Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Thursday amplified her support for strong sanctions on Moscow if Russia invades Ukraine, warning that Congress is prepared to advance "forceful" new restrictions on both the country and its autocratic leader, Vla
Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday appealed for global unity to push back on Russian military threats against Ukraine, saying Moscow seeks to destabilize a “post-Cold
Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle are pressing the Biden administration to quickly send more military aid to Ukraine as the west raises new alarms over the looming threat of a Russian invasion.
The secretary made his remarks in an interview with MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell while in the Ukrainian capital, in his first visit to the country as America’s top diplomat.
Russian military officials said last week that troops massing at Russia’s border with Ukraine were returning to bases following the completion of military exercises and training.
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But the buildup of Russian troops drew condemnation from the U.S., NATO and other allied nations as provocative posturing by Moscow.
They criticized Russia for threatening a dangerous escalation of ongoing fighting between Ukrainian forces in the country’s eastern Donbas region and Russian-backed separatists.