Biden says there’s no mistake: ‘Putin is responsible for Navalny’s death’
President Joe Biden squarely blamed Vladimir Putin for Russian dissident Alexei Navalny’s reported death Friday and vowed that there would be consequences for the Kremlin. Speaking from the White...
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With Navalny’s death, Russians lose their last hope
“The cause of death is being investigated,” Russia’s prison authorities announced after Alexei Navalny died in Penal Colony No. 3 just above the Arctic Circle on Friday. But whichever way you look at...
View ArticleWashington rallies for Ukraine aid following Navalny’s death
The Biden administration and leaders on Capitol Hill used the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny to inject fresh urgency into approving funding for Ukraine on Friday, saying now is the...
View ArticleUkraine signs security pacts with Germany, France
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday struck separate long-term agreements with France and Germany for military support and training for Ukraine. Germany committed to not only support...
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The Middle East headache for Munich Security Conference boss Christoph Heusgen
MUNICH — When Christoph Heusgen took over the mantle from Wolfgang Ischinger as the head of the Munich Security Conference (MSC) in 2022, it seemed like a straightforward career move. The former...
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World’s cartoonists on this week’s events
First published on PoliticalCartoons.com, Feb. 14, 2024 | By Pat Byrnes First published on PoliticalCartoons.com, Feb. 12, 2024 | By Dave Granlund First published in Der Spiegel, Germany, Feb. 10,...
View ArticleGermany’s Scholz wants European allies to up defense spending
MUNICH — Germany is serious about boosting its defense spending in the long run and wants European allies to match its Ukraine aid, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Saturday. “One thing is crystal clear,...
View ArticleNow it’s for real: Navalny is dead, his team confirms
Alexei Navalny is dead, his spokesperson said on Saturday, citing confirmation from the opposition politician’s mother. “Alexey [sic] was murdered. His death occurred on February 16 at 2:17 p.m. local...
View ArticleZelenskyy offers Trump a tour of Ukraine’s front line
MUNICH — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wants Donald Trump to come and see the war against Russia with his own eyes. “If Mr. Trump will come I am ready even to go with him to the front line,”...
View ArticleThe Real Russian Men That Threatened Vladimir Putin
The last images of Alexei Navalny alive show him behind bars. He is a bit gaunt. His hair is shorter,missing its old sheen. Yet his eyes are the same as ever: They light up. In the video shot on...
View ArticleNavalny died from ‘sudden death syndrome,’ mother is told
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny died from “sudden death syndrome,” his mother was told on Saturday by the prison where he had been incarcerated, Reuters reports. Navalny, 47, the longtime...
View ArticleNavalny’s death fails to move the dial for Republican Senator J.D. Vance
U.S. Senator J.D. Vance has made a name for himself in the United States Congress as one of the most vociferous opponents of aid for Ukraine. Now he has brought that message to Europe. At the Munich...
View ArticleRussia takes full control of Avdiivka, as Kyiv decries ‘artificial deficit’...
Russia on Sunday said it had complete control of the Ukrainian city of Avdiivka after Kyiv withdrew its forces from the area, in what appeared to be Moscow’s biggest success in nine months. Ukrainian...
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Being Ukrainian in 2024: ‘People look at me as if I’m terminally ill’
Being Ukrainian in 2024: ‘People look at me as if I’m terminally ill’ Two years after the assault on Kyiv, it’s getting harder to stay optimistic. By VERONIKA MELKOZEROVAin Kyiv I have a feeling of...
View ArticleEstonian president: NATO and EU can’t carry on like it’s peacetime
Alar Karis is the president of Estonia. A billboard recently erected in Ivangorod, just across Estonia’s border with Russia, reads: “Granitsy Rossii nigde ne zakanchivayetsya” — Russia’s borders are...
View ArticlePutin kills off the handsome princes
The last images of Alexei Navalny alive show him behind bars. He is a bit gaunt. His hair is shorter,missing its old sheen. Yet his eyes are the same as ever: They light up. In the video shot on...
View ArticleAlexei Navalny’s widow vows to continue his fight against Putin
Alexei Navalny’s widow vowed Monday to continue her husband’s work after his death, and take on Russian President Vladimir Putin. “I will continue Alexei Navalny’s cause and fight for our country. I...
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Who is Yulia Navalnaya, Putin’s new enemy?
As many Russians were still reeling on Monday from the death of Alexei Navalny, they received news that could be of some comfort. Three days after the Russian authorities declared the opposition...
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Europe between Putin and Trump
Ivo Daalder, former U.S. ambassador to NATO, is CEO of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and host of the weekly podcast “World Review with Ivo Daalder.” Two big news stories set the stage for this...
View ArticleFrom Russia with love: Putin gives Kim Jong Un car in show of ‘special’...
Nothing says “I love you” like a Lada. Russian President Vladimir Putin gifted North Korean leader Kim Jong Un a Russian-made car (of an unspecified make) for his personal collection in a sign of the...
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