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Russia-Ukraine: Diplomacy is the Best Hope for Heading Off a Deeper Crisis
Former German Chancellor Schröder nominated for Gazprom board
By Laurenz Gehrke
Explaining the U.S. military presence in Europe as 2000 more troops deploy
By Becky Sullivan
In Beijing, Olympic Spectacle and Global Power Games (Published 2022)
By Chris Buckley & Steven Lee Myers
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Macron hopes for rewards but faces risks in Moscow trip to see Putin
By John Irish & Michel Rose
NATO members appear firmly resolved to support Ukraine, but stop short of a membership offer
By Olga Onuch & Javier Perez Sandoval
‘Almost invisible’: Germans lose patience with Olaf Scholz as he hesitates on Ukraine
By Philip Oltermann
Vladimir Putin's Ukraine playbook echoes the traditional tactics of Russian imperialism
By Peter Dickinson
New World Order Or Hidden Power Struggle? Experts Assess The Future Of Chinese-Russian Relations
By Reid Standish
US alleges Russia planning false flag operation against Ukraine using 'graphic' video
By Natasha Bertrand & Jennifer Hansler
No clear return date for troops headed to Europe amid Russia threats
By Leo Shane III, Joe Gould & Leo Shane
Opinion | Long Live Ukraine, Taiwan and the Nation-State
By Christopher C. DeMuth
A hopeful sign? Despite Russian warning, Ukraine talks go on
By Vladimir Isachenkov & Matthew Lee
Russia has plan to stage attack as pretext for Ukraine invasion, U.S. alleges
By Rebecca Shabad & Ken Dilanian
Russia, Ukraine, and “The New York Times”
By David Bromwich
Chomsky: US Approach to Ukraine Has “Left the Domain of Rational Discourse”
By C. J. Polychroniou
At Beijing Olympics, Xi and Putin Announce Plan to Counter US
By William Gallo
What Putin and Xi Said (and Didn't Say) About Ukraine
By Shannon Tiezzi
The Reason Putin Would Risk War
By Anne Applebaum
What China Is Actually Saying About Russia and Ukraine
By Daniel Shats & P. W. Singer
Ukraine links arms with Turkey, Poland and UK as NATO membership remains distant
By David M. Herszenhorn
Russia, China call for halt to NATO enlargement
By Jules Darmanin
Xi backs Putin's opposition to Nato expansion at summit that underlines closer ties
By Edward White, Kathrin Hille & Nastassia Astrasheuskaya
American leaders are caught in Putin's guessing game
By Stephen Collinson
U.S. Says Russia Is Planning to Fabricate a Pretext to Invade Ukraine
By Warren P. Strobel & Gordon Lubold
Putin, Xi Aim Russia-China Partnership Against U.S.
By Ann M. Simmons, Chao Deng & Evan Gershkovich
Ukraine latest updates: US troops arrive in Germany
By David Child & Mersiha Gadzo
Putin and Xi call for halt to NATO expansion during show of unity at Beijing Olympics
By Anna Chernova
U.S. intelligence: Russia may stage video to create pretext for Ukraine war
By Trevor Hunnicutt & Steve Holland
Putin hails $117.5 bln of China deals as Russia squares off with West
By Vladimir Soldatkin & Chen Aizhu
China, Russia partner up against West at Olympics summit
By Tony Munroe, Andrew Osborn & Humeyra Pamuk
Russian Troops in Final Stages of Readiness Add to Worries for Ukraine (Published 2022)
By Michael Schwirtz
All Options Are Not on the Table as Biden Moves Troops Closer to Ukraine (Published 2022)
By Michael Crowley
On Ukraine, Many Russians Have No Doubt: It's the Fault of the U.S. (Published 2022)
By Ivan Nechepurenko & Valerie Hopkins
U.S. Says Russia Planned to Fabricate Pretext for Invasion
By Julian E. Barnes
Ukraine-Russia Standoff: Putin and Xi Proclaim Bond as Russia Deploys More Forces Near Ukraine (Published 2022)
By Rick Gladstone, Julian E. Barnes & Maria Varenikova
Wetlands and radioactive soil: How Ukraine's geography could influence a Russian invasion
By Mary Ilyushina, Julia Ledur & Laris Karklis
U.S. accuses Russia of planning to film false attack as pretext for Ukraine invasion
By Paul Sonne, Ellen Nakashima & John Hudson