Asked whether Russia was suspected as being behind the attack, a spokesman said: “It’s too early to draw conclusions, but there is a long record of Russian assaults against Ukraine.” Ukraine has been hit by a “massive cyber attack”, knocking … Read More
MOSCOW — First U.S. and Russian diplomats faced off in Geneva. Then NATO received a Russian delegation in Brussels. Finally, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe will sponsor talks in Vienna Thursday. Russia courted all this attention by … Read More
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz wants to reset relations with Moscow and is planning a face-to-face meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin later this month. Senior German officials were already scheduled to get together with Russian counterparts in January in a … Read More
The United States and Germany both agree that the build-up of Russian troops along the Ukrainian border could result in major consequences. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock met in Washington on Wednesday to … Read More
Reports are coming in that Israel is moving towards a military confrontation with Iran while the US sits and waits. According to recent reports Israel’s defense establishment has noted that the Islamic Republic of Iran is trying to improve their … Read More
Bruce Stokes is a visiting fellow at the German Marshall Fund of the United States. January 20 marks the end of the first year of Joe Biden’s presidency, an administration that promised to respect and rebuild the transatlantic alliance after … Read More
Russia’s President Putin is set to bask in the global limelight as a series of high-profile conferences on security in Europe kicks off this week. What could be better for an autocratic ruler, says DW’s Bernd Riegert. Vladimir Putin must … Read More
Indeed, Germany’s military, while armed with some of the world’s most deadly weapons, faces some tremendous challenges. Here’s What You Need To Remember: If a high priority NATO tasked unit was short over 14,000 pieces of equipment, it calls into … Read More
On 1 January, Sweden launched its Psychological Defense Agency, which will work to identify, analyze and respond to inappropriate information influences and other information directed against Sweden or Swedish interests. It is part of the Swedish concept of “Total Defense.” … Read More
An attempt to storm government buildings in Khazakstan has ended with dozens killed and the declaration of a state of emergency. On the fifth day of the ongoing protests in Kazakhstan, local police reported that dozens were killed during an … Read More