Russia-Ukraine war
News and analysis on the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Europe’s first major war in decades.


What a violent week in Ukraine and Gaza tells us about Trump-style diplomacy.


What did (and didn’t) just happen with the war in Ukraine.


Does anyone still believe the US would go to war to defend Europe?


European countries are about to spend a lot more on defense. It may not be enough.


Republicans in Washington are now talking more like their voters about Ukraine.


Being friends with Russia may be harder than Trump thinks.


Why some conservatives took pride in a national disgrace.


It depends on two of the most undependable men on the planet.


He’s talking to Putin and fighting with Zelenskyy. Is Kyiv’s nightmare scenario finally unfolding?


The Logoff explains a major shift in foreign policy.


Nuclear guardrails are falling apart — and Donald Trump is about to retake the launch codes.


There’s a new “axis” in town. This time, it might be real.


Are we really 89 seconds away from annihilation?


Trump wants a ceasefire. The problem is that Russia thinks it’s winning.


Thousands of people were convinced they were seeing drone swarms. Get used to it.


The stories that will endure from a wild year.


Leading Russian dissident Vladimir Kara-Murza tells Vox the world needs to start preparing now for Putin’s fall.


Putin’s response is renewing concerns about nuclear escalation.


Ukraine’s new pitch: Democracy out, gas and minerals in.


Thrills, cautious optimism, stony silence: How allies, partners, and adversaries reacted to Trump’s win.


The Election Day bomb threats are part of a larger and increasingly dangerous strategy.


How Musk’s SpaceX became too big to fail for US national security.


On September 26, 1983, Stanislav Petrov saved the world.


What to know about Ukraine’s drone strike in Russian territory.


Would Harris differ from Biden? Nobody knows.


The US military’s recruiting crisis, explained.


The plan is short on detail but aims to push Russia to negotiate.


By invading Russia, Ukraine was also sending a message to America.


From shipping lanes to airspace to undersea cables, globalization is under physical attack.


Ukraine’s sneak attack has Russia scrambling. What does this mean for the war?


The International Rescue Committee’s David Miliband on Ukraine, Gaza, Sudan, and the dangers of a “flammable world.”


It’s the largest exchange since the Cold War.


Officials say Paris will be the “safest place in the world” for the Olympics. Here’s what they’re up against.


The trickiest country for American foreign policy right now is ... America.


Wars are getting more common and militaries are building up. There’s just one thing missing.


Allowing Ukraine to fire Western weapons into Russia strengthens an ally, but risks violating an unknown red line.

INR is “almost always right.” How come nobody has heard of it?


Non-combatants bear the brunt of modern war’s toll, but we don’t know how to memorialize them.


The bill provides billions in foreign aid and could force ByteDance to sell TikTok.


New American weapons will buy Ukraine’s defenders some valuable time.
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