Tag: Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and FIDE president Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, left, walk after an award ceremony of the FIDE World Chess Championship Match in Sochi, Russia, Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014. Norway's Magnus Carlsen won against India's former World Champion Vishwanathan Anand. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Alexei Druzhinin, Presidential Press Service)

Chess legend Kasparov: Putin is playing poker, not chess

Barbara Boland · June 17, 2015 3:44 pm

Obama: Russia in recession because of Ukraine sanctions

Nicole Duran · June 8, 2015 2:53 pm

President Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron shake hands at a bilateral meeting during the G-7 summit in Schloss Elmau hotel near Garmisch-Partenkirchen, southern Germany. On June 23, Britain will vote on whether to recover her independence. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Obama vows he’s ‘standing up to Russian aggression’ at G-7 meeting

Sean Higgins · June 7, 2015 9:11 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, June 2, 2015. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin, Pool)

National Security

U.S. considers Cold War-style containment for Putin

Barbara Boland · June 6, 2015 10:51 pm

President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel attend a meeting of the G-7 leaders on March 24, 2014 in The Hague, Netherlands. the next G-7 meeting is this weekend in Germany (Photo by Jerry Lampen - Pool/Getty Images)

G-7 expected to disappoint on Russia

Nicole Duran · June 6, 2015 4:01 am

The bombers will demonstrate their abilities to perform air intercept, inert ordinance drops and close air support during the exercises. (Getty File Photo)

National Security

U.S. sending B-52s to Europe

Tara Copp · June 5, 2015 10:30 pm

Group of 7 leaders from right clockwise, U.S. President Barack Obama, French President Francois Hollande, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, European Council President Herman Van Rompuy, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso and British Prime Minister David Cameron a G-7 summit at the EU Council building in Brussels on Thursday, June 5, 2014. (AP Photo)

G-7 to huddle on Russia sanctions

Nicole Duran · June 5, 2015 4:01 am

Russia-backed rebels ride on a tank outside Luhansk, Ukraine. Poroshenko claims 9,000 Russian troops are deployed inside his country. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

National Security

Ukraine president warns of ‘full-scale invasion’ from Russia

Barbara Boland · June 4, 2015 1:29 pm

Pope Francis and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands during a meeting at the Vatican, Nov. 25, 2013. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Mikhail Klimentyev, Presidential Press Service)

Pope Francis and Vladimir Putin to meet June 10

Kelly Cohen · June 4, 2015 11:43 am

A U.S. soldier, right, instructs Ukrainian soldiers during joint training exercises on the military base in the Lviv region, western Ukraine, Wednesday, June 3, 2015. (AP Photo)Â

Ukraine aflame: State blames Russia, says actions ‘will be met with increased costs’

Barbara Boland · June 3, 2015 8:15 pm

NATO’s Secretary General Goes to Washington

Erin Mundahl · May 29, 2015 4:36 pm

"At his core, he is practical,"Joe Biden said in response to a question. Biden said Putin will push issues as far as he can, but will pull back if he thinks the fallout is too great. (AP Photo)Â

Biden says Putin is a ‘practical guy’

Nicole Duran · May 27, 2015 9:14 pm