Ex-Attorney General William Barr Urges GOP to Move On From Trump  —  Book recounts confrontational meeting in Oval Office and says Republicans need to focus on new leaders  —  Former Attorney General William Barr writes in a new book that former President Donald Trump has …

Russians advance on Ukraine's ports, meet resistance in city  —  KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Street fighting broke out in Ukraine's second-largest city and Russian troops squeezed strategic ports in the country's south Sunday, advances that appeared to mark a new phase of Russia's invasion following …

The Ukraine crisis is now a nuclear crisis … Russia's publicly announced nuclear alert has turned the Ukraine war from a crisis involving nuclear powers to an actual nuclear crisis.  —  With the caveat that we do not have many details about what the Russian alert entails …

Germany to Raise Defense Spending Above 2% of GDP in Response to Ukraine War  —  Decision breaks with decades of lower investment in defense than peers and a growing energy partnership with Russia  —  BERLIN—Germany will boost defense spending above 2% of GDP and create a strategic natural-gas reserve …

Kremlin propaganda machine struggles to conceal Putin's Ukraine war  —  Moscow spin-doctors and officials try to frame the war in Russian president's terms  —  As Vladimir Putin launched his military assault on Ukraine, the country's media censor issued a series of stark warnings.

Romney Was Right About Putin  —  On October 22, 2012, Mitt Romney sat across a table from President Barack Obama for the final debate of the presidential election.  The theme of the night was foreign policy.  Obama's campaign had been working all year to cast Romney as out of touch and inexperienced …

Donald Trump defends calling Putin ‘smart’, hints at 2024 presidential bid  —  Ex-president tells CPAC he could have stopped ‘appalling’ Russian invasion of Ukraine before giving strongest indication he will run again  —  Donald Trump, the former US president, has defended his description …

Russia-Ukraine live updates: Putin puts nuclear forces on high alert; E.U. vows to shut down airspace to Russian planes  —  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday said that Ukraine and Russia would conduct the first diplomatic talks since the Kremlin-launched invasion.

Post-ABC poll finds a deeply pessimistic nation, worried about the economy and Biden's leadership … President Biden will deliver his State of the Union address on Tuesday to a deeply pessimistic nation, one that largely sees the economy worsening under his watch, disapproves of his leadership …

Russians search for cash as west imposes sanctions on banks  —  People seek money in any currency, while central bank tries to calm markets and depositors  —  People in Moscow and other Russian cities stormed ATMs and bank branches in search of cash, both in roubles and dollars …

bp to exit Rosneft shareholding  — bp will exit its 19.75% shareholding in Rosneft.  — Both bp-nominated directors to resign from Rosneft board with immediate effect.  — bp will no longer report reserves, production or profit for Rosneft.  — Changes in accounting treatment …

Russian climate delegate apologizes on Ukraine, saying many ‘fail to find any justification for the attack’ … The head of the Russian delegation at a major United Nations climate meeting apologized Sunday for his country's invasion of Ukraine, telling hundreds of government ministers and scientists that …

New Research Points to Wuhan Market as Pandemic Origin  —  Scientists released a pair of extensive studies on Saturday that point to a market in Wuhan, China, as the origin of the coronavirus pandemic.  Analyzing data from a variety of sources, they concluded that the coronavirus …

At CPAC, Trump delivers a reminder of his muscle  —  ORLANDO, Fla. — Mike Pompeo was swarmed by a throng of reporters and fans as he made his way down the hallway of the luxury resort hosting this year's annual Conservative Political Action Conference.  —  The former secretary of state had just received a standing ovation.

Why Americans Should Care about the Ukraine-Russia Conflict  —  As Russia further invades Ukraine, the U.S. has leveled sanctions against Russia, Putin and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.  Americans may soon be faced with rising gas prices.  But it's a sacrifice that needs …

Mikhail Fridman speaks out against Ukrainian conflict in letter to staff  —  Businessman tells employees at private equity firm LetterOne that ‘war can never be the answer’  —  Mikhail Fridman, one of Russia's richest men, said the war in Ukraine was a “tragedy” and called on the “bloodshed” …