Putin and Xi Celebrate Ties Unbroken by Russia’s War in Ukraine
President Vladimir V. Putin welcomed Xi Jinping, China’s top leader, to Russia, briefly noting Beijing’s peace plan for Ukraine but stressing Moscow and Beijing’s enduring partnership.
As Ukraine Clings to Bakhmut, What’s Its Strategy and What’s at Stake?
Ukraine is determined to hold the eastern city as long as it can. How high a price is it willing to pay? What might force its withdrawal? And what would…
Russia’s New Offensive Sends Conscripts Into the Teeth of Ukraine’s Lines
A month into the campaign, Russian forces have barely budged despite forays by small units in fields, pine forests and ruined towns.
War in Ukraine Has Changed Europe for Good
No event has transformed the continent more profoundly since the end of the Cold War, and there is no going back now.
Tempered in a Crucible of Violence, Zelensky Rises to the Moment
In much of the world, President Volodymyr Zelensky, once brushed off as a political lightweight, has become a household name, representing Ukraine’s tenacity and underdog victories against Russia.
A Year of Russia’s War on Ukraine Is Marked by Protests and Defiance
On the anniversary of the invasion, Volodymyr Zelensky held a marathon news conference and vowed victory if Ukraine’s allies remained united like a fist.
Russia, Ukraine and the West Vow to Fight On, in a War With No End in Sight
Moscow and Kyiv face daunting challenges in moving forward, with no clear sense of what an attainable victory might look like.
‘It’s Complicated’: How Biden and Zelensky Forged a Wartime Partnership
The relationship between the two leaders has become critical to the future of the international order.
Biden’s Kyiv Visit Lifts Spirits of War-Weary Ukrainians
The American president was the most prominent Western leader to visit Ukraine since Russia invaded, and the capital was swept up in the excitement.
Blinken Says He Warned China Against Providing Arms to Russia
Josep Borrell Fontelles told international leaders meeting in Munich that Western allies’ recent decision to provide Ukraine with tanks took too long.