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Biden formalizes U.S. support for Finland and Sweden joining NATO
Washington — President Biden formally welcomed Finland and Sweden joining the NATO alliance Tuesday as he signed the instruments of…
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Senators call on Biden administration to fill the vacant role of U.S. special envoy to Belarus
As tensions simmer along the Ukrainian-Belarusian border, the chair for U.S. special envoy to Belarus remains empty. In a letter…
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Former diplomat, defense official Eric Edelman on battlefield lessons for Ukraine, Taiwan —
In this episode of “Intelligence Matters,” host Michael Morell speaks with Eric Edelman, former U.S. Ambassador to Turkey and Finland…
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Blinken says Russia is using Ukraine nuclear plant as
United Nations – Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke at the United Nations Monday about what he called “a critical…
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Blinken says U.S. made Russia a
The U.S. has put forward a “substantial proposal” to Russia aimed at securing the release of WNBA star Brittney Griner…
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Putin expands fast-track Russian citizenship to all of Ukraine as fighting rages on
As Russian missiles struck a key Ukrainian city, Russian President Vladimir Putin expanded a fast-track procedure for obtaining Russian citizenship…
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U.S. to boost military presence in Europe for Russia threat
President Biden said Wednesday that the U.S. will significantly increase its military presence in Europe for the long haul, including…
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Russia defaults on foreign debt for first time since 1918, White House says
Russia has defaulted on its foreign debt for the first time since the Bolshevik Revolution more than a century ago,…
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Melting ice could open up an Arctic Sea route not controlled by Russia
The Russia-controlled Northern Sea Route is one of the only ways ships can sail through the Arctic. Melting sea ice…
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Brittney Griner’s wife says U.S. embassy failed to patch through call from the detained WNBA star
WNBA star Brittney Griner tried to call her wife nearly a dozen times through the American embassy in Russia on…
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