Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was in Paris on Friday to discuss the tensions with French President Emmanuel Macron. After a joint call with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, the three urged Russia to pull back its troops to de-escalate the situation. Fyodor Lukyanov, a top foreign policy...
The biggest blow to democracy on a global scale was not the war itself but the fact that—despite all “never again” claims—European and Western countries in general agreed and accepted beforehand that another European nation might be deprived of its sovereignty, freedom, and independent institut...
Besides, Biden is desperate to garner more support in order to win the midterm elections next year by showing the voters that he can take "tough" decisions for the benefit of the US. So he had to get the infrastructure bill passed and withdraw the US troops this year to blunt some of ...
Russia has added as many as 7,000 troops near the Ukraine border in recent days, contrary to claims by President Vladimir Putin that troops would be pulled back from the region.
Putin has repeatedly cast his decision to send troops into Ukraine as a response to alleged Western encroachment on Russia's vital security interests. The Russian leader described Western sanctions against Russia over its action in Ukraine as part of efforts by the U.S. and its allies to streng...
Hersh noted that US President Joe Biden said on Feb 7 last year in a news conference that the US would "bring an end" to the Nord Stream 2 pipeline if there were "tanks or troops crossing the border of Ukraine". When pressed for details on how he would keep that promise given that ...
He has most recently been head of the Russian foreign ministry's North American department. Moscow has had no ambassador in Washington since last October when the previous envoy Anatoly Antonov left his post. Too early to discuss contributing troops to peacekeeping in Ukraine, acting pres...
The killing of four American soldiers in Niger in October drew attention to the role of US troops in western Africa, where several terror networks roam freely. Here are things to know about the US operations there.
To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. Washington CNN — Russia’s unprovoked assault on Ukraine, now in its fourth day, has faced universal condemnation from Western powers. Sanctions against Russia and aid to Ukraine have come from many directions. But putting troops on the ...
President Barack Obama has decided to keep 9,800 US troops in Afghanistan throughout 2015 and then re-evaluate force levels in 2016 before seeking to largely withdraw by 2017. The announcement came after a 24 March White House meeting with Ashraf Ghani, Afghanistan's president, who specifically...