Ukraine and the United States signed a memorandum of understanding late on Thursday on a minerals agreement, according to Ukraine’s economy minister, bringing both sides closer to a deal that has gone through multiple, contentious rounds of negotiations. The signing fell short of a full agreement on the final terms of a minerals deal, which […]
A gigantic, roiling cloud of black smoke swirled up from a parking lot of burning cars, as residents milled about on a sidewalk in distress, and police and fire vehicles careened past. Then the scene became more chaotic. “Shelter! shelter!” a policeman yelled. A thin, buzzing noise, like a chain saw running in the distance, […]
The Finnish Defense Forces sent out an urgent message: We are being invaded. We need help. Hundreds of American troops — part of a new Arctic division — boarded planes in Fairbanks, Alaska. Their flight curved over the North Pole and landed at Rovaniemi Airport, in northern Finland. The soldiers quickly unpacked their M-4 assault […]
After a series of suspicious cable cuttings feared to be Russian sabotage, NATO began a new mission called Baltic Sentry to patrol the Baltic Sea. Michael Schwirtz, an investigative reporter with the International desk at The New York Times, takes us aboard one of these patrol flights. Source link
A New York Times investigation reveals that the United States was much more involved in Ukrainian military operations than publicly disclosed. Adam Entous, a Times investigative reporter, breaks down a key moment in the war when the Biden administration changed its policy on the war in Ukraine. Source link
