Feb 21 How countries have continued to support the war in Ukraine after a year of fighting By Stephen Sestanovich, Council on Foreign Relations Governments most directly affected by Russia’s war on Ukraine all worry about sustaining domestic support for their policies. One year in, however, they have managed this problem with surprising success. Continue reading
Feb 20 EU considers ways to ramp up ammunition production for Ukraine By Lorne Cook, Associated Press Top European Union diplomats are warning that EU and NATO allies must find ways to quickly provide thousands of artillery shells to Ukraine or face the prospect of it losing the war against Russia. Continue reading
Feb 09 Zelenskyy urges EU to grant Ukraine membership By Raf Casert, Samuel Petrequin, Associated Press President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday that “a Ukraine that is winning” should become a European Union member. Continue reading
Feb 05 European Union begins ban on Russian diesel over war in Ukraine By David McHugh, Associated Press Starting Sunday, the 27-country EU is taking the step to further slash its energy dependency on Moscow. The measure also aims to crimp the Kremlin’s fossil fuel earnings as punishment for invading Ukraine. Continue reading
Feb 03 European Union to unveil 10th package of Russian sanctions to mark anniversary of invasion of Ukraine By Susie Blann, Associated Press European Union officials say the bloc will unveil its 10th package of sanctions against Russia on Feb. 24 to mark the anniversary of Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Continue reading
Jan 23 EU imposes sanctions on more Iranian officials, organizations in response to human rights abuses By Lorne Cook, Associated Press It's the fourth round of sanctions that the 27-nation bloc has imposed on Iranian officials and organizations over the protests that erupted in Iran in mid-September after the death of a young woman accused of violating Iran's strict dress code. Continue reading
Jan 18 UK Prime Minister Sunak pushes ahead on plan to remove all EU laws By Jill Lawless, Associated Press British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is pushing ahead with a contentious plan to remove all remaining European Union laws from Britain's statute book by the end of the year. Continue reading
Jan 04 European Union urges pre-flight COVID-19 tests on passengers from China By Raf Cassert, Associated Press The European Union has "strongly encouraged" its member states to impose pre-departure COVID-19 testing of passengers from China, in a move that is likely to upset Beijing and has already been criticized by the global airline industry. Continue reading
Jan 02 European Union tries to coordinate COVID travel policies for China By Raf Casert, Associated Press European Union nations will try again on Wednesday to mold a coordinated approach on if and how authorities should check incoming airline passengers from China for any new COVID-19 variants after several member nations announced individual efforts over the past… Continue reading
Dec 29 Serbia revokes troop alert, removes some roadblocks along Kosovo border By Radul Radovanovic, Associated Press Serbia has revoked combat readiness of its troops on the border with Kosovo as Serbs started removing more than a dozen of roadblocks in the north of the state. Continue reading