A Spiral of Escalation for Russia and Ukraine, With No End in Sight

Each side is using missiles and drones to try to pound the other into giving up, breeding ceaseless human suffering. But ...

Bessent tells Russia it won't get economic relief until it ends Ukraine war

The meeting underscored Washington's willingness to reopen diplomatic talks with Moscow, as Europe intends to isolate the ...

Russia to close German cultural centers amid deepening tensions with Europe over supporting Ukraine

Russia says it will shutter German cultural centers across the country. Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov announced the move ...

After Fighting Russia Fiercely, He Wants to Forge Ukraine’s Path to Peace

Kyrylo Budanov, a decorated soldier and former military spy chief, advocates a negotiated settlement. Talks are expected to ...
The Economist

World in Brief: America strikes Iranian oil tankers; Trump envoys head to Ukraine and Russia

The Russian president praised Mr Trump for continuing his efforts to resolve a “difficult situation”. Russia said it was ...

Majority Russian-speaking city in Ukraine considers language ban in the arts

Ukraine's third-biggest city Odesa decides this week whether to ban Russian-language content in music and literature in ...

US delegation arrives in Kyiv as ceasefire in Russia-Ukraine capitals holds

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy have agreed to pause strikes on each other's ...

The overlooked Russia-Ukraine war grows its outsized impact on energy as US diesel prices hit all-time high

Ukraine's increasingly successful attacks on Russian oil refineries are rippling through gasoline and diesel energy markets ...