Blinken, Lavrov Discuss WSJ Reporter Detained in Russia The call marked only the third conversation between Blinken and Lavrov since Russia launched its invasion on February 24, 2022
Turkey’s Parliament Ratifies Finland’s NATO Membership Finland can now become a formal NATO member, expanding the alliance on Russia's border
Russia Says It Will Keep Notifying US of Missile Tests The US and Russia won't share information under New START but will still comply with the caps set by the treaty
Russia Says Ukraine Using Longer-Range US-Provided Rockets Moscow says it downed a GLSDB rocket, which has a range of up to 94 miles
Zelensky Says if He Loses Bakhmut, He Will Be Pushed to ‘Compromise’ With Russia The Ukrainian leader told AP his country will lose without US support
UN Security Council Won’t Probe Nord Stream Bombing The only members who voted in favor of investigating the sabotage were Russia, China, and Brazil
Russian Official Says Moscow Has Weapons That Can Destroy the US Security Council Secretary Nikolay Patrushev warns Russia would be able to respond to a pre-emptive US nuclear strike
Putin Says Russia Will Deploy Nuclear Weapons to Belarus The Russian leader says Moscow will finish building a facility to store nukes in Belarus by July 1
Ukraine Says ICC Arrest Warrant Means No Negotiations With Putin The US welcomed the ICC's warrant despite its previous position of being against the court investigating non-members
Seymour Hersh: CIA Planted Nord Stream Cover-Up Story in the Media Sources told Hersh the CIA was instructed to concoct a cover story after President Biden met with Chancellor Scholz
