With Inflation High, People Are Talking About Price Controls. Is That a Terrible Idea?
On April 9, 1946, The New York Times published a letter to the editor that would strike most people today as strange. Signed by 11 former …
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Putin Spins a Conspiracy Theory That Ukraine Is on a Path to Nuclear Weapons
MUNICH — When Ukraine gave up a huge arsenal of nuclear weapons left on its territory after the collapse of the Soviet Union, it famously struck …
The Ukraine Crisis: Will Sanctions Against Russia Work?
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Little Time Left to Avert the Worst-Case Scenario in Ukraine
Any remaining hope for a peaceful solution to the crisis with Russia and Ukraine dwindled further on Wednesday as Ukraine declared a 30-day state …
For Many Russians, a Deep Unease Over Gathering Specter of War
MOSCOW — Waiting for her friends on Moscow’s primly landscaped Boulevard Ring, Svetlana Kozakova admitted that she’d had a sleepless night. She …
Russian Mercenaries Have Covertly Entered Separatist Enclaves in Ukraine
SLAVIANSK, Ukraine — Russian mercenaries with experience fighting in Syria and Libya have covertly trickled into two rebel territories in eastern …
U.S. moves warplanes and more troops to Eastern Europe.
The Pentagon is moving up to eight F-35 fighter jets and a slew of other warplanes to Eastern Europe, the Baltics and Poland to shore up support …
Videos show burning of documents in a Russian consulate in Ukraine.
On the same night that Russia announced it would soon evacuate all diplomatic staff members from Ukraine, social media videos verified by The …
‘None of us should be fooled’: President Biden’s speech on Russia.
Here is a lightly edited transcript of President Biden’s speech on Tuesday from the East Room of the White House announcing new sanctions against …
Putin Insulated Russia’s Economy. Will Biden’s Sanctions Hold Him Back in Ukraine?
WASHINGTON — When the Obama administration imposed sanctions on Russia for invading Ukraine in 2014, American officials were hopeful they would …