MOSCOW — Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken’s two-day visit to Central Asia comes as the leaders of the region, especially in Kazakhstan, are increasingly — if carefully — asserting themselves in relations with their former Soviet master, Moscow. Some three decades ago, after 70 years under Soviet rule, the Central Asian states claimed their […]
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Yellen Visits Kyiv, Reaffirming U.S. Support for Ukraine: Live Updates
LYMAN, Ukraine — Peering through an infrared scope, a Ukrainian soldier noticed some heads poking over a trench a few dozen yards away. “‘Are there any of our guys in front of us?’” he asked, according to an account of the ensuing firefight by fellow Ukrainian soldiers. There were not. Two Ukrainians crept forward into […]
U.K. and E.U. Reach Post-Brexit Trade Deal on Northern Ireland: Live Updates
LONDON — The agreement Britain and the European Union reached on Monday, after weeks of confidential talks and multiple false starts, could have far-reaching economic and political consequences — averting a potential trade war between Britain and the European Union and opening the door to the restoration of a devolved government in Northern Ireland. It […]
Russia-Ukraine War Passes Year Mark: Live Updates
As officials in Ukraine anxiously watch evolving diplomatic overtures between Moscow and Beijing, China’s top leader will host the president of Belarus — a staunch Kremlin ally — with the pomp of a state visit next week. On Saturday, China announced the visit, to take place over three days starting on Tuesday, for President Aleksandr […]
Zelensky Speaks on Ukraine War Anniversary: Live Updates
KYIV, Ukraine — In a wide-ranging, hourslong news conference in a basement in the heart of Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday that he was confident his country could win the war this year, expressed hope that China would not provide lethal military aid to Russia and implored Israel to get off […]
Russia-Ukraine War News: Live Updates
BENGALURU, India — Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen said on Thursday that the United States would redouble its efforts to marshal global support to help Ukraine and warned that China would face repercussions if it helped Russia evade American sanctions. She spoke as top policymakers from around the world gathered in southern India for a […]
Russia-Ukraine War News: Live Updates
Bristling against U.S. claims that Beijing may be poised to send “lethal support” to help Russia’s war in Ukraine, China accused the Biden administration on Monday of spreading lies and defended its close partnership with Russia. Later the same day, China’s most senior foreign policy official arrived in Moscow for talks, according to Russian state […]
Ukraine Live Updates: Zelensky Addresses Munich Security Conference
A screen showing Ukrainian Army drone footage of Bakhmut in January.Credit…Nicole Tung for The New York Times The head of the Wagner private military company says he expects that it will be months before the long-contested Ukrainian city of Bakhmut is captured, making it highly unlikely that Russian commanders will be able to hand a […]
Russia-Ukraine War: Live Updates and Latest News
Russia and Ukraine are depleting ammunition stocks at a staggering pace in the nearly yearlong war, putting pressure on weapons makers globally to meet demand and forcing Moscow to turn to allies like Iran to bolster supplies. As the fighting intensifies yet again, with Russia expanding its offensive operations and Ukraine planning for its own […]
NATO Defense Ministers Discuss Ukraine’s Battlefield Needs: Live Updates
Ukrainian service members moving equipment and parts from a broken down T-72 tank, left, to a functioning one, in the Donetsk region in early January.Credit…Nicole Tung for The New York Times BRUSSELS — With Russia bearing down on a strategically important city in eastern Ukraine, NATO defense ministers are meeting on Tuesday to discuss Kyiv’s […]