Tag: Defense and Military Forces

How Putin Is Using Russia’s Military as a Tool for Foreign Policy

How Putin Is Using Russia’s Military as a Tool for Foreign Policy

Follow the latest coverage of the Russia-Ukraine crisis.MOSCOW — In the early years of Vladimir V. Putin’s tenure as Russia’s…

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What Does Russia Want in Ukraine? The Tensions Explained

What Does Russia Want in Ukraine? The Tensions Explained

It feels like a scene from the Cold War.An unpredictable Russian president amassing thousands of troops on the border of…

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Where Is Germany in the Ukraine Standoff? Its Allies Wonder.

Where Is Germany in the Ukraine Standoff? Its Allies Wonder.

BERLIN — The United States and its NATO allies are moving to bulk up their military commitments in the Baltics…

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For Ukrainian Soldiers, a Nervous Guessing Game on the Front

For Ukrainian Soldiers, a Nervous Guessing Game on the Front

SVITLODARSK, Ukraine — The Ukrainian soldiers watch and wait, nervously peering through a periscope from an icy trench at a…

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U.S. Intervenes to Repel Air Attack on United Arab Emirates

U.S. Intervenes to Repel Air Attack on United Arab Emirates

The U.S. Air Force said that it had intervened on Monday to repel an attack on the United Arab Emirates…

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Gunfire Rattles Burkina Faso’s Capital as Soldiers Revolt

Gunfire Rattles Burkina Faso’s Capital as Soldiers Revolt

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — Gunfire erupted inside several military bases across this conflict-hit West African country early Sunday as part…

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