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On Ukraine, Biden Flusters European Allies by Stating the Obvious
Her party leader and chancellor, Olaf Scholz, has been more circumspect, saying after a meeting with the NATO secretary-general, Jens Stoltenberg, on Tuesday that Germany was ready to discuss halting the pipeline should Russia attack Ukraine. “It is clear that there will be a high price to pay and that everything will have to be […]
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In Talks on Ukraine, U.S. and Russia Deadlock Over NATO Expansion
GENEVA — The United States and Russia emerged from seven hours of urgent negotiations on Monday staking out seemingly irreconcilable positions on the future of the NATO alliance and the deployment of troops and weapons in Eastern Europe, keeping tensions high amid fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine. Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei A. Ryabkov, […]
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U.S.-Russia Talks Have Echoes of the Cold War
WASHINGTON — To the Biden administration, the direct talks that began in earnest on Monday in Geneva are about defusing the chances of a major war in Europe — potentially ignited by a Russian invasion of Ukraine — and upholding the principle that nations cannot redraw international borders by force. For President Vladimir V. Putin, […]
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