Putin and Biden Shore Up Alliances in Dueling Appearances
On the surface, it looked like a reversion to the Cold War era. The reality was even more complicated.
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In a Celebration of War, Moscow Displays, and Demands, Unity
A concert and rally in Russia’s largest stadium romanticized the invasion of Ukraine, as Vladimir V. Putin and his government seek to normalize the country’s war footing.
Your Thursday Briefing: Key Meetings for Biden and Putin
Also, another deadly Israeli raid in the West Bank and South Korea’s fight over L.G.B.T.Q. rights.
Russia Stages a Patriotic Concert to Rally Support for the War in Ukraine
Some attendees drove for more than eight hours to show their support for the war, the army and President Putin.
Biden Accuses Putin of Atrocities and Urges World to Rebuke Him
In sharply opposed speeches, President Biden said Vladimir V. Putin bore sole responsibility for the war, while Mr. Putin said Russia had invaded in self-defense. But they agreed the war would not end soon.
Italy’s Giorgia Meloni Condemns Russia and Pledges Further Support to Ukraine
The prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, reiterated her backing amid dissension within her coalition government on the issue.
Your Wednesday Briefing: Biden and Putin Speak on Ukraine
Also, Saudi Arabia intensifies a crackdown and the Philippines moves closer to the U.S.
What Putin’s Suspension of New START Treaty Means for Arms Control
Mutual inspections were interrupted by the pandemic, then by the war in Ukraine. But now New START, the last nuclear agreement between Russia and the United States, is dying, and arms control may be, too.
Russia Will Suspend Participation in Nuclear Arms Treaty, Putin Says
President Vladimir V. Putin said Russia would pull back from New START, the last remaining nuclear arms control treaty with the United States. The U.S. State Department had previously said Russia was not compliant in the agreement.
Inside Biden’s Surreal and Secretive Journey to Ukraine
President Biden traveled covertly to the besieged Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, hoping to demonstrate American resolve to help defeat the Russian forces that invaded a year ago this week.