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Ukraine aid faces a stress test as some GOP 2024 presidential candidates balk at continued support
Read full article: Ukraine aid faces a stress test as some GOP 2024 presidential candidates balk at continued supportStrong backing for Ukraine's effort to repel Russia's invasion has been the rare issue where President Joe Biden has mustered bipartisan support.
US and Russia face deep differences ahead of Ukraine talks
Read full article: US and Russia face deep differences ahead of Ukraine talksAfter tough talk between Presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin over the Russian troop buildup on the Ukraine border, both sides insist they are hopeful that a pathway to easing tensions could open during diplomatic talks set for January.
First Biden-Putin call shows both cautious on big concerns
Read full article: First Biden-Putin call shows both cautious on big concernsFILE - In this March 10, 2011, file photo, then-Vice President Joe Biden, left, shakes hands with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in Moscow, Russia. The Kremlin, meanwhile, focused on Putinās response to Bidenās proposal to extend the last remaining U.S.-Russia arms control treaty. Before he spoke to Putin, Biden also called NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg to pledge U.S. commitment to the decades-old alliance founded as a bulwark against Russian aggression. Bidenās team has already reacted strongly to the crackdown on the protests, in which more than 3,700 people were arrested across Russia, including more than 1,400 in Moscow. Just from the public accounts, Biden's discussion with Putin appeared diametrically opposed to Trump's relationship with the Russian president.
Science and politics tied up in global race for a vaccine
Read full article: Science and politics tied up in global race for a vaccineBut it also underscored how, like the space race, the competition to have the first vaccine is about international rivalries as well as science. To be the first one out of the block with a coronavirus vaccine would be a real pardon the pun shot in the arm for the Kremlin," said Timothy Frye, a political science professor at Columbia University who specializes in post-Soviet politics. The U.S., Britain and Canada l ast month accused hackers working for Russian intelligence of trying to steal information about a coronavirus vaccine from academic and pharmaceutical research institutions. In any case, the public is eager for a vaccine as global deaths from the virus surpass 730,000. The Russian president may face similar doubts at home.