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Russia, at an Impasse With the West, Warns It Is Ready to Abandon Diplomacy
VIENNA — Russian officials signaled that they could abandon diplomatic efforts to resolve the security crisis surrounding Ukraine, bringing a whirlwind week of European diplomacy to an ominous end and deflating hopes that negotiators could forge a path toward easing tensions in Eastern Europe. One senior Russian diplomat said that talks with the West were […]
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NATO and Russia Talk Frankly, but Past One Another for Now
BRUSSELS — After four hours of talks with Russia, NATO leaders said that they were willing to engage in serious diplomacy with Moscow over arms control and missile deployments in Europe, but they rejected outright Russian demands that the alliance stop enlargement, pull back its forces from member states bordering Russia and guarantee that Ukraine […]
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Putin’s Next Move on Ukraine Is a Mystery. Just the Way He Likes It.
GENEVA — President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia has spent months massing close to 100,000 troops near the Ukraine border. But Moscow says it has no intention of invading. What is Russia’s next move? No one knows, except perhaps Mr. Putin. And that is by design. The mystery surrounding the Russian leader’s intentions was thick […]
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