Russia and Eastern Europe

Ukrainians want membership, but obstacles abound.

Though an agreement seemed close last fall, negotiations are at an impasse again. How will the United States proceed?

Some have worried that the Trump administration’s lifting of U.S. sanctions on three entities associated with a Russian oligarch might be a quid pro quo with Moscow, but the process by which the sanctions were lifted actually tells a story of respect for the rule of law.

President Trump has announced that he’s exiting a major nonproliferation treaty. But he hasn’t said how—and the answer could have consequences, both for nonproliferation policies and his own authority over treaties.