North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

Putin's cavalier use of nuclear coercive diplomacy poses risks for international relations and Russia’s own national security policy.

Admittance would help ensure that the Alliance system of collective security ushered in after 1945 remains in place.

"Путін ... може «покласти око» на 9 травня, велике російське національне свято, яке знаменує перемогу…

He may be aiming to score a visible success by the May 9 national holiday marking the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany in World War II.

The risk of nuclear escalation following Russia's invasion of Ukraine is now as high, or higher, than it was during the Cuban missile crisis.

"Зараз в Україні усе населення на чолі з мужнім президентом ризикує своїм виживанням або змушене…

The US must take a stand for a population risking its survival or forced to flee in a fight for the ideals that Americans have long espoused.

He is speaking and acting on a longstanding belief about the post-Soviet national security state that the West tolerated repeatedly.

"The Russian legal argument, however, is based on laws of neutrality that no longer hold. The United States and other states supporting Ukraine should refuse to accept these outdated…

It does not equate to a no-combat zone, and in Ukraine, it likely would mean confronting the Russian military head-on.

Broader sanctions against Russia are needed to support Ukraine at this pivotal moment in the conflict.

Military and humanitarian aid, sanctions, the broader region, and a domino effect on the Iran deal and Venezuela. Senate hearing highlights.