
Russia castigated the US government for its attempts to recruit staff in the Russian embassy in Washington to work against their government, calling it “unacceptable.” Russia’s envoy to Washington, Anatoly Antonov, told state media that embassy employees had repeatedly been threatened with physical violence, or frequently badgered in the vicinity ...

The flow of US weapons to Ukraine might be cut off, at least temporarily, unless Congress quickly approves nearly $40 billion in new spending to help Kiev repel Russia’s offensive in the former Soviet republic, the Pentagon warned. “May 19 is the day we really, without additional authorities, begin to ...