It is time to hold Vladimir Putin to account for his crimes against humanity Corbis/VCG via Getty Images Full-scale conflict has yet to begin, but the humanitarian cost of Russia’s aggression in Ukrai...
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Whether Russia Invades Or Not, Biden Has Handled The Ukraine Crisis Well
Russia’s campaign of intimidation against Ukraine and the West has reached a climax. Moscow will either invade within days, or the threat will recede—until the next time Vladimir Putin thinks there is...
Stock futures are slightly lower as Wall Street weighs Russia-Ukraine tensions, potential Fed rate hikes
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, January 18, 2022. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Stock futures dipped slightly Sunday evening as investors continued to mo...
Biden Tells Putin U.S. Will Impose ‘Swift And Severe Costs’ If Russia Invades Ukraine
Topline President Joe Biden told Russian President Vladimir Putin in a phone call Saturday that a Russian invasion of Ukraine would lead to “swift and severe costs” for Russia, along with “widespread ...
U.S. Urges Americans To Leave Ukraine Within 48 Hours—But Insists Still Unclear Whether Russia Will Invade
Topline American officials said Friday that Russia could launch a devastating bombardment and ground invasion of Ukraine at any time, and advised U.S. citizens to leave Ukraine within the next two day...
Dow Plunges Over 400 Points, Oil Prices Surge Amid Fears That Russia Will Soon Invade Ukraine
Topline Markets plunged Friday after the White House said Russia could invade Ukraine “any day now,” including during this month’s Winter Olympics, a prospect which led panicked investors to dump stoc...
Oil jumps amid escalating tensions between Russia and Ukraine
Oil well pump jacks operated by Chevron Corp. in San Ardo, California, U.S., on Tuesday, April 27, 2021. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Oil prices jumped in afternoon trading Friday amid...
London’s mayor Sadiq Khan calls for register of foreign-owned property
Luxury residential townhouses stand overlooking Regents Park in London, U.K., on Friday, Nov. 29, 2019. U.K. house prices increased at their fastest pace in more than a year in November, according to ...
Ukraine’s Best Fighter Pilots Are Preparing For War. But Will They Fight?
The 831st Brigade during training in January 2022. Ukrainian air force photo The Ukrainian air force is hopelessly outnumbered and outgunned by its most likely foe, the Russian air force. Kiev at best...
Wartime Sanctions Could Squeeze Russian Space Programs
A Fregat rocket launches a Glonass-K satellite in October 2020. Roskosmos photo If Russian President Vladimir Putin pulls the proverbial trigger and orders his troops to widen Russia’s war on Ukraine,...
In Speedy Meeting, OPEC Promises More Oil — But Can It Deliver?
Russian ministers chaired December’s OPEC meeting via video conference. Alexei Maishev/POOL/TASS With the winter Olympics around the corner it’s fitting that OPEC+ today held a record-fast meeti...
Putin Threatens ‘Military Conflict’ After Accusing U.S. Of Ignoring His Concerns
Topline In his first public comments in over a month on Russia’s tense standoff with the West, President Vladimir Putin said the United States may push Russia into “armed conflict” after refusing to c...
Blinken Sticks By Ukraine In U.S.-Russia Call As Putin Prepares To Address The Press
Topline Secretary of State Antony Blinken emphasized the United States’ commitment to Ukraine and pushed Russia to move thousands of troops away from the Ukrainian border in a Tuesday phone call with ...
How Can Putin Afford War In Ukraine? His $130 Billion Gold Horde Helps
Putin visiting the Central Depository of the Bank of Russia in 2011. AFP via Getty Images How can Russian President Vladimir Putin afford the costs — both direct and indirect — of a new war in Ukraine...
Why Readily Available Low-Cost Natural Gas Is Our Centerpiece Strategy To Fight Climate Change
DASHAVA, UKRAINE – SEPTEMBER 18: Hand wheels are seen fixed to valves at the Dashava natural gas … [+] facility on September 18, 2014 in Dashava, Ukraine. The Dashava facility, which is bo...
‘Maus’ is Amazon bestseller after Tennessee school ban
This illustration photo taken in Los Angeles, California on January 27, 2022 shows a person holding the graphic novel “Maus” by Art Spiegelman. Maro Siranosian | AFP | Getty Images “...
Putin’s Dream Of New, Globe-Spanning Russian Navy Turns On Ukraine Invasion
Russia’s Navy modernization has been halted by engine problems. Getty Images It is easy to dismiss Vladimir Putin’s effort to retake Ukraine as an abstract effort to reconstitute the Soviet Unio...
German Navy Chief Resigns After Saying Ukraine Won’t Get Crimea Back And Putin ‘Probably’ Deserves Respect
Topline Germany’s top naval officer stepped down Saturday following comments he made about Russia, including a call to show respect to Russian President Vladimir Putin and claiming Ukraine would never...
U.S. And Russia On ‘Clearer Path’ To Diplomacy On Ukraine, Blinken Says
Topline U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken stressed the commitment to keeping the path of diplomacy open as he met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Friday in Geneva, in what Blinken ...
Russian Bombers Could Pummel Ukraine … Without Going Anywhere Near Ukraine
A Tu-160 fires a Kh-101. Russian defense ministry photo The Russian air force possesses the world’s third-biggest bomber fleet after the Chinese and American air forces. Expect many of these 137 Tu-22...
There’s No Way Vladimir Putin Could Freeze Europe, and No Way the U.S. Could Freeze Putin
There’s no accounting for the final destination of any good. This is a statement of the obvious that sadly remains elusive inside a commentariat that haughtily thinks everything is obvious. The latest...
Inflation, Interest-Rate Jitters, and Putin Are Brewing a Fierce Storm for the Stock Market
Text size A Ukrainian soldier in the Kharkiv region near the Russian border. Will Putin pull the trigger on an invasion? Sergey Bobok/AFP/Getty Images We were waist deep in the Big Muddy, and the big ...