List of Eastern Europe articles
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U.S. President Joe Biden listens to remarks in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington on May 19. Russia’s Defeat Would Be America’s Problem
Victory in Ukraine could easily mean hubris in Washington.
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People gather in front of a shuttered post office in Ukraine. Postal Workers Are Keeping Ukraine’s Front-Line Villages Alive
Deliveries of packages and pension payments have helped uphold a fragile sense of normalcy for civilians under fire.
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A Ukrainian soldier walks by a burnt vehicle. Diplomacy Is Still (Just About) Possible in Ukraine
The Black Sea agreement offers a model for off-ramps to escalation.
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Police officers detain demonstrators in St. Petersburg, Russia How Should the West Respond to Putin’s Military Mobilization?
Doubling down on support for Ukraine could lead to wider conflict—or force the Kremlin to back down.
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A close-up of Putin's face from the side. Europe Struggles to See What’s Next for Russia
Putin’s fumbling war in Ukraine has weakened his grip on power, but it’s still not clear what that means.
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Military vehicles belonging to the Russian peacekeeping force move on the road outside Lachin on Nov. 29, 2020, after six weeks of fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region. Putin Is Turning Armenia Into a Russian Outpost
Moscow is losing regional influence—but it's shoring up its position in Yerevan.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in the Kremlin in Moscow on Dec. 27, 2018. Russia Can’t Protect Its Allies Anymore
Moscow is overstretched in Ukraine—and Armenia is suffering the consequences.
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Members of the Ukrainian State Emergency Service rest. Forest of the Dead
Another mass grave in Ukraine reveals the horrors of Russia’s occupation.
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The Battle of Saratoga, a painting by John Trumbull Ukraine’s 1777 Moment
Victory in Kharkiv may be as significant for Ukraine’s independence as the Battle of Saratoga was for America’s.
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NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg NATO’s Stoltenberg: Ukraine’s Gains Are ‘Extremely Encouraging’
The trans-Atlantic alliance chief discusses Russia’s war in Ukraine and competing with China.
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A boy walks past destroyed buildings in Ukraine Russia Is Seeding Ukraine’s Soil With Land Mines
Removing mines will be a long and costly operation.
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Captured Russian tanks are displayed in Kyiv, Ukraine. Putin Has a New Opposition—and It’s Furious at Defeat in Ukraine
Right-wing nationalists are spreading a dangerous “stab-in-the-back” myth to explain Russia’s crushing defeats.
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A drone flying a giant Ukrainian national flag in celebration of Ukraine's independence. A Ukrainian Victory Would Liberate Eastern Europe
An outright win for Kyiv now looks possible.
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U.S. President Joe Biden delivers a primetime speech at Independence National Historical Park Sept. 1 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. What Does Biden’s Confrontational Speech Mean for U.S. Foreign Policy?
Framing geopolitics in terms of democracy and autocracy won’t necessarily help bring peace.
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Ukrainian soldiers ride a tank on a road in the Donetsk region on July 20, 2022, near the front line between Russian and Ukrainian forces. ‘They Are Pushing Everywhere’: Kyiv Goes on the Offensive
Ukraine may have achieved its biggest breakthrough of the war.
