Diplomacy

The European Union and United Kingdom have frozen the assets of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as part of a new tranche of sanctions punishing Russia for its invasion of Ukraine. Why it matters: The moves reflect Moscow's new pariah status but are mostly symbolic, as…

Topline The Biden Administration said Friday it will slap sanctions on Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, following announcements of sanctions on the two earlier in the day by the European Union and the United Kingdom in response to Moscow’s attack on Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin…

Ukraine declared a state of emergency on Wednesday and told its citizens in Russia to immediately come home, while Moscow began evacuating its Kyiv embassy and the West responded with further sanctions, in the latest ominous signs of an all-out Russian military onslaught. Read about the day’s events as they unfolded…

Secretary of State Tony Blinken announced on Tuesday that he had canceled a planned meeting on Thursday with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov due to Russia's move into eastern Ukraine. Why it matters: While Blinken said he remained "committed to diplomacy," the channels through which U.S. and European officials had…

Vladimir Putin will oversee massive nuclear drills tomorrow as Western leaders meet to discuss preventing Russia from invading Ukraine. The Russian president will personally monitor the exercise carried out by Russia's nuclear forces on Saturday, which will involve the launch of multiple ballistic and cruise missiles, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov…

Author of the article: WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday the United States has ongoing concerns about Russia’s ability to launch an invasion of Ukraine and needs to see “verifiable, credible, meaningful de-escalation.” (Reporting by Doina Chiacu; Editing by Chris Reese)…

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Skip to headerSkip to main contentSkip to footer Today’s big question Foreign secretary accused of ‘playing into Putin’s hands’ as UK launches diplomatic push to avert war Liz Truss has called on Russia to abandon its “Cold War rhetoric” over Ukraine as she and Boris Johnson embark on a diplomatic…

Updated Tue 7:52 PM RUSSIAN FORCES ON the border represent a “clear and present danger” to Ukraine, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said. Johnson flew to Kyiv today for talks with Ukraine’s President on the crisis with Russia. At a press conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, he said…

U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken will meet with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Geneva on Friday. Christina Ruffini looks ahead to the meeting, which is seen as one of the last chances for a diplomatic path to averting what U.S. officials fear is an imminent Russian attack on…