Category: Ukraine

U.S. and Europe Move Closer to Using Russian Assets to Help Ukraine

Finance ministers from the G7 nations are hoping to finalize a plan ahead of the group’s leaders meeting next month.
U.S. Imposes Sanctions on Chinese Companies for Aiding Russia’s War Effort

The penalties came after top Biden administration officials warned China not to help Moscow restock its arsenal to attack Ukraine.
Blinken’s Visit to China: What to Know

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken is in China this week as tensions have risen over trade, security, Russia’s war on Ukraine and the Middle East crisis.
Jackson Hinkle Rides Rage Over Israel to Prominence

Jackson Hinkle’s incendiary commentary has generated over two million new followers on X since October — a surge that some researchers say is aided by inauthentic accounts.
ISIS Claimed the Moscow Concert Hall Attack. Russian Officials Blame Others.

Russian narratives served to deflect attention from the failure to prevent the deadly attack while rallying the country behind the war in Ukraine.
E.U. Removes Russian Tech Tycoon From Sanctions List

Yandex’s co-founder, Arkady Volozh, received rare sanctions relief after condemning Russia’s war and severing ties to the country.
U.S. Imposes Major New Sanctions on Russia, Targeting Finance and Defense

The Biden administration, responding to the death of Aleksei A. Navalny, unveiled its largest sanctions package to date as the war in Ukraine enters its third year.
U.S. Campaign to Isolate Russia Shows Limits After 2 Years of War

Many nations insist on not taking sides in the war in Ukraine, while China, India and Brazil are filling Russia’s coffers.
‘Most Wanted’ Man Pleads Guilty in Cyberattack That Upended Vermont Hospital

Vyacheslav Igorevich Penchukov, 37, of Ukraine, pleaded guilty in federal court for his role in two separate malware schemes that caused tens of millions of dollars in losses.
Trump, Putin, Carlson and the Shifting Sands of Today’s American Politics

An interview with Russia’s leader and congressional resistance to aid for Ukraine underscore the transformation of the parties and electorate in the United States more than three decades after the Cold War.
Two Cases Aim to Cut Off China and Iran From U.S. Technology

In one case, material stolen from a private company would help the development of technology to track ballistic and hypersonic missiles, U.S. officials said.
At Davos, War Is on the Agenda, but the Focus Is on A.I. and Elections

The leaders and executives gathering at the World Economic Forum are obsessed with elections and artificial intelligence, not Ukraine or Gaza.