Charles Maynes
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President Biden and Russian President Putin on Thursday are expected hold their second call this month — amid Russia's continued military build-up near its border with Ukraine.
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Russia's highest court ordered Memorial International to close, alleging violations of foreign funding rules. The real reasons are more complex.
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For decades, the Russian human rights group Memorial has tried to preserve the story of the Soviet Union's darkest years. The country's high court ordered it closed Tuesday.
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Ukraine and the West are still worried about Russian military aggression. Russian president Vladimir Putin addressed the situation during his end-of-the-year press conference.
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With more than a hundred thousand Russian troops massed on the border with Ukraine, the world may be watching this year's news conference more closely than usual.
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The Belarus government is still using migrants as a political weapon in its confrontation with Poland and the European Union.
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Migrants from the Middle East and elsewhere are stranded in Belarus, still hoping for asylum in the European Union. They are living in squalid conditions near the Polish border.
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As the year comes to a close, here's where U.S. foreign policy toward Russia and China stands — and what we might expect in 2022.
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Russia's government has released demands regarding security guarantees for Europe. The list, handed to a U.S. envoy in Moscow, amounts to a do-over of European history since the end of the Cold War.
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In a call on Thursday, President Biden briefed the Ukrainian president about his recent talks with the Russian leader Vladimir Putin. He'll soon have a call with nine NATO allies in the region.
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President Biden is talking to Russian President Vladimir Putin about Russia's military build-up on the Ukraine border — and the consequences for Moscow if it invades Ukraine.
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President Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet by video conference Tuesday. At the top of their agenda is the escalating tension over Ukraine.