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A woman walks past a destroyed tank in the town of Trostsyanets, Ukraine, Monday, March 28, 2022.
Ukraine
West remains divided on sanctions, weapons to Ukraine, former amb to Russia says
Former US ambassador to Russia, Michael McFaul, speaks with a reporter in Sochi, Russia, Feb. 7, 2014. 
Global Politics
Former Amb McFaul weighs in on escalating tensions between the US and Russia
President Trump sits next to Mike Pompeo
Trump impeachment
The president’s action in Ukraine ‘was wrong,’ experts say
A man behind a desk with the American flag on it
Foreign policy
Trump’s ad hoc diplomacy makes him look ‘extremely weak,’ says Amb McFaul
Close up of a white man in front of a star emblem
Global Politics
Trump-Putin ‘happy talk’ isn’t in US national interest, says McFaul
US President Donald Trump walks toward steps leading to an airplane
What does the end of the Mueller investigation mean for US-Russian relations?
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event at Trump Doral golf course in Miami, Florida, U.S., July 27, 2016.
Global Politics
What does the former US ambassador to Russia think of Trump’s hacking request?
Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia.
Global Politics
Today’s Kerry-Putin photo op doesn’t mean Moscow is coming in from the cold
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi at the Kremlin in Moscow, March 5, 2015.
Global Politics
Putin isn’t just trolling for votes. His dislike of the West is real
Pro-Russian armed men take positions near the town of Slaviansk, eastern Ukraine, May 5, 2014. Pro-Russian separatists ambushed Ukrainian forces on Monday, triggering heavy fighting on the outskirts of the rebel stronghold of Slaviansk, Interior Minister
Conflict & Justice
When do you start calling the situation in eastern Ukraine a war?
Pro-Russian armed men take positions near the town of Slaviansk, eastern Ukraine, May 5, 2014. Pro-Russian separatists ambushed Ukrainian forces on Monday, triggering heavy fighting on the outskirts of the rebel stronghold of Slaviansk, Interior Minister
Conflict & Justice
When do you start calling the situation in eastern Ukraine a war?
A billboard urged people to vote in Crimea's referendum. The poster reads, "Stop fascists everyone, come to the referendum" .
Conflict & Justice
Russia claims fascists are taking control in Ukraine. A former US ambassador says that’s bogus
A military personnel member, believed to be a Russian serviceman, stands guard near a local airfield, near the territory of a Ukrainian military unit in the village of Lyubimovka, some 80 km (50 miles) southwest of Simferopol, Crimea's capital.
Global Politics
A US ambassador says Russia is naive to think it can easily annex Crimea
U.S. Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul is slated to leave his post later this month.
Global Politics
US Ambassador Michael McFaul says Russians have a ‘schizophrenic’ view of the US
Conflict & Justice
The Case of US Diplomat Ryan Fogle: In the World of Spies, Old Tricks are New Again
Global Politics
What’s Behind the Rising Tensions in US-Russia Relations