Tag: Russia

Beltway Confidential

Don’t rush to undercut Biden if Russia invades Ukraine

Quin Hillyer · February 16, 2022 8:50 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a ceremony of the presentation of credentials, in the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow, Friday, June 27, 2014. (AP Photo/Yuri Kadobnov, Pool)

Russia recognizing breakaway Ukraine region ‘gross violation of international law’

Mike Brest · February 16, 2022 8:26 pm

White House won’t define Russian deescalation but ‘will know it when we see it’

Naomi Lim · February 16, 2022 7:40 pm

White House skeptical of Putin’s claim he’s pulling back from Ukrainian border

Christian Datoc · February 16, 2022 7:15 pm

Pro Russian masked armed militants guard barricades near Slovyansk, eastern Ukraine, Wednesday, April 30, 2014. Ukraine's police and security forces are "helpless" to quell unrest in two eastern regions bordering Russia, and in some cases are cooperating with pro-Russian gunmen who have seized scores of government buildings and taken people hostage, the country's president Oleksandr Turchynov said Wednesday. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

Beltway Confidential

Three things to remember about Ukraine

Daniel DePetris · February 16, 2022 6:52 pm

In this photo provided by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Feb. 14, 2022, tanks roll on the field during a military drill in Russia.

NATO and US on edge, see no proof of Russian military withdrawal

Mike Brest · February 16, 2022 5:52 pm

Republicans go it alone on Russia sanctions bill as tensions mount

Mike Brest · February 16, 2022 4:07 pm

Jens Stoltenberg, secretary general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, speaks during a news conference at the NATO summit in Brussels, Belgium, on Thursday, July 12, 2018.

NATO chief: Russia ‘continues the military buildup’

Abigail Adcox · February 16, 2022 3:10 pm

White House steps gingerly around Ukraine’s NATO ambitions

Katherine Doyle · February 16, 2022 12:35 am

Senate split on imposing Russian sanctions before or after invasion of Ukraine

Sarah Bedford · February 16, 2022 12:00 am

Pro Russian masked armed militants guard barricades near Slovyansk, eastern Ukraine, Wednesday, April 30, 2014. Ukraine's police and security forces are "helpless" to quell unrest in two eastern regions bordering Russia, and in some cases are cooperating with pro-Russian gunmen who have seized scores of government buildings and taken people hostage, the country's president Oleksandr Turchynov said Wednesday. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

Russia and Belarus training ‘for a conflict with NATO,’ Estonia says

Joel Gehrke · February 15, 2022 10:57 pm

Beltway Confidential

Biden’s strong message on NATO and American values

Tom Rogan · February 15, 2022 10:44 pm