Another: “Well done, Republicans! They’re standing firm! That’s good for us.” Today, allies of Hungary’s far-right prime minister Viktor Orbán were in Washington, D.C., where they are participating in an effort to derail further military support for Ukraine (an effort that in itself...
Zhdanov noted that a successful counteroffensive is key to persuading allies to further increase supplies of weapons to Ukraine, something that was discussed Thursday at a NATO meeting in Germany. "The events in the south and in the Kharkiv region must show to the West that the Ukrainian milita...
"As long as Russia continues its brutal assault on Ukraine, we will stand unified with our allies and partners in imposing additional costs on Russia for its actions," the White House said in an announcement of the sanctions. The measures include a ban on all new investment in Russia, incre...
President Franklin Roosevelt even asked Americans to “look at your map” as he spoke over the radio about fighting in Europe and the Pacific. The news maps of that time projected the anxiety and vulnerability of strategic areas for the United States and its...
"We have on this small scale, seized assets, but there are certainly legal challenges in doing more than that," she said. The United States and Western allies have seized more than $300 billion in Russian central bank foreign currency assets frozen by sanctions. The ...
"From TV." To punish Russian President Vladimir Putin for invading Ukraine, the U.S. and its allies are foregoing military intervention, andusing the financial weapon of sanctions, aimed at both the state and on individuals deemed close to Putin.Flashy assets like yachts are being seized, and...
The Ukrainian president is visiting allies in search of further arms to help his country fend off the Russian invasion, and funds to rebuild what's been destroyed by more than a year of devastating conflict. A Luftwaffe jet flew Zelenskyy to the German capital from Rome, wherehe had met Sa...
U.S. intelligence officials are warning European allies of a potential Russian military incursion into Ukraine, with the likelihood of one increasing as the weather gets colder. An incursion is weather-dependent, but could happen in a matter of weeks, barring intervention from the West, U.S. ...
NATO allies announced Thursday they have extended Stoltenberg's term until September 30, 2023. It was supposed to expire at the end of the summer. Stoltenberg said NATO allies are doubling down to meet defense spending agreements. Secretary of State Antony Blinkensaid Wednesdaythat the U.S. had...
"Allies urge Russia, in the strongest possible terms, to choose the path of diplomacy," Stoltenberg said in a statement. A map shows the Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Ukraine. Getty/iStockphoto Blinken said last week that if Putin were to formally recognize Luhansk and Donetsk, that act...