Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has vowed to restore relations with Russia if the war in Ukraine ends during his term as leader.
“If the war ends during the [2023-2027] mandate of this government, I’ll do everything possible for the renewal…Continue Reading
The EU’s commissioner for condemnation — ahem, foreign policy chief — is on his way out.
As High Representative Josep Borrell prepares to hand over to former Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, POLITICO took a look at some of his many stat…Continue Reading
Moscow will be starved of funds to run its war economy if Saudi Arabia delivers on plans to hike crude production to protect its own position as global oil kingpin.
Riyadh is increasingly frustrated with other petrostates’ failure to coordin…Continue Reading
Russia’s army fully occupied the critical Ukrainian town of Vuhledar on Wednesday, after more than two years pressing to capture the Donetsk region stronghold.
“To take control of the city at any cost, Russians managed to direct the res…Continue Reading
Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov dismissed three of his deputies and a state secretary, announcing a major reform for the wartime defense governance sector.
“Ministry of Defense of Ukraine system — Armed Forces, Main Directorate of Intellig…Continue Reading
We live in dangerous times, even more so than during the Cold War, Sweden’s incoming defense chief said Monday.
“I would say that it is [more dangerous],” General Michael Claesson, who will take over as the supreme commander of the Swedish Armed Fo…Continue Reading
Russia is open to a compromise that could see its troops leave Georgia’s Moscow-backed breakaway regions, the country’s top diplomat has claimed.
Speaking Sunday at a press conference at the U.N. General Assembly in New York, Foreign Mi…Continue Reading
BERLIN — The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has long stoked anti-immigration sentiment, but it’s making an exception for many Russian-speaking migrants from the former Soviet Union.
This was evident on a recent Tuesday, when AfD poli…Continue Reading
KYIV — The West should spend less time fretting about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s red lines and set its own, says veteran German diplomat Wolfgang Ischinger.
“Russia keeps saying, if you do this, if you cross this or that red line, we…Continue Reading
Ukraine’s foreign ministry on Thursday condemned a series of political adverts distributed by the ruling Georgian Dream party ahead of the October parliamentary elections that depict ravaged Ukrainian cities.
The billboards, which first appea…Continue Reading