Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy criticized the U.S., saying it was damaging his country’s economy by unduly stoking panic that Russia may be planning an invasion. Russia has massed over 100,000 troops, along with tanks and heavy weaponry, along the border, while denying any plans for an invasion. Zelenskyy said Friday …

President Joe Biden said Friday that he will soon send a small number of U.S. troops to Eastern Europe as Russia continues amassing an historic amount of forces along its border with Ukraine. “I’ll be moving U.S. troops to Eastern Europe in the NATO countries in the near term — …

NATO activity in the Black Sea region has become less frequent since Moscow’s takeover of the Crimean Peninsula nearly eight years ago, sparking concerns that the West is falling short in checking further Russian ambitions in the strategically critical waterway. A Stars and Stripes analysis of the data revealed that …