Ukraine, Russia find glimmer of hope in Istanbul negotiations, but hostilities on ground continue

4 years ago

Wednesday saw a flurry of statements from Moscow and Kyiv on the prospects for peace in Ukraine, following talks between…

Hungary postpones Visegrad 4 Summit after Czechia, Poland reps refuse to attend

4 years ago

Hungary cancelled a scheduled summit of defence ministers from the Visegrad 4 (“V4”) group of EU member states - Czechia,…

Russian forces to scale back attacks in parts of Ukraine to build trust, facilitate negotiations

4 years ago

Russia said on Tuesday it would reduce its military operations around Kyiv, and in Chernihiv in the north of Ukraine…

US will honour “sacred obligation” to NATO allies, says Biden

4 years ago

In a speech closing his visit to Poland, US President Joe Biden reassured NATO allies in Central and Eastern Europe…

America and EU start plan to reduce Russian energy imports to Europe with more US LNG

4 years ago

The United States agreed a deal on Friday with the European Union to provide the bloc with an additional 15…

NATO agrees to beef up eastern flank defences at emergency summit

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At an emergency NATO summit in Brussels on Thursday, US President Joe Biden said that the defence alliance had “never…

NATO Summit to decide on troop deployments in Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia

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NATO representatives meeting on Thursday will consider boosting the strength of the defence alliance’s eastern flank even further given Russia’s…

Using chemical weapons would have “far-reaching consequences”, warns NATO chief

4 years ago

Russian forces using chemical weapons in Ukraine would not only be a violation of international law, but have “far-reaching consequences”,…

Ukraine a “living hell”, says United Nations chief

4 years ago

Ukrainians are going through a “living hell”, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Tuesday, in what he termed an unwinnable…

Bulgaria, Lithuania, Poland look to reduce dependence on Russian sources of energy

4 years ago

Efforts to reduce dependency upon Russian sources of energy within countries in Central and Eastern Europe have taken on a…