Secretary of State Marco Rubio decided on Tuesday to skip the next stage of the Ukrainian cease-fire talks, while Ukraine rebuffed one of President Trump’s key proposals for a deal that would halt the fighting with Russia. Negotiators from the…
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Rubio Says U.S. to Decide in Days if End to Ukraine War Is ‘Doable’
The United States will abandon efforts to end the war in Ukraine if it proves impossible to broker meaningful progress in the next several days, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said as he departed Paris after a meeting on Thursday…
Palm Sunday Attack Leaves Sumy Residents Doubtful of a Ukraine-Russia Cease-Fire
A gigantic, roiling cloud of black smoke swirled up from a parking lot of burning cars, as residents milled about on a sidewalk in distress, and police and fire vehicles careened past. Then the scene became more chaotic. “Shelter! shelter!”…
In Ukraine, Porn Is Illegal. So Why Are Its Creators Paying Taxes?
As Ukraine contends with a war raging on its eastern front and Russian attacks on its cities, one lawmaker is working on something that he says could help the nation: legalizing pornography. Yaroslav Zhelezniak, deputy chairman of the Ukrainian Parliament’s…
Russia Launches Deadly Attack on Sumy in Ukraine
Russian missile strikes killed at least 21 people on Sunday in the northeastern Ukrainian city of Sumy, local officials said — the latest in a string of attacks on urban centers that have caused heavy civilian casualties. Ukraine’s interior minister,…
How the G.O.P. Fell in Love With Putin’s Russia
As Buchanan saw it, the great struggle of the 21st century wasn’t a geopolitical battle between East and West, or freedom and oppression. It was a cultural battle between traditionalists and the secular, multicultural, global elite. In this context, America’s…
Prepping for War With Russia at 36 Degrees Below Zero
The Finnish Defense Forces sent out an urgent message: We are being invaded. We need help. Hundreds of American troops — part of a new Arctic division — boarded planes in Fairbanks, Alaska. Their flight curved over the North Pole…
Boeing Helped Power Russia’s Economy. Could It Return?
To hear President Vladimir V. Putin tell it, Russia’s economy has thrived despite Western sanctions, becoming more self-sufficient and reorienting toward new markets. But there is one company that Russian officials make no secret about missing: Boeing. The aviation giant’s…
Trump Envoy Steve Witkoff Is in Russia, the Kremlin Says
President Trump’s senior aide on Russia negotiations, Steve Witkoff, arrived in Russia on Friday, the Kremlin said, as American and Russian officials are trying to reignite talks over the war in Ukraine that have appeared stalled in recent weeks. Dmitri…
Plunge in Oil Prices Threatens Russia’s Vast Spending on Ukraine War
President Trump spared Russia from the tariffs he had imposed on 180 other nations in a bid to reshape global trade. But that did not exempt the country from the ensuing economic havoc. The price of oil, the lifeline of…