⊂ EUROPE ⊃ US trying to draw Russia into war, says Putin: Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that the West had „ignored“ Moscow’s security concerns in his first public remarks over the Ukraine standoff in more than a month. „It seems to me that the United States is not so much concerned about […]
⊂ EUROPE ⊃ US puts troops on alert amid fears of Russia-Ukraine conflict: Western allies are preparing for some kind of military confrontation, with NATO putting more forces on standby and looking to reinforce Eastern Europe with more ships and fighter jets. The US Department of Defense, meanwhile, said Monday that about 8,500 American troops
⊂ EUROPE ⊃ Germany wants to revive Normandy format between France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine: German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock held talks with Russian colleague Sergey Lavrov in Moscow on Tuesday. At a joint press conference, Baerbock said that the Russian troops‘ buildup near Ukraine had „no understandable reason“ and it was „hard not to
⊂ EUROPE ⊃ EU Parliament President Sassoli dies age 65: Leading EU figures have paid tributes to European Parliament President David Sassoli, who has died at the age of 65. Spokesman Roberto Cuillo said Sassoli had been in hospital in Italy since 26 December, because of a serious complication due to a dysfunction of his
⊂ EUROPE ⊃ Germany urges dialogue with Russia: Germany aims to halt further escalation of the Ukraine conflict, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said Wednesday, after President Vladimir Putin said Russia was prepared to take military steps. Given „further troop movements on the border“ to Ukraine by Russia, Berlin was „greatly concerned“ by Putin’s latest
⊂ EUROPE ⊃ EU vaccine passports only valid 9 months without booster: The EU Commission announced Tuesday that Covid vaccine certificates in the European Union would only be valid for nine months without a booster shot. The new rule concerns travelling within the EU, but the Commission said in a statement that it recommends EU
⊂ EUROPE ⊃ Belarus claims diplomat hurt in London embassy attack: Belarus said on Monday that a group of people damaged the facade of its embassy in London and physically attacked some of its diplomats, badly hurting one of them in an incident on Sunday evening. One of the diplomats was treated for a broken
⊂ EUROPE ⊃ Germany says Russia cannot ‚dictate‘ to NATO: German Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht on Sunday said Russia cannot „dictate“ to NATO on regional security, as tensions soar between Moscow and Western capitals over the conflict in Ukraine. She spoke during a visit to Lithuania, which along with its Baltic neighbours Estonia and Latvia
⊂ EUROPE ⊃ ECB cuts pandemic bond buying, leaves interest rate untouched: The European Central Bank (ECB) will end net asset purchases under its pandemic crisis programme by the end of March and boost monthly purchases under its older programme to smooth the policy wind-down, it announced Thursday. The bank left its interest rate untouched,
⊂ EUROPE ⊃ Germany and France want to mediate in Ukraine conflict: French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy met on the sidelines of an EU summit in Brussels to find ways to restart negotiations in the „Normandy format“ that also includes Russia, Macron’s office said. Ukraine is currently
