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Joe Biden arrives in Europe for summits as Zelenskiy says Ukraine awaits ‘meaningful steps’
Joe Biden has arrived in Europe for a four-day trip with the aim of keeping up pressure on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, amid sanctions fatigue and splits over energy s...
By Edward Fishman
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‘Resistance for Ukrainians is part of their soul’: Zelensky
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is set to virtually deliver his address to the Japanese parliament on Wednesday to rally international support for his country’s fight a...
By Edward Fishman
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White House believes Russia is seeing a big drop in oil sales, imperiling key source of funding
“Ultimately there is enough demand for oil — enough folks who need and want oil around the world, including countries outside the sanctions coalition — that eventually that oi...
By Edward Fishman
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Russia is testing the West's favorite weapon
The unprecedented sanctions the West imposed on Russia have hobbled its economy and are hurting the global system, too. But their primary purpose, arguably, is to stop the fig...
By Edward Fishman
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The West’s Economic War Plan Against Russia
Just as Vladimir Putin blindsided the West with the fact and ferocity of his invasion of Ukraine, the West blindsided Mr. Putin with the speed and aggressiveness of its retali...
By Edward Fishman
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White House eyes new sanctions on lawmakers in Russian parliament as part of financial attack on Moscow
The White House is weighing new sanctions against lawmakers in the upper-chamber of the Russian parliament, as the United States seeks to increase financial pressure on Russia...
By Edward Fishman
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Biden’s harsh new sanctions are aimed at crippling Putin’s defenses
Ever since the United States and its allies announced sanctions against Russia to halt its invasion of Ukraine, the effort faced a big unknown. What if Vladimir Putin has alre...
By Edward Fishman
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The emerging nuclear threat
Up until this weekend, Russia's invasion of Ukraine looked very old-fashioned: Columns of tanks, prisoners of war, bombed buildings. Now, however, Russia and the West have bot...
By Edward Fishman
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U.S. Targets Major Russian Banks and Tech Sector with Sweeping Sanctions and Export Controls Following Ukraine Invasion
President Biden on Thursday announced an unprecedented package of sanctions and export controls coordinated with European and Asian allies to punish Russia for its invasion of...
By Edward Fishman
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Putin Insulated Russia’s Economy. Will Biden’s Sanctions Hold Him Back in Ukraine?
When the Obama administration imposed sanctions on Russia for invading Ukraine in 2014, American officials were hopeful they would deter President Vladimir V. Putin from furth...
By Edward Fishman
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Putin, Facing Sanction Threats, Has Been Saving for This Day
Vladimir V. Putin’s posture toward the West through the recent Ukraine crisis seems unusually defiant, even for him. But there may be more behind his confidence than military ...
By Edward Fishman
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For Economic Sanctions To Work Against Russia, the US and Its Allies Will Have To Share Some of the Pain
The Biden administration’s strategy for economic sanctions against Russia should it invade Ukraine could be summed up as “no pain, no gain.” With a military confrontation off ...
By Edward Fishman
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Should the U.S. Rattle Putin’s Cage?
Now that top Biden administration officials concede Russia is likely to invade Ukraine again, the biggest question roiling Washington is whether crushing sanctions would be mo...
By Edward Fishman
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U.S. Threatens Use of Novel Export Control to Damage Russia’s Strategic Industries if Moscow Invades Ukraine
The Biden administration is threatening to use a novel export control to damage strategic Russian industries, from artificial intelligence and quantum computing to civilian ae...
By Edward Fishman
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US Sanctions Would Hit Rouble, Force Russian Bank Bailout, Say Experts
The Biden administration’s threat to sanction US dollar transactions by Russian banks if the country invades Ukraine could set off a domestic financial crisis and even hasten ...
By Edward Fishman
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US Likely to Hold Off for Now on Energy Sanctions for Russia, Fearing Impact on Global Prices
The Biden administration is drafting options for multiple rounds of harsh sanctions on Russia if it moves to invade Ukraine, but energy sanctions could be a last resort given ...
By Edward Fishman
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What Sanctions Could the US Hit Russia With if it Invades Ukraine?
Joe Biden goes into Tuesday’s virtual summit with Vladimir Putin, after days of close consultation with European allies on a joint response to an invasion of Ukraine, armed wi...
By Edward Fishman
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Biden administration imposes significant economic sanctions on Russia over cyberspying, efforts to influence presidential election
The Biden administration on Thursday imposed the first significant sanctions targeting the Russian economy in several years in order to punish the Kremlin for a cyberespionage...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor & Edward Fishman
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Biden's options for Russian hacking punishment: sanctions, cyber retaliation
President-elect Joe Biden’s team will consider several options to punish Russia for its suspected role in the unprecedented hacking of U.S. government agencies and companies o...
By Edward Fishman
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How Russia's Opposition Movement Wants Biden to Confront Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin has so far kept his silence on President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in the November election. But other Russians have not been so circumspect. ...
By Edward Fishman