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-3 miles) north of Ukraine’s second-largest city of Kharkiv, in the country’s northeast.... Moldova, a former Soviet republic and one of Europe’s poorest nations, has a population of around 3.5 million and is not a NATO member. There are now concerns in Moldova that the neighboring conflict could trigger an influx of refugees.... A decision would be made whether the embassy could resume its work from Lviv. ——MOSCOW — Security camera footage shows a line of Russian military vehicles crossing in

limited to Lithuania." We are talking about all of the eastern NATO flank.... We are watching all

KLYUSY, Ukraine— It’s hard to find a more tranquil place than this hamlet on the edge of northern

ships passing through the Northern Sea Route (NSR). Earlier this month, Russia hosted the Fourth

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BRATISLAVA, Slovakia--NATO allies should aim to further boost their support for Ukraine and for its aspiration to become a member of the alliance, the leaders of nine Central and Eastern European countries said Tuesday. The presidents of an informal group known as the Bucharest Nine, the nations in the easternmost parts of the NATO alliance, met in Slovakia's capital, Bratislava, to discuss their common approach at the NATO summit scheduled for July 11–13 in Vilnius, Lithuania.“ We aim for a mor

He did so in a grave White House address Tuesday that--while it may have been necessary for domestic political reasons--might also have risked a new escalation in US tensions with the Kremlin since Biden signaled no quarter on Putin's core demands.... The President's speech was directed at multiple audiences--Putin himself, Russian citizens with whom he said the US had no quarrel, Ukrainians and US allies in Europe.... But the President took pains to ensure the American people heard a clear me

Rather than Turkey becoming a ‘Sunni Great Power’ across much of northern Arabia – in lieu of Saudi

Tuesday that his country would respond to moves aimed at disrupting stability in northern Syria, his