Ukraine

U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin exchanged warnings about Ukraine on Thursday  but were optimistic that diplomatic talks in January could ease rising tensions. In a 50-minute call, their second conversation this month, Biden said he had to see Russia downsize its military near Ukraine, while Putin…

Russian President Vladimir Putin says he will ponder a slew of options if the West fails to meet his demand for security guarantees precluding NATO's expansion to Ukraine. Vladimir Putin attends a cabinet meeting via video conference outside Moscow on Friday. In new remarks Sunday, the Russian president said Moscow…

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When Ukraine’s defense minister visited his U.S. counterpart at the Pentagon last month, he delivered a wish-list of assistance to defend his country against the threat of Russian troops massing near its borders. At the top were high-tech antimissile systems, Ukrainian and U.S. officials close to the situation said. A…

Author of the article: MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday gave his annual news conference. Putin spoke in Russian. The quotes below were translated into English by Reuters. ON POSSIBLE CONFLICT WITH UKRAINE “This is not our choice, we do not want this.” “We have to think about…

Russian President Vladimir Putin sought to turn the tables on the West at his annual end-of-the-year news conference Thursday, blaming the U.S. and its allies for soaring tensions over Ukraine and suggesting that “the ball is in their court” to respond to Moscow’s demands. Putin said it was up to…

SCHIPHOL, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch prosecutors on Wednesday demanded life sentences for four suspects in the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine in 2014. SCHIPHOL, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch prosecutors on Wednesday demanded life sentences for four suspects in the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over…

The situation in Ukraine is riddled with tensions between historical myths and geopolitical realities. Vladimir Putin visiting the Cathedral of St. Prince Vladimir Equal to the Apostles on the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Sevastopol, 2014. (Russian Presidential Press and Information Office via Wikimedia Commons) In October 2014, I…

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