Russia benefits as Turkey slows down Swedish and Finnish applications to NATO and Hungary continues to block an E.U. embargo on Russian oil.
Tag: North Atlantic Treaty Organization
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Further Russian Retreat Seen in East Ukraine, Another Setback for Putin
Russia appeared to shrink its already narrowed goals to take the Donbas region, as NATO and its two newest applicants, Sweden and Finland, practiced war games near Russia’s border.
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McConnell Takes On Isolationist Wing of G.O.P. in Fight for Ukraine Aid
The top Senate Republican has been working to tamp down on the anti-interventionist strain in his party, his latest proxy battle against President Donald J. Trump’s America First policy.
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Russia Planned Major Military Reforms. Ukraine Shows the Result.
Russia wanted to build a leaner, more flexible fighting force and eliminate waste, bureaucracy and corruption. But entrenched, Soviet-era practices endure.