Tap play to listen to this article MOSCOW – Since Vladimir Putin came to power more than 20 years ago, political unrest in post-Soviet countries has kept him busy. There have been riots in Georgia, Ukraine and Armenia. Most recently, in August 2020, it was … Read More

EU member states are expected to approve sanctions against 17 people and 11 units this week due to the migrant crisis, which the bloc blames Minsk for, sources told Bloomberg. By Jasmina Kuzmanovic and Alberto NardelliBloomberg The Belarussian national airline Belavia and the Syrian Cham … Read More

EU member states are expected to approve sanctions against 17 people and 11 units this week due to the migrant crisis, which the bloc blames Minsk for, sources told Bloomberg. By Jasmina Kuzmanovic and Alberto NardelliBloomberg The Belarussian national airline Belavia and the Syrian Cham … Read More

On Sunday, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg presented a united front against pressure on their organizations’ eastern borders from Russia and Belarus. “It is important that the EU and NATO work hand in hand,” von der Leyen … Read More

Tap play to listen to this article With a greater mobilization of Russian troops, which in turn threatens Ukraine, and the US intelligence service warning of a potential invasion, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal on Thursday called on NATO to send warships to the Black … Read More

Polish President Andrzej Duda called on NATO to deploy additional forces on its eastern flank and step up its air police mission in response to Russia’s recent military build – up near the border with Ukraine. The United States and other Western allies have issued … Read More

Germany’s future government plans to call on Brussels to be tougher on the rule of law, supports EU treaty changes and may just be open to changing Europe’s debt rules. These were just some of the messages sent by Germany’s next governing coalition about Europe … Read More

Ali has been detained in a detention center in Lithuania with six members of his family since fleeing southern Iraq in July. The 45-year-old is among thousands of people – mostly from the Middle East – who made their way to Belarus over the summer … Read More

WARSAW / VILNIUS, Nov. 21 – Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki warned on Sunday that the migrant crisis at the Belarusian border could be a prelude to “something much worse”, and Poland’s border guards said Belarusian forces were still transporting migrants to the border. The … Read More

PARIS – Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki described the migrant crisis on the border with Belarus as the biggest threat to the EU in three decades. He tweeted On Sunday, Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko launched a hybrid war against the EU. This is the biggest … Read More