Tag: Russia

NATO to hold nuclear deterrence exercise as Russia rages at Ukraine

Joel Gehrke · October 11, 2022 4:31 pm

Passengers wait at the platform inside a railway station on Feb. 27, 2022, in Lviv, Ukraine. The city has been a refuge since the war began nearly a month ago, the last outpost before Poland and host to hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians streaming through or staying on.

UN says ‘shocking’ barrage of Russian missiles appears to have targeted civilians

Mike Brest · October 11, 2022 3:06 pm

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg speaks during a media conference in Brussels.

NATO’s Stoltenberg: No changes in Russian nuclear posture despite Putin rhetoric

Mike Brest · October 11, 2022 3:06 pm

Biden ‘reevaluating’ Saudi Arabia ties as Democrats rail against OPEC+ snub

Breanne Deppisch · October 11, 2022 2:07 pm

Daily on Defense

Russia’s retaliatory strikes on civilians renew calls for ATACM long-range rockets and expedited missile defenses for Ukraine

Jamie McIntyre · October 11, 2022 11:24 am

World awaits Biden’s response as Putin unleashes missile strikes on Ukraine

Naomi Lim · October 11, 2022 9:30 am

Russian troops pour into Belarus ‘by the trainload’

Brady Knox · October 11, 2022 1:32 am

Senate Foreign Relations Committee ranking member Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., pauses while speaking with the media after a closed-door briefing for the members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Tuesday, March 5, 2019, in Washington.

Top senator calls for freeze in relations with Saudi Arabia over OPEC+ decision

Virginia Aabram · October 10, 2022 11:46 pm

WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner is escorted to a courtroom for a hearing in Khimki, just outside Moscow, Russia, on Monday, June 27, 2022. Griner is to appear in court Monday for a preliminary hearing ahead of her trial.

Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan could be freed by year’s end, advocate says

Mike Brest · October 10, 2022 9:24 pm

In this March 26, 2019, file photo, an airline passenger walk in the arrivals terminal at Dulles International Airport in Dulles, Va.

Russian hackers take down 14 US airport websites

Christopher Hutton · October 10, 2022 5:54 pm

Russia’s Medvedev urges ‘complete dismantling’ of Ukraine’s political regime

Joel Gehrke · October 10, 2022 5:41 pm

Retired Adm. Michael G. Mullen, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said retired Lt. Gen. Mike Flynn's behavior on the campaign trail makes him question Flynn's suitability for the national security adviser post. (Photo by Diane Bondareff/Invision/AP Images)

National Security

Biden should avoid ‘Armageddon’ rhetoric on Russia, retired top admiral says

Mike Brest · October 10, 2022 5:18 pm