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    Felicia Schwartz is the FT's US foreign affairs and defense correspondent and is based in Washington DC. Before joining the FT in 2022, she spent eight years at The Wall Street Journal in its DC and Middle East bureaus as the State Department correspondent and as the Israel/Palestinian Territories correspondent. She has also previously worked at CNN in New York. A native of Harrison, NY, she has a degree in history and geography from Dartmouth College.
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    • Friday, 30 September, 2022
      War in Ukraine
      Russian central bank governor Elvira Nabiullina hit with US sanctions

      Co-ordinated reaction from western allies aims to punish Moscow for moves to annex parts of Ukraine

    • Monday, 26 September, 2022
      Technology sector
      Musk offers Iranians uncensored internet access

      Special terminals will still need to be sent to country for users to benefit from Starlink service

    • Sunday, 25 September, 2022
      War in Ukraine
      Kyiv’s western allies boost nuclear deterrence after Putin’s threats

      White House security adviser Jake Sullivan says US is taking the threat ‘deadly seriously’

    • Thursday, 22 September, 2022
      War in Ukraine
      Russia’s Lavrov trades barbs with west at UN Security Council

      Foreign minister defends Ukraine invasion as US counterpart says Moscow has ‘shredded’ international norms

    • Wednesday, 21 September, 2022
      War in Ukraine
      Zelenskyy says Russia ‘wants war’ in rebuke of troop mobilisation

      Ukraine’s president attacks Moscow’s escalation of conflict in recorded speech to UN General Assembly

    • Wednesday, 21 September, 2022
      Northern Ireland
      Truss seeks to settle NI protocol row before anniversary of Good Friday deal

      UK and US leaders voice need to defend gains made since 1998 peace accord

    • Tuesday, 20 September, 2022
      UK trade
      Truss admits UK-US trade deal is not on the agenda

      Prime minister’s assessment leaves hole in government’s post-Brexit trade strategy

    • Friday, 16 September, 2022
      War in Ukraine
      Mass grave found in retaken Ukrainian city of Izyum

      Many of 400 bodies discovered show signs of torture, says Zelenskyy

    • Tuesday, 13 September, 2022
      War in Ukraine
      Ukraine faces ‘tough fight’ even as Russian forces retreat, says US

      Pentagon offers a cautiously optimistic assessment of counteroffensive in north-east

    • Thursday, 8 September, 2022
      War in Ukraine
      Ukraine claims significant gains in counter-offensive against Russia

      Military victories in Kharkiv region come as Moscow focuses on defending occupied areas in south

    • Tuesday, 6 September, 2022
      War in Ukraine
      Russia buys millions of rockets and artillery shells from North Korea

      Purchase comes as western sanctions begin to choke Moscow’s supply of weapons

    • Monday, 5 September, 2022
      Donald Trump
      Judge approves Trump’s request for ‘special master’ for Mar-a-Lago files

      Decision is a victory for former president in legal battle over handling of sensitive documents

    • Monday, 5 September, 2022
      Iran nuclear deal
      Iran nuclear deal ‘in danger’, says EU chief negotiator

      Josep Borrell ‘less confident’ about finalising agreement after US and Tehran diverge

    • Wednesday, 31 August, 2022
      War in Ukraine
      EU rips up Russia visa deal in victory for eastern member states

      Move in response to border countries’ security concerns met with caution from US officials

    • Monday, 29 August, 2022
      News in-depthUK foreign policy
      Inside Liz Truss’s not so special relationship with the US

      UK foreign secretary — who is on the cusp of becoming prime minister — has at times irked officials with her blunt style

    • Thursday, 25 August, 2022
      War in Ukraine
      Shelling disconnects Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant from Ukraine’s grid

      Biden calls on Russia to return complex to Kyiv amid deepening fears of catastrophic accident

    • Thursday, 25 August, 2022
      US-Iran tensions
      US forces kill Iran-backed militia fighters in Syria

      Second day of violence comes as Washington and Tehran attempt to resurrect 2015 nuclear accord

    • Wednesday, 24 August, 2022
      War in Ukraine
      US to send $3bn in new military assistance to Ukraine

      Weapons and equipment will be largest single tranche of aid given by Washington since Russian invasion

    • Tuesday, 23 August, 2022
      Nuclear proliferation
      US says Iran nuclear deal has made progress but warns ‘gaps’ remain

      Tehran concerned about continuity of any agreement under a different administration in Washington

    • Monday, 22 August, 2022
      War in Ukraine
      EU’s chief diplomat opposes blanket ban on visas for Russians

      Josep Borrell’s call for a ‘more selective’ approach echoed by US ahead of meeting of bloc’s foreign ministers

    • Friday, 19 August, 2022
      War in Ukraine
      Putin and Macron agree IAEA mission to Ukraine nuclear plant

      Moscow and Kyiv have accused each other of risking disaster by attacking facility near Zaporizhzhia

    • Thursday, 18 August, 2022
      Taiwan
      US and Taiwan to hold trade talks amid China tensions

      Move follows flurry of Chinese military manoeuvres after Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan

    • Thursday, 4 August, 2022
      Russian politics
      Russian court sentences Brittney Griner to 9 years in prison

      Decision comes despite US efforts to secure prisoner swap for basketball star

    • Thursday, 4 August, 2022
      War in Ukraine
      Military Briefing: Himars fuel Ukraine hopes of ‘limited’ counter-offensive

      US-supplied artillery systems deliver some impressive results against Russia but Kyiv wants more of them and faster

    • Wednesday, 3 August, 2022
      Nato
      Washington ratifies Sweden and Finland’s Nato membership

      US becomes 23rd country to approve Nordic countries’ membership but Turkey remains a holdout

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