The United States of America and Russia are suddenly talking to each other a lot. That comes after months of a practical freeze on high-level communication between the two sides. And it isn’t the foreign ministers doing the talking. It’s the defense minis...

Europe is putting up a spirited fight against Russia. This fight has had its ups and downs, but Europe today, as a bloc, is seeking to move comprehensively away from Russia. Several European countries depend critically on Russian energy supplies, and deco...