Eurasia

The fragile geopolitical nature of the Balkans has allowed Russia to consistently undermine Western integration attempts in the region. While foreign interference is nothing new in Europe’s underbelly, it has historically been limited to regional powers and the U.S. But China’s recent collaboration with Russia in supporting ethnic separatism in …

Every day brings new noise and fury in the crisis over Ukraine, mostly from Washington. But what is really likely to happen? There are three possible scenarios: The first is that Russia will suddenly launch an unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. The second is that the Ukrainian government in Kyiv will …

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Friday that the U.S. will sell 250 M1A2 Abrams tanks to Poland, giving a key NATO ally that borders Russia a substantial boost in firepower. Adding the tanks to the Polish arsenal will ensure more equitable security burden-sharing in NATO, he said, although he noted …

The administration, however, then made an astonishing announcement: that it is unfreezing $29 billion to the Iranian regime, despite that Iran is still, according to the State Department, an officially designated state sponsor of terrorism. The move is apparently part of a US effort to appease the mullahs into redoing …

Following the recent U.S. Special Forces raid in Syria leading to the death of Islamic State (IS) leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi, many are wondering what impact it will have on the group globally. One likely scenario is that, as the regional groups grow even further decentralized from the core, …

US says it has observed significant Russian troop movement; Ukraine’s Zelensky to travel to Germany, meet Western leaders, though Biden says it’s unwise for him to leave country Russian President Vladimir Putin will oversee major military drills on Saturday, further escalating tensions after Washington said Moscow would invade within days, …

Separatists urge reservists to show up at enlistment offices; concern rises that clashes will be used by Russia as pretext for invasion; Ukrainian soldier dies in Donetsk shelling Separatist leaders in eastern Ukraine ordered a full military mobilization Saturday amid a spike of violence in the war-torn region and fears …

Kamala Harris tells Ukrainian president that Moscow will face ‘unprecedented economic costs’ if it launches invasion; UK’s Johnson urges Western unity against Russian threats United States Vice President Kamala Harris warned Russia on Saturday that it will face “unprecedented” financial penalties if it invades Ukraine, and predicted that such an …

US defense chief says Russian forces moving into positions ‘to be able to conduct an attack’; Ukrainian soldier killed amid ‘dramatic increase’ in clashes with separatists Russia test-fired nuclear-capable missiles on Saturday as Russian President Vladimir Putin oversaw a dramatic military exercise and as the United States again warned that …

Spiking tensions in eastern Ukraine are heightening Western fears of a Russian invasion and a new war in Europe, with U.S. President Joe Biden saying he’s “convinced” that Russian President Vladimir Putin has made the decision to invade. NATO countries fear that the volatile east, which has seen intense shelling …