EU Lowers Russian Oil Cap to $47.60
The European Union lowered the price cap on Russian crude oil to $47.60 from $60 per barrel as…
NATO leaders want to appease Trump, but defense spending agreement ‘would be just crazy for Europeans,’ foreign policy expert says
President Donald Trump prefaced his arrival to the annual summit meeting of the NATO military alliance in The…
Russia’s military spending bubble shows signs of bursting
Russia’s wartime economy, once defiant in the face of Western sanctions and geopolitical isolation, is showing signs of…
Nearly a third of North Korean troops in Russia are already casualties, Zelenskyy says
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visits Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Sept. 9, 2024. (Chad McNeeley/Defense Department) Of the 12,000…
How to deal with Russian leaders
Russians are notorious for an aggressiveness at the negotiating table. In 2017 I met a group of diplomats…
Russia-Ukraine War: NATO’s New Missile Strategy Risks Nuclear Conflict While Europe Celebrates Christmas
A surreal atmosphere currently loiters over Europe: a strange disconnect between festive preparations (Christmas is just a month…
Russian war economy is fading, but peace may be worse for Putin
The Russian economy looks unable to sustain President Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine past next year, but an…
Biden lets Ukraine fire long-range US missiles inside Russia
US President Joe Biden has authorized Ukraine to use long-range American missiles against military targets inside Russia, a…
In Germany, Artists Envision the Future of Eastern Europe
CHEMNITZ, Germany — Chemnitz’s designation as the European Capital of Culture 2025 has put it on the map.…
What butter heists reveals about Putin’s wartime economy
Russia’s inflation has gone from bad to worse as it continues to wage war against Ukraine, causing even…
Belarusian president says foreign troops would escalate Ukraine conflict
MOSCOW: Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, one of Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin’s closest allies, said in an interview broadcast…
Joining NATO is Ukrainian fantasy
Ukraine’s President Zelensky was in London last week — as well as Paris, Rome, Berlin and Dubrovnik —…