World Oct 11 NATO to hold nuclear exercise despite warnings from Russia NATO's chief said Tuesday that it's important to do this despite rising tensions over the war in Ukraine and President Vladimir Putin's insistence that he is not bluffing about using all available means to defend Russian territory.
World Oct 07 EU summit struggles to form gas price cap plan European Union leaders are struggling to bridge significant differences over a natural gas price cap as winter approaches and Russia's war on Ukraine fuels an energy crisis.
World Sep 28 Europe ramps up pipeline security in response to suspected sabotage in Baltic Sea European companies are ramping up security around pipelines and energy prices are climbing again as the suspected sabotage of two pipelines that deliver natural gas from Russia underscored the vulnerability of Europe’s energy infrastructure and prompted the EU to warn of possible…
World Sep 28 EU plans sanctions on Russian trade after ‘sham’ Ukraine referendum European Union officials say the 27-nation bloc should impose "biting sanctions" on Russian trade and hit officials responsible for "sham referendums" held in parts of Ukraine.
World Sep 24 West works to deepen Russia sanctions after Putin escalates threats to Ukraine How do American leaders and their allies intend to respond if President Vladimir Putin seeks to escalate his way out of a bad situation on Ukraine’s battlefields, and makes good on renewed threats of annexing territory or even using nuclear weapons?…
World May 31 EU bans majority of Russian oil imports as punishment for Ukraine invasion In the most significant effort yet to punish Russia for its war in Ukraine, the European Union agreed to ban the overwhelming majority of Russian oil imports.
World May 04 E.U. calls on member nations to ban all Russian oil The European Union's chief executive has called on the 27-nation bloc to ban oil imports from Russia in a sixth package of sanctions over the war in Ukraine.
World Apr 01 China rejects sanctions as Ukraine war tops summit agenda China is renewing its criticism of Western sanctions against Russia and says it won't be forced to choose sides in the conflict in Ukraine.
Politics Mar 24 U.S. pledges to accept 100,000 Ukraine refugees, expand sanctions on Russia The White House says the United States will expand its sanctions on Russia in response to the invasion of Ukraine by targeting members of the country's parliament and the central bank's gold reserves.
World Mar 24 NATO Secretary-General Stoltenberg term extended for a year due to Russia’s war NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg will remain in his role for an extra year to help steer the 30-nation military organization through the security crisis sparked by Russia's war on Ukraine.