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Europe

Despite war, Moscow is booming

During a trip to Russia I found life dictated by an insatiable drive for upward mobility and consumption, but pragmatism when it came to Ukraine.

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Europe

John Sullivan: Biden’s Failed Diplomat in Moscow

New memoir unintentionally lays bare his own missteps in the ‘march to war’ with Russia

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Europe

Is Zelensky softening his tone on territorial concessions?

Reality seems to be dawning on Kyiv and maybe Russia, too

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Europe

Protests lead to another president out the door in South Caucasus

Abkhazia's political crisis highlights a fragile balance between local identity and Russian influence

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Europe

Will a Russian Kherson exit create the right ‘facts on the ground’?

Putin's forces are reportedly leaving, perhaps providing an opening for the diplomacy Zelensky says he now supports.

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Europe

Putin annexations mean US-Russian talks more critical than ever

Moscow's moves are a serious escalation — Washington must heed its Cold War lessons now to avoid a wider confrontation.