List of Eastern Europe articles
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A destroyed tank near the recently recaptured Ukrainian village of Yampil, eastern Ukraine. Dual-Use Goods Are Fueling Russia’s War on Ukraine
Russia’s advanced military systems are dependent on components from the West.
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U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger speaks to constituents outside of an early-voting location in Woodbridge, Virginia. How Ukraine Figures in Last-Minute Midterm Pitches
Ahead of tomorrow’s polls, foreign policy looms large in a Virginia district seen as a bellwether for national trends.
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A person in Taipei, Taiwan, holds a sign protesting Russia's invasion of Ukraine. 6 Wrong Lessons for Taiwan From the War in Ukraine
A potential Asian war would look very different.
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An anesthesiologist prepares to receive military patients at a hospital in Donetsk district, Ukraine, on Oct. 9. Ukraine’s Military Medicine Is a Critical Advantage
Russia’s outdated training and equipment are costing soldiers their lives.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky shakes hands with Latvian President Egils Levits. Latvian President: Only the West’s Weakness Can Provoke Russia
Egils Levits talks about military aid for Ukraine, a special tribunal for Russian war crimes, and how to respond to nuclear blackmail.
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A digital composite images shows troops landing at Anzac Cove in Turkey during the Gallipoli campaign in World War I. Ukraine’s War Is Like World War I, Not World War II
The West is using the wrong analogy for Russia’s invasion—and worsening the outcome.
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Ukrainian soldiers check their weapons at a position on the front line in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk region on Oct. 24, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Ukraine Says It Needs More Guns, Shells, and Firepower
“We are requesting new rounds all the time that have longer range and more explosiveness,” said one Ukrainian military official.
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Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attend the G20 Leaders' Summit in Buenos Aires on Nov. 30, 2018. The U.S. Needs a New Strategy to Stop Saudi and Iranian Support for Russia
Riyadh and Tehran are rivals on almost everything, but they are both supporting Russia’s war effort to give Washington a black eye.
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Books are seen among the debris in Borodyanka, Ukraine. The Defiance of Celebrating Literature in the Midst of War
How this year’s Lviv BookForum in Ukraine became an act of solidarity.
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Students at a Brooklyn, New York, school take part in a duck and cover drill in preparation for a nuclear attack in 1962. The Dangers of ‘Catastrophic Consequences’
Sixty years after the Cuban missile crisis, Biden is re-creating nuclear deterrence on the fly.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech at the Kremlin in Moscow Why Putin’s Nuclear Gambit Is a Huge Mistake
The only thing more terrifying than Russian nuclear use is letting fear drive Western strategy.
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Police officers detain a woman during a protest against military mobilization in Moscow on Sept. 21. As War Hits the Homefront, Russia’s Defeat Inches Closer
Battlefield losses, military corruption, and a disastrous mobilization drive have broken the social contract.
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Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov speaks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Why the World Should Be Worried About Chechnya
The tiny territory and its bellicose leader reveal the fragility of Russia’s multiethnic federation.
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People stand in front of an Ukrainian national flag fluttering as dark smoke and flames rise from a fire following an air strike in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, on March 26, 2022. Ukraine Is the World’s Foreign-Policy Rorschach Test
There are two basic ways to think about the war—and the world.
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Firefighters conduct work on a building destroyed by Russian attacks in Kyiv, Ukraine. Why Putin Is Escalating Aerial Bombings in Ukraine
Former CIA analyst Andrea Kendall-Taylor on the hard-liners who have increasing sway over Moscow’s choices.
