National Security

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a meeting with Estonian Foreign Minister Eva-Maria Liimets (not pictured) at the State Department in Washington on Wednesday.

U.S. and NATO officials say they've seen no evidence that Russia has withdrawn troops

7:38pm February 16, 2022

by Becky Sullivan

Putin says Russia has pulled out some of its 150,000 troops stationed near Ukraine's borders. "There's a difference between what Russia says and what it does," Secretary of State Antony Blinken says.

President Biden, speaking at the White House on Tuesday, said a Russian invasion of Ukraine would have far-reaching consequences, including on Americans.

Biden says a Russian invasion of Ukraine would hurt Americans. Here's how

6:24pm February 16, 2022

by Becky Sullivan

A full-scale invasion is not a certainty. But if it happens, experts say the effects of sanctions, energy market disruptions and cyberwarfare could reach everyday Americans.

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Behind unusual U.S. strategy to release intelligence on Russian moves

4:06pm February 16, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with former CIA Special Operations officer Douglas London about the calculus behind U.S. intelligence disclosures about Russia.

VP Harris heads to Munich national security meeting at a critical time

4:01pm February 16, 2022

by Franco Ordoñez

Vice President Kamala Harris is traveling to an annual gathering of the world's top national security officials in Munich, Germany, as leaders work to avert a Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Russia's latest military movements stoke confusion

3:57pm February 16, 2022

by Greg Myre

Is Russia escalating — or de-escalating — its military positions along the borders of Ukraine? There are conflicting claims about what's happening now, and what could come next.

President Biden ordered the National Archives to hand over visitor logs from the Trump White House to the committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection.

Biden tells the National Archives to turn over Trump White House visitor logs

12:43pm February 16, 2022

by L. Carol Ritchie

President Biden has instructed the National Archives to release visitor records in the next 15 days to the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

The outage hit the website for the Ukrainian Defense Ministry, shown here during a ceremony last October.

Ukraine says government websites and banks were hit with denial of service attack

3:57pm February 15, 2022

by Jenna McLaughlin

The outage impacted the website of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry and the Armed Services as well as two large Ukrainian banks, Privatbank and Oschadbank.

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 15, 2020: Donald Trump and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He, hold up signed agreements of phase 1 of a trade deal between the U.S. and China, in the East Room at the White House.

China promised Trump a better deal for America; it didn't actually deliver

6:58am February 15, 2022

by Greg Rosalsky

In 2020, President Trump signed a deal with the Chinese government to improve trade relations. China, for the most part, has not followed through.

U.S. troops head to Poland

4:26pm February 14, 2022

by Jay Price

U.S. troops from the 82nd Airborne Division have been boarding planes bound for Eastern Europe. This comes amidst escalating tensions between Ukraine and Russia.

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The Kremlin indicates it might be open to cooperating on stopping cybercrimes

5:05am February 14, 2022

by Jenna McLaughlin

Whether Russia is serious about the effort is complicated. The Biden administration had pushed the Kremlin to take action against ransomware, which cost U.S. businesses billions in the last year.