News Analysis In the one year since Russia launched its “special military operation” in Ukraine, the international arena has become more complex—and more dangerous. Despite the combined might of the West, led by the formidable NATO alliance, Russia has managed to capture—and hold—broad swathes of territory. Europe, meanwhile, has had to contend with a severe…
Russia Versus the Collective West: A Year of Living Dangerously
February 27, 2023
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CIA Director: Russia Understands ‘Seriousness’ and Consequences of Using Nuclear Weapons
February 26, 2023
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As nuclear rhetoric from Russia escalates tensions with the West, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) director William Burns said Russian spy chief, Sergey Naryshkin, understands there will be “serious consequences” for Russia if U.S. warnings against nuclear arms use in Ukraine are ignored. During a Feb. 26 interview with the CBS talk show “Face The Nation,” Burns…
Japan, Other G-7 Leaders Step Up Russia Sanctions
TOKYO—Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and other Group of Seven (G-7) leaders adopted a set of additional sanctions against Russia over its war on Ukraine at an online G-7 summit Friday to mark the one-year anniversary of the start of the invasion. The leaders renewed their commitment to “intensifying our diplomatic, financial, and military support…
Protest in Berlin Over Arming Ukraine Against Russia Draws Thousands
BERLIN—A demonstration against supplying Ukraine with weapons for war with Russia attracted 10,000 people on Saturday, drawing a large police presence to maintain order. Organized by a prominent left-wing German politician, the protest comes a day after the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which drew promises of more weapons from western allies, fresh…
Russia Halts Pipeline Oil Supplies to Poland, PKN Orlen Says
February 25, 2023
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WARSAW—Russia has halted supplies of oil to Poland via the Druzhba pipeline, the chief executive of Polish refiner PKN Orlen said on Saturday, adding that the company would tap alternative sources to plug the gap. The halt in supplies via the pipeline—which has been exempted from EU sanctions imposed on Russia following its full-scale invasion…
Russia’s Medvedev Floats Idea of Pushing Back Poland’s Borders
LONDON—Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev said on Friday that the only way for Moscow to ensure a lasting peace with Ukraine was to push back the borders of hostile states as far as possible, even if that meant the frontiers of NATO member Poland. Medvedev, who is now deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council, made…
No Evidence Ukraine Misuses US Assistance, Biden Admin Official Says
A top Biden administration official who leads the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) said there’s no evidence Ukraine misuses the tens of billions of U.S. taxpayer dollars provided in direct financial assistance. “Up until this point, we don’t have any evidence that U.S. assistance is being misused or misspent but, again, the key is…
World Bank Announces $2.5 Billion in Additional Ukraine Aid
WASHINGTON—The World Bank on Friday announced $2.5 billion in additional grant financing from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to support Ukraine’s budget and maintain essential services. The latest financing under the World Bank’s Public Expenditures for Administrative Capacity Endurance in Ukraine(PEACE) project lifts the total to $20.6 billion and will support salaries in…
China Empowers Russia in Ukraine, Risks Nuclear War With US, Says Former General
February 24, 2023
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The growing alliance between Russia and communist China carries significant implications for the war in Ukraine and the future of U.S. nuclear deterrence more broadly, according to one former general. It is likely that the intensity of Russian military actions in Ukraine and potentially elsewhere will increase as Beijing and Moscow grow closer, and there…
Zelenskyy: China’s ‘Peace Plan’ Implies Russian Troops Must Leave Ukraine
February 24, 2023
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he hopes to meet Chinese communist leader Xi Jinping, and that China will urge Russia to end its war if it really believes in the value of sovereignty. Speaking at a press conference marking the one-year anniversary of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Zelenskyy said that meeting Xi would be…
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