Tag: Defense and Military Forces

Russian Blunders in Chernobyl: ‘They Came and Did Whatever They Wanted’

CHERNOBYL, Ukraine — As the staging ground for an assault on the…

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‘This Is True Barbarity’: Life and Death Under Russian Occupation

TROSTYANETS, Ukraine — The last three Russian soldiers in this Ukrainian town…

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U.S. Will Help Transfer Soviet-Made Tanks to Ukraine

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration will work with allies to transfer Soviet-made…

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Defying Putin’s Nuclear Threat — Responsibly

Like the United States, Russia surely possesses tactical nuclear weapons, which have…

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A Nation of Spy-Catchers: Fear of Saboteurs Has Ukrainians on Edge

LVIV, Ukraine — Two weeks after Valeriy, an actor and amateur photographer,…

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After Russia Invaded Ukraine, a U.S. Nonprofit Shifted Its Mission

WASHINGTON — Jim Hake began working in Ukraine in 2015, the year…

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What if Putin Didn’t Miscalculate?

The conventional wisdom is that Vladimir Putin catastrophically miscalculated.He thought Russian-speaking Ukrainians…

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Would Putin Strike NATO Supply Lines to Ukraine? History Suggests No.

“The Americans were not willing to escalate militarily,” said Husain Haqqani, a…

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More Russian Mercenaries Deploying to Ukraine to Take On Greater Role in War

WASHINGTON — Russian mercenaries with combat experience in Syria and Libya are…

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