Ukraine Questions Value of Black Sea Truce With Russia

Ukraine Questions Value of Black Sea Truce With Russia

The Ukrainian Navy patrol boat zipped across the Black Sea, its double-barreled, 25-millimeter machine gun locked on the horizon. The enemy, Russia, was nowhere in sight, yet ever-present. In the command room, Captain Mykhailo and his crew scanned screens showing color-coded zones marking Russian mine-laden waters and red arrows tracking …

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As Netanyahu Heads to Washington, Trump Is Already a Close Ally

As Netanyahu Heads to Washington, Trump Is Already a Close Ally

Before President Barack Obama was sworn into office in 2009, Benjamin Netanyahu called the Israeli diplomat Alon Pinkas out of the blue and asked for a lesson in what was essentially a foreign tongue: the language of Democrats. “I speak Republican and you speak Democratic, and I need the intermediary,” …

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Putin Keeps Pushing, With Trump and in Ukraine War

Putin Keeps Pushing, With Trump and in Ukraine War

The White House, for two months, has warmly embraced the Kremlin. But President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia has given little in return, despite his professed willingness to cooperate. His forces have carried on bombarding Ukraine, both on the front and deep into the Ukrainian heartland. He has barely budged …

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Russia and Ukraine Hold U.S.-Mediated Talks in Riyadh: What to Know

Russia and Ukraine Hold U.S.-Mediated Talks in Riyadh: What to Know

Ukrainian and U.S. officials on Tuesday held a second session of negotiations in Saudi Arabia to discuss a possible limited cease-fire, a day after Russian and American delegations held similar discussions that lasted more than 12 hours. Kyiv and Moscow have been holding separate U.S.-mediated talks in Riyadh, the capital …

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Israeli Strikes on Gaza Kills Over 400, in Breakdown of Cease-Fire

Israeli Strikes on Gaza Kills Over 400, in Breakdown of Cease-Fire

Israeli forces launched deadly aerial attacks across the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, ending a temporary cease-fire with Hamas that began in January, and raising the prospect of a return to all-out war. More than 400 people, including children, were killed in the strikes, Gaza’s health ministry said. Those numbers did …

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As Ukraine and U.S. Cease-Fire Talks Near, Gulfs Remain

As Ukraine and U.S. Cease-Fire Talks Near, Gulfs Remain

When Ukrainian and American officials sit down in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday for their first high-level meeting since an Oval Office shouting match between their presidents last month, the goal will be finding a way to halt the bloodiest European war in generations. But the United States, Ukraine and Russia …

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How Would Peacekeeping Work in Ukraine? These Experts Gamed It Out.

How Would Peacekeeping Work in Ukraine? These Experts Gamed It Out.

When military and civilian experts on peacekeeping started meeting in Geneva in the spring of 2022, they insisted on discretion. Their topic was sensitive: how to implement a future cease-fire in Ukraine. Last week, that group of experts went public for the first time, publishing a 31-page paper that delves …

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