As Ukraine War Escalates, Witkoff and Kushner Are Focused on Iran
Russia’s president has said he understands why the Trump administration is “distracted” by Iran. Ukraine’s president has lamented…
Long Lines for Gas Shatter the Illusion of Normalcy in Wartime Russia
Alyona Sadovnikova first experienced gasoline shortages in mid-June, when she pulled into a station and was told it…
Putin Retaliates With New Strikes After Ukraine Takes the War to Russia
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia is under pressure. In recent weeks, Ukraine has brought the war home…
Russia Strikes Ukraine as Explosions Rock Capital of Kyiv
Multiple explosions were heard and several fires were burning in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, early on Thursday as…
Troop Casualties in Ukraine War Top 2 Million, Study Finds
More than two million Russian and Ukrainian troops have been killed or wounded in the four years that…
Ukraine Targets Moscow Oil Facility With Drones as G7 Leaders Meet
As the Group of 7 leaders gathered Tuesday for a summit focusing in part on Russia’s war in…
UK Forces Seize Russian Shadow Fleet Oil Tanker
Britain’s armed forces have for the first time intercepted and seized control of a Russian shadow fleet oil…
Deadlocked Wars: How Major Powers Misread the Regions They Attacked
President Trump and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir V. Putin, both resist the idea that ostensibly weaker powers fought…
Nikol Pashinyan Wins Re-election in Armenia
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan of Armenia declared victory early Monday in a high-stakes election, overcoming a pressure campaign…
China Reasserts Itself, to Contain North Korea’s Tilt Toward Russia
China’s top leader, Xi Jinping, arrived in North Korea on Monday and delivered what analysts said was a…
Ukraine Turns to Europe as U.S. Steps Back as Mediator in Peace Talks
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine arrived on Sunday afternoon in London for talks with the leaders of Britain,…
Ukraine Strikes St. Petersburg in Long-Range Drone Attack
Ukraine hit a Russian military base and other targets near St. Petersburg with a barrage of long-range drones…