To Talk With Putin or Iran, the West Turns to the World’s Nuclear Inspector
Rafael Grossi slipped into Moscow a few weeks ago to meet quietly with the man most Westerners never engage with these days: President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia.
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White House Worries Russia’s Momentum Is Changing Trajectory of Ukraine War
Just 18 months ago, White House and Pentagon officials debated whether Russia’s forces in Ukraine might collapse and be pushed out of the country entirely.
U.S. Soldier Is Detained in Russia and Accused of Theft, Officials Say
A man who has been identified by American officials as an Army sergeant was detained in Russia last week after a local woman reported him for theft, the Russian authorities said on Tuesday. He will remain in jail until at least July, they said.
NATO Puts on a Show of Force in the Shadow of Russia’s War
About 90,000 NATO troops have been training in Europe this spring for the Great Power war that most hope will never come: a clash between Russia and the West with potentially catastrophic consequences.
Ukraine Aid Divides Republicans, After Trump Tones Down His Resistance
The House vote on Saturday to provide $61 billion in American aid to Ukraine was the clearest sign yet that at least on foreign policy, the Republican Party is not fully aligned with former President Donald J. Trump and his “America First” movement.
With Nuclear Deal Dead, Containing Iran Grows More Fraught
When Iran agreed to a deal in 2015 that would require it to surrender 97 percent of the uranium it could use to make nuclear bombs, Russia and China worked alongside the United States and Europe to get the pact done.
U.S. Intelligence Warning to Moscow Named Specific Target of Attack
The U.S. warning to Russia ahead of a terrorist attack near Moscow was highly specific: Crocus City Hall was a potential target of the Islamic State, according to U.S. officials.
Russia’s Online Operations Focus on Ukraine Aid and Are Harder to Detect
Russia has intensified its online efforts to derail military funding for Ukraine in the United States and Europe, largely by using harder-to-trace technologies to amplify arguments for isolationism ahead of the U.S. elections, according to disinformation experts and intelligence assessments.