Tag: Defense and Military Forces

In Bucha, a Symbol of Death and Atrocity, Life Returns

BUCHA, Ukraine — A breeze rustles through the cherry blossoms in bloom…

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Estonia’s Tough Voice on Ukraine Urges No Compromise With Putin

TALLINN, Estonia — Kaja Kallas, now 44, grew up in the Soviet…

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Russia Planned a Major Military Overhaul. Ukraine Shows the Result.

Army vehicles were so decrepit that repair crews were stationed roughly every…

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For Putin, a Nordic Nightmare Is Springing to Life

For years, President Vladimir V. Putin has viewed the expansion of NATO…

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After 200 Years of Neutrality, Sweden Weighs Joining NATO

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine created new fears, and the Swedes, dragged along…

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Finland Moves to Join NATO, Upending Putin’s Ukraine War Aims

BRUSSELS — President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia has said stopping NATO’s…

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Life in a Ukrainian Unit: Diving for Cover, Waiting for Western Weapons

PRYVILLIA, Ukraine — Through binoculars, the Ukrainian soldiers can see the Russian…

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Shireen Abu Akleh of Al Jazeera Is Killed in West Bank

JERUSALEM — A journalist for Al Jazeera was fatally shot in the…

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Russian Guided Weapons Miss the Mark, U.S. Defense Officials Say

On Monday morning, as columns of armored vehicles and soldiers paraded through…

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