Mar 24 Watch 5:55 EU Ambassador Stavros Lambrinidis on the West's response to Putin's 'very dark legacy' By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn President Biden spoke Thursday with the European Council, the heads of state and government of the European Union, about the war in Ukraine that has now entered its second month. Stavros Lambrinidis, the European Union's ambassador to the United States,… Continue watching
Mar 21 European Union accuse Russia of 'war crimes' in Ukraine, but unlikely to impose new sanctions By Lorne Cook, Associated Press The International Criminal Court in the Netherlands is gathering evidence about any possible war crimes in Ukraine, but Russia, like the United States, doesn't recognize the tribunal's jurisdiction. Continue reading
Mar 20 Zelensky invokes Holocaust as he appeals to Israel for aid By Josef Federman, Associated Press Zelenskyy accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of trying to carry out a “final solution” against Ukraine -- using the Nazi term for its planned genocide of 6 million Jews during World War II. Continue reading
Mar 11 Negotiations to revive Iran nuclear deal on 'pause' after Russia demands sanctions relief By Joe Gambrell, Associated Press Negotiations aimed at restoring Iran’s tattered nuclear deal with world powers have gone on what its European hosts describe as “a pause.”… Continue reading
Mar 11 EU to bolster military aid to Ukraine, consider new sanctions on Russia By Samuel Petrequin, Associated Press The European Union says it will continue applying pressure on Russia by devising a new set of sanctions to punish Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine while stepping up military support for Kyiv. Continue reading
Feb 27 EU shuts airspace to Russian airlines, plans to fund weapons purchases to Ukraine By Emily Schultheis, Lorne Cook, Associated Press The European Union’s chief executive says the 27-nation bloc will close its airspace to Russian airlines, fund supplies of weapons to Ukraine and ban some pro-Kremlin media outlets in response to Russia’s invasion. Continue reading
Feb 24 What Ukrainian and Russian history can tell us about the current conflict By Ronald Suny, The Conversation History has many uses, and not all of them are noble. That’s very much the case as the public gets a crash course from politicians about Ukrainian history. Continue reading
Feb 24 World leaders condemn Russian invasion, take steps to make Moscow pay a high price By Raf Casert, Samuel Petrequin, Associated Press The West and its allies showed no inclination to send troops into Ukraine — a non-member of NATO — and risk a wider European war. But they began to take steps aimed at isolating Moscow and forcing it to pay… Continue reading
Feb 10 Watch 10:15 Russia begins massive military exercises in Belarus, escalating tensions with Ukraine By Nick Schifrin, Ali Rogin Russian military exercises got underway in earnest Thursday in Belarus near the border with Ukraine, while the British foreign secretary held an icy meeting with her Russian counterpart in Moscow with no sign of progress. Michael Kofman, research program director… Continue watching
Feb 03 EU envoy in Serbia-Kosovo talks optimistic of progress By Ivana Bzganovic, Associated Press Both Serbia and Kosovo have been told they must find common ground in order to move forward in their bids to join the 27-nation EU. Continue reading