Tag: Russia

National Security

Ukraine rattles world with national ‘Day of Unity’ on date Russia may invade

Ryan King · February 14, 2022 10:32 pm

White House warns Russia could invade Ukraine ‘at any time’

Katherine Doyle · February 14, 2022 10:29 pm

Ukraine affirms NATO aspiration after apparent wobble

Joel Gehrke · February 14, 2022 10:23 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, speaks during his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, as Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov listens Thursday, Sept. 11, 2014. Putin takes part in the two-day summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, which brings together Russia, China and four former Soviet republics in Central Asia. (AP Photo/RIA Novosti, Mikhail Klementyev, Presidential Press Service)

Putin ‘added military capability’ to Ukrainian border over weekend: Pentagon

Mike Brest · February 14, 2022 10:15 pm

White House declines to answer questions about Durham spying allegations

W. James Antle III · February 14, 2022 10:09 pm

A man in unmarked uniform looks from atop of a military vehicle while standing guard as troops taking control the the Coast Guard offices in Balaklava, outskirts of Sevastopol, Ukraine, Saturday, March 1, 2014. An emblem on one of the vehicles and their number plates identify them as belonging to the Russian military. Ukrainian officials have accused Russia of sending new troops into Crimea, a strategic Russia-speaking region that hosts a major Russian navy base. The Kremlin hasn't responded to the accusations, but Russian lawmakers urged Putin to act to protect Russians in Crimea. (AP Photo/Andrew Lubimov)

Beltway Confidential

No, Russia hasn’t blinked — and why a Wednesday invasion is unlikely

Tom Rogan · February 14, 2022 7:32 pm

Paratroopers assigned to 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division prepare equipment and load aircraft bound for the U.S. Central Command area of operations from Fort Bragg, N.C. on January 4, 2020. This deployment is a precautionary action taken to respond to increased threat levels against U.S. personnel and facilities. The 'Devil' Brigade is the nucleus of the U.S. Immediate Response Force, capable of rapidly deploying anywhere in the world in response to a variety of contingency operations.

Beltway Confidential

Ukraine crisis: Why did the 82nd Airborne avoid German airspace?

Tom Rogan · February 14, 2022 5:53 pm

Reporter’s Notebook: The rise of ISIS-K

Washington Examiner Staff · February 14, 2022 5:00 pm

US keeps talking to Russia as Ukraine invasion fears grow

Mike Brest · February 14, 2022 4:32 pm

President Donald Trump speaks on the phone with Prime Minister of Australia Malcolm Turnbull in the Oval Office of the White House, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017 in Washington.

Of course they spied on Trump

Byron York · February 14, 2022 2:08 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin during a meeting.

Beltway Confidential

We’re being reminded that Russia always returns

Sean Durns · February 14, 2022 11:00 am

Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Head of the Jewish autonomous region Alexander Vinnikov in the Kremlin in Moscow, Friday, July 25, 2014. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Mikhail Klimentyev, Presidential Press Service)

Ukraine faces the dictatorship of mediocrity

Dan Hannan · February 14, 2022 5:34 am