-linked churches could get messy.

A new book offers a masterful glimpse into the world of economic warfare.

Washington should abandon a failed approach to Moscow that does not learn or self-adjust.

The Western populist right has fallen for Vladimir Putin’s latest propaganda ploy.

The shake-up comes ahead of Zelensky’s key visit to the United States.

Three battles in medieval and early modern Europe offer instructive parallels to Ukraine’s Kursk offensive.

The Indian prime minister seeks to mediate future negotiations while also maintaining New Delhi’s close ties with Moscow.

Lawmakers are frustrated at the lack of a coherent plan as Biden prepares to leave office.

After years of propaganda about the existential threat from Ukraine, Russians respond with a collective shrug.

Ukraine’s strategic objectives remain murky—and the operation creates many risks—but it could alter the course of the war.

The incursion shows Washington the way to a smarter pivot to Asia.

The biggest impact is the destruction of Vladimir Putin’s narrative for victory.

Kyiv’s offensive marks the largest foreign incursion into Russia since World War II.

One aim of the surprise breakthrough may be for Kyiv to gain leverage in negotiations.

Ten years on, there is still confusion over what, exactly, transpired on the last days of the Maidan.

Will a convict enlistment drive solve shortfalls on the frontline?

Western allies must find a way to deal with a Moscow likely to remain hostile for the foreseeable future.

Europe’s diplomatic heavyweights are flocking to Milwaukee to court Trump’s party.

The goal is to save more human lives.

The International Criminal Court has already issued six arrest warrants against top Russian officials for potential war crimes and crimes against humanity.

It’s unlikely that the alliance can fully prevent Chinese companies from fueling Russia’s war machine.

The White House and Congress need to start talking.

A state campaign rolled back red tape and regulation inherited from its Soviet past.

The West’s latest actions against Russia carry risks for the global system and could provoke China.

Kyiv immediately denounced the deal, which would cede more than one-fifth of Ukraine’s territory to Russia.

A new security agreement and $50 billion funding deal signal that the West remains united in Kyiv’s defense—but how long will it last?

With constant assaults on the electricity grid, Moscow is adding an explosive twist to an old playbook.

The plan comes as Western leaders debate Ukraine’s ambitions to join NATO.

If Ukraine enters peace talks, it must do so from a position of strength.

From redrawn maritime borders to suspected sabotage, Moscow is trying to exert power in a long-coveted region.

Ukraine and the Europeans are vexed about how to deal with Trump. Gordon Sondland has a playbook.

Washington’s backing for Kyiv and avoidance of risk are increasingly at odds.

Russia’s nuclear threats to reach conventional goals in Ukraine mark a new era of brinkmanship.

Perhaps tens of thousands of Ukrainian women have lost their partners in the conflict with Russia. They look to rebuild amid precarity and uncertainty.

Plus, Russian authorities detain a U.S. soldier for criminal misconduct.

Georgians are angry at the government’s pro-Russian turn.

Israel is losing the support of Democrats over how it’s prosecuting the war, lawmaker warns.

But the fact it took so long to pass has some worried about future support.

Historical falsification, youth indoctrination, and the plunder of artifacts reveal the Kremlin’s true objectives.

Ammo shortages are costing lives and time.

The nuclear company’s expanding corporate empire is an urgent target for sanctions.

The strange story of a global literary hero who went on to inspire Russia’s war on Ukraine.

Jens Stoltenberg has led NATO through a decade of war, chaos, and Trump. What comes next?

Russia’s security services are stretched, distracted, and politicized, experts say.

A landmark translation of a Ukrainian novel explores a nation caught between the jaws of empire.

Ukraine has busted up most of the Black Sea Fleet. Russia is plotting a comeback.

Kyiv’s Western backers need to grasp that drones are no substitute for a capable fighting force.

If Congress fails to pass a national security supplemental funding bill, Ukraine will be getting fewer bullets.

A false narrative is being peddled by the Kremlin and its Western friends.

Lawmakers still think the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv is too small, and diplomats can’t get close enough to the front lines.

Leery of seizing all of Russia’s state assets, Europe may opt for a next-best approach that could still provide Ukraine billions of euros a year.

In Kyiv, all eyes are on the U.S. congressional fight over aid.

The Russian leader’s speech was one of his most explicit nuclear warnings yet against the West.

The alliance has transformed its once sleepy headquarters into a war command focused on Russia.