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The Perils of “Russia First”
President Donald Trump’s approach to Russia and Ukraine—deferring to Moscow, bullying Kyiv—may seem like a radical departure from precedent. In fact, it is only Trump’s extreme style of diplomacy ...
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Could the U.S. and Russia benefit from a closer relationship?
President Trump is breaking with decades of U.S. policy toward Russia. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Elina Ribakova, senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics ...
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A Guide to the Five Regions of Ukraine at the Center of U.S.-Russia Talks
Talks between the U.S. and Russia over the war in Ukraine are zeroing in on five regions of Ukraine that Moscow claims as its own but that Kyiv isn’t prepared to give up. President Trump’s ...
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If peace comes, Putin could face the ire of his most hard-line backers
MOSCOW — In the wake of the Trump administration’s dramatic pivot toward Moscow, Russia’s influential ultra-patriots are scrambling to make sense of the sudden thaw with the nation’s ...
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The Rise of Russia’s African Empire
Working under the radar, Russia is building military outposts, securing defense agreements, and shifting the regional balance from the Red Sea to West Africa. If the Trump administration fails to ...
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The Russia That Putin Made
It did so most directly, of course, for the Ukrainians subjected to this brutal act of aggression. But the war also changed Russia itself far more than most outsiders grasp. No cease-fire, not even ...
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‘Don’t come here’: Warning from the frontlines to Chinese nationals thinking of fighting for Russia
Michael, not his real name, said he joined Russia’s fight against Ukraine to “have a taste for military life abroad” but after a brutal year on the frontlines is now convinced enlisting in ...
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In wartime Russia, schools prepare the next generation of fighters
BELGOROD, Russia — Since Russia invaded Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin and his government have been waging a parallel struggle to capture the minds of Russia’s next generation and raise ...
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Crimea is at the crux of negotiations between Russia and Ukraine. Here's why it's important.
Washington-brokered negotiations to end Russia’s war in Ukraine have largely boiled down to a diamond-shaped peninsula about the size of Massachusetts. Crimea had been contested for centuries by ...
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Ukraine's Zelenskyy says the security of the world is at stake amid Russia war: "The threat is real"
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he fears Russia's three-year war on Ukraine could escalate if Ukraine, supported by its allies, does not stand firm against further Russian military advancement.
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Victory Day parade in Russia celebrates the 80th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany
MOSCOW — Russia on Friday celebrated the 80th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II, as President Vladimir Putin presided over a massive parade of tanks, missiles and troops ...