Russia has launched a push north of Kharkiv but its ultimate goal is so far unclear.
Here are key takeaways regarding attitudes on U.S. involvement with the war in Ukraine: Views of U.S. support to Ukraine About a third of Americans (31%) say the U.S. is providing too much support to Ukraine. Roughly equal shares of U.S. adults say the U.S. is providing about the right amount (25%) or not enough […]
Standing in his dress uniform in the back of his Aurus convertible, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu was driven around Red Square to review the troops during last week’s Victory Day parade. It was to be his last inspection in that role. Over the weekend, President Vladimir Putin replaced Shoigu — the 68-year-old was the longest […]
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His announcement escalates a divide within Israel’s leadership more than seven months into the war.
Forced to do more with less and learning from the war in Ukraine, U.S. special operations commanders are juggling how to add more high-tech experts to their teams while still cutting their overall forces by about 5,000 troops over the next five years.
RuPaul’s Drag Race has the Snatch Game. Survivor has Sea Legs. The Great British Bake Off has Bread Week. And Top Chef, of course, has Restaurant Wars. The iconic culinary challenge has taken on different forms in the 21 seasons since the Bravo reality competition debuted—Top Chef: Wisconsin just aired its edition of Restaurant Wars on May 8—but the gist is usually the same: Midway through each season, our remaining chef-testants are divided into two teams via knife-draw and tasked with...
Forced to do more with less and learning from the war in Ukraine, U.S. special operations commanders are juggling how to add more high-tech experts to their teams while still cutting their overall forces by about 5,000 troops over the next five years.
Top Russian diplomat accuses Western countries of being led by "gopniks" -- violent petty criminals -- as well as fashionistas.
Just 18 months ago, White House and Pentagon officials debated whether Russia’s forces in Ukraine might collapse and be pushed out of the country entirely. Now, after months of slow Russian ground advances and technological leaps in countering American-provided arms, the Biden administration is increasingly concerned that President Vladimir V. Putin is gathering enough momentum to change the trajectory of the war, and perhaps reverse his once-bleak prospects. In recent days, Moscow’s troops have...
Over the weekend, President Vladimir Putin replaced Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu — the longest serving member of his Cabinet at 11 1/2 years — in a rare Kremlin shake-up that came even as a Russian offensive in Ukraine is making gains. Just as stunning was the move to replace Shoigu with Andrei Belousov, an economics adviser who has never dealt with the military or other law enforcement agencies. Many see Putin’s decision as an attempt to tighten control over military spending and put the...
Watch as Russia’s annual Victory Day concluded with fireworks in Moscow on Thursday, 9 May.