Black Sea nonsense: Kyiv battles Russia's lies on the food crisis

Black Sea nonsense: Kyiv battles Russia's lies on the food crisis

Press play to listen to this article Ukraine and its Western allies are struggling to neutralize Russia’s latest offensive – a campaign of brazen lies in which Moscow presents itself as an innocent party in the Black Sea naval blockade that is fueling a global food crisis. For Russians, this is an all-important battle for … Read more

Live blog: Ukraine crisis

Live blog: Ukraine crisis

Western-allied countries are working to coordinate a response after Russia on Monday moved to recognize two breakaway Ukrainian regions as independent and deploy troops there for “peacekeeping functions” in the latest escalation of the crisis. Leaders from the EU, United Kingdom and United States have pledged to impose sanctions on Moscow over its announcements and … Read more

Putin ‘to recognize’ independence of breakaway territories in Ukraine

Putin ‘to recognize’ independence of breakaway territories in Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin recognized two breakaway territories in eastern Ukraine as independent on Monday in a dramatic escalation of the crisis that Western leaders have warned is intended to prepare the ground for a Russian invasion of its western neighbor. In a televised address to the Russian nation on Monday evening, Putin announced his … Read more

Putin, Biden agree to summit after Macron calls

Putin, Biden agree to summit after Macron calls

US President Joe Biden and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin have agreed to hold a bilateral summit, followed by a meeting with all relevant parties on the security situation in Europe, after both leaders spoke with French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday, the Elysee said. But the meeting “can only be held at the condition … Read more

Kremlin lashes out at Ukraine and NATO after call with Macron

Kremlin lashes out at Ukraine and NATO after call with Macron

Press play to listen to this article MUNICH — The Kremlin on Sunday used a telephone call between Russian President Vladimir Putin and French President Emmanuel Macron to broadcast an array of provocative, unproven allegations of belligerence by Ukraine and NATO countries, insisting the West was “pushing Kyiv towards a military solution to the so-called … Read more

Von der Leyen: Europe's winter will be fine without Russian gas

Von der Leyen: Europe's winter will be fine without Russian gas

Europe can survive this winter despite Russian energy giant Gazprom “deliberately” reducing gas supplies, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Saturday. “Even in case of full disruption of gas supply from Russia, we are on the safe side for this winter,” von der Leyen told the Munich Security Conference, noting that Brussels has … Read more

Crimea: The peninsula poisoning relations between Russia and Ukraine

Crimea: The peninsula poisoning relations between Russia and Ukraine

Press play to listen to this article KYIV — Russia started its intimidation of Ukraine not with the ongoing buildup of troops, but eight years ago with the invasion and annexation of Crimea. The peninsula remains at an intractable point of antagonism between Russia, Ukraine and the West. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy made that clear … Read more

War warnings and calls for unity: Just another day in Ukraine

War warnings and calls for unity: Just another day in Ukraine

KYIV — Facing Western warnings of an “imminent” Russian invasion and a hasty official call for a day of national unity, many Ukrainians Wednesday simply shrugged their shoulders and went about their usual business. A US intelligence warning that Wednesday could be the day Russia invades its neighbor prompted multiple Western governments to tell their … Read more

Scholz, Zelenskiy play down talk of NATO membership for Ukraine

Scholz, Zelenskiy play down talk of NATO membership for Ukraine

Press play to listen to this article KYIV — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy sought Monday to tamp down tension with Russia by suggesting that NATO membership for Ukraine was not on their agenda. At a press conference in Kyiv, Scholz and Zelenskiy played down the likelihood of Ukraine joining the … Read more

German leader ventures to Ukraine and Russia amid warnings of war

German leader ventures to Ukraine and Russia amid warnings of war

Press play to listen to this article BERLIN — Even before Washington warned that a Russian invasion of Ukraine could be imminent, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz was facing a daunting double mission to Kyiv and Moscow this week. In Ukraine on Monday, his main task is to pacify national leaders angry at Berlin’s refusal to … Read more