King Charles III flew by helicopter to the H.M.S. Prince of Wales in the English Channel on Tuesday, where he mingled with sailors and watched as fighter jets took off from the deck of the ship, a Royal Navy aircraft…
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America the Evil Mastermind? Not So Fast, Russians Are Told
Five weeks ago, Russia’s foreign minister, Sergey V. Lavrov, delivered a routine speech blasting the “hegemonic, egoistic” United States at the helm of the “collective West.” The worldview of the 74-year-old veteran diplomat has since undergone some head-spinning changes. In…
At Ukraine’s Trump-Themed Cafe, Patrons Demand a Name Change
At the Trump Pizza Station in Kyiv, where the internet password is “TrumpLovesYou,” one woman burst into tears when she learned that the United States was suspending military aid to Ukraine. Another sipped a cappuccino with banana milk and lamented…
Ukraine Races to Salvage U.S. Alliance After Trump Halts Aid
A day after President Trump ordered the suspension of American military assistance, Ukrainian diplomats and politicians scrambled on Tuesday to find a way to salvage their alliance with Washington while the war weary nation prepared for the possibility that it…
Why Is Trump Pausing Aid to Ukraine? What to Know.
The Trump administration’s decision to temporarily suspend the delivery of all military assistance to Ukraine sent shock waves through Europe on Tuesday, even as details about the move remained scant. The decision — which affects more than $1 billion in…
Trump Suspends Military Aid to Ukraine After Oval Office Blowup
President Trump on Monday temporarily suspended the delivery of all U.S. military aid to Ukraine, senior administration and military officials said, just days after Mr. Trump and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine had an explosive confrontation at the White House.…
Zelensky Turns to Diplomacy in a War With ‘a Long Way to Go’
President Volodymyr Zelensky returned to Ukraine on Monday after a whirlwind diplomatic mission that included both humiliation, by President Trump, and a warm embrace, from European leaders. He vowed to use all diplomatic avenues to pursue an end to Ukraine’s…
Europe Is Left with Hard Choices as Trump Sours on Ukraine
European leaders have dealt with President Trump’s return to office by trying to keep him cooperating on Ukraine while pushing to ramp up their own defense spending so they are less reliant on an increasingly fickle America. But Friday’s meeting…
Trump’s Dressing Down of Zelensky Plays Into Putin’s War Aims
President Trump says he wants a quick cease-fire in Ukraine. But President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia appears to be in no rush, and the blowup on Friday between Mr. Trump and Ukraine’s president may give Russia’s leader the kind…
How Johnson, Who Put His Job at Risk to Save Ukraine Aid, Flipped for Trump
The night before Speaker Mike Johnson defied the hard-right wing of his party and brought up a bill to send more than $60 billion in aid to Ukraine, he spent a mostly sleepless night in a luxury hotel suite overlooking…