Across Western Europe, people are taking the Russian president’s threats very seriously. Russian President Vladimir Putin placed his nuclear forces on high alert on Sunday, citing NATO’s “aggressive” response to his invasion of Ukraine. At the same time, Russia’s allied Belarusian government warned that Western sanctions on Russia would instigate the third world war. Europe’s…
The Kremlin has published a draft of its security demands vis-à-vis NATO and Washington. The proposals, which were submitted to NATO and U.S. officials earlier this week, call for sweeping concessions and guarantees from what Russian deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov previously referred to as the “collective West.” The document outlines two distinct legal agreements;…
Putin warned NATO that deploying troops or advanced missiles to Ukraine would cross a “red line.” The Russian leader said Moscow would be forced to take action while boasting about Russia’s hypersonic missiles. Hypersonic missiles are designed to be virtually unstoppable, and can fly at least five times the speed of sound. Russian President Vladimir…
Ukrainian servicemen take up positions on the front line with Russia-backed separatists in the eastern Donetsk region last month. The United States is expressing concern about what it called ongoing Russian aggression against Ukraine amid reports of a buildup of Russian troops along Ukraine’s border and in Crimea. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke by…
Josep Borrell and EU foreign affairs ministers will meet next week. – AP EU countries are ready to impose new sanctions against Russia over the poisoning and imprisonment of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, Euronews has learned. A political decision is expected as early as next week. The move comes after the widely-criticized visit of Josep…