Guy Taylor
Articles by Guy Taylor
South Korea’s president-elect vows tighter U.S. alliance amid North Korea threats, China bullying
The narrow election victory by conservative South Korean President-elect Yoon Suk Yeol this week sets the stage for what analysts say could be a major reorientation of the country's foreign policy, including dramatically increased coordination with Washington to counter North Korean nuclear and missile threats and a tougher line against China's pressure tactics targeting smaller countries across Asia. Published March 10, 2022
Dissident group to Biden: Trump was right to list Iran’s IRGC as terrorist organization
A key Iranian dissident group is calling on the Biden administration not to remove Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) from the U.S. Foreign Terrorist Organizations list, amid reports that Tehran is demanding the delisting as a condition for participating in nuclear talks. Published March 10, 2022
Some civilians escape Ukraine as Pentagon nixes Polish jet offer
Delicate cease-fires held for several hours along humanitarian aid and civilian evacuation corridors in some areas of Ukraine on Tuesday, even as Russian forces pounded other negotiated escape routes and local authorities warned that the number of civilians killed by Russian missile strikes continued to climb. Published March 8, 2022
Russian shelling intensifies as Ukrainian citizens still trapped in cities
Russian forces intensified their shelling of several major Ukrainian cities Monday, while a third attempt at talks toward a potential cease-fire showed little progress and senior U.S. officials warned that Russian forces could be on the verge of carrying out "mass atrocities" in a widening war zone where food, water, heat and medicine have grown increasingly scarce. Published March 7, 2022
U.S. envoy warns of potential ‘mass atrocities’ by Russian forces in Ukraine
The top U.S. envoy to a key European security forum warned Monday that Russia appears to be on the verge of carrying out "mass atrocities" in Ukraine, a stark warning on the 12th day of a Russian invasion that has already featured repeated attacks on civilian targets. Published March 7, 2022
Shelling mars humanitarian corridor effort as 1.5 million Ukrainian refugees spill to nearby nations
More than 1.5 million refugees from Ukraine have fled into neighboring countries, the United Nations said Sunday, as Russia's military invasion pushed violently through its 11th day and attempts to establish humanitarian cease-fires failed around several besieged Ukrainian cities. Published March 6, 2022
Russia advances in Ukraine’s south as U.S. widens sanctions net
Russian and Ukrainian officials tentatively agreed to create "humanitarian corridors," but they failed to reach any major cease-fire Thursday as Russia's military pushed deeper into Ukraine, battling to control a key electricity-producing hub in the south and gaining ground toward severing the country's access to the Black Sea. Published March 3, 2022
Putin claims Ukraine invasion going as planned
Russian President Vladimir Putin in a brief address to the country pushed the bogus claim Thursday that his country is "at war with neo-Nazis" in neighboring Ukraine and insisted that the Russian military's week-old invasion is unfolding according to plan. Published March 3, 2022
Jailed Russian opposition leader Navalny calls for protests against ‘insane czar’ Putin
Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is calling for Russians to stand up to "insane czar" Vladimir Putin by holding anti-war demonstrations and to not fear arrest in what has become a widening Kremlin crackdown on internal dissent since the Ukraine invasion began nearly a week ago. Published March 2, 2022
Russia escalates in Ukraine as global opposition mounts
Violent explosions rocked Ukraine's two largest cities Tuesday as Russia dramatically escalated its invasion in the face of hardening global resolve against the war and calls by the Biden administration for Moscow to be held accountable for the "crimes" its military forces are carrying out in the nearly week-old invasion of its neighbor. Published March 1, 2022
Russia widens internal crackdown on anti-war protesters; more than 6,400 arrested
Russian authorities are expanding their crackdown against internal opposition to President Vladimir Putin's decision to invade Ukraine, with police detaining thousands in cities across Russia over the past several days, according to a key human rights group in the country. Published March 1, 2022
Russians feel the economic pain as war grinds on with Ukraine
Russian forces pounded civilian apartments in Ukraine and the Kremlin again raised the specter of nuclear war as the first diplomatic talks since the start of Russia's five-day-old invasion failed to produce a cease-fire Monday and the Russian economy staggered under a slew of Western economic and financial sanctions. Published February 28, 2022
Russian forces overextended, at risk of being ‘picked apart,’ top U.S. analyst warns
The Russian army has "overextended" itself in Ukraine less than a week after invading the country, according to a top U.S. security analyst who says that if Moscow's advance continues to stall, its forces are likely to be "picked apart" by Ukrainian fighters. Published February 28, 2022
Cunning and confounding, an unchecked Putin charts erratic path
Russian President Vladimir Putin's regional bullying and authoritarian grip on power have long triggered international concern, but the invasion of Ukraine has ratcheted fears and speculation to new heights around the questions of what Mr. Putin actually wants and how much he is willing to risk to achieve it. Published February 24, 2022
Sen. Mitt Romney takes swipe at Obama, Trump in condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Sen. Mitt Romney condemned Russia's invasion of Ukraine in a statement late Wednesday that also took a shot at both of America's last two former presidents, including a famed line thrown at him by Barack Obama. Published February 23, 2022
Biden condemns ‘unprovoked and unjustified’ Russian attack on Ukraine
President Biden late Wednesday condemned an "unprovoked and unjustified attack" by Russia following reports of explosions heard in Kyiv, Kharkiv, Odesa and other Ukrainian cities. Published February 23, 2022
NATO’s limitations, relevance come into focus with Russian invasion of Ukraine
Russia's military advance on Ukraine is the biggest foreign policy crisis the Biden administration has faced thus far and has cast a harsh spotlight on NATO's relevance as a pro-democracy European security alliance capable of halting further Russian aggression in the region. Published February 22, 2022
Putin’s preoccupations drive a global crisis as he claims Russia has been disrespected
ANALYSIS: Russian President Vladimir Putin offered an intimate glimpse into his thinking in a rambling, peevish, hourlong address laying out exactly why he was effectively taking another bite out of neighboring Ukraine and risking sanctions and perhaps the nastiest war in Europe in decades. Published February 21, 2022
Putin orders troops to ‘protect’ breakaway Ukrainian provinces
Defying warnings from the U.S. and its allies, Russian President Vladimir Putin recognized two breakaway enclaves in neighboring Ukraine as independent states and authorized Russian troops to cross into Ukrainian territory as a "peacekeeping" force. Published February 21, 2022
Putin says he may recognize the independence of two eastern Ukrainian regions
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday he's considering recognizing the "sovereignty" of two small eastern Ukrainian regions -- a move U.S. officials had warned Moscow might make to justify sending in Russian military forces to "protect" the breakaway regions. Published February 21, 2022