Section: The Manila Times (Philippines)
US offers Russia closer cooperation to save Syria plan
MOSCOW: Top US diplomat John Kerry met Russia’s President Vladimir Putin on Thursday to offer him closer military cooperation in the hope of salvaging the stalled Syria peace process. Ahead of the meeting, pessimistic US officials were careful to say it was not a last chance for diplomacy to work, but stressed they were running out of...
NATO, Russia meet after troop buildup
BRUSSELS: NATO and Russia on Wednesday hold their first talks since the alliance agreed at a summit in Warsaw to beef up its presence in eastern Europe due to fears over the Kremlin’s expansionism. The meeting between ambassadors from the 28-nation alliance and Russia is the first since April and just the second since 2014, when the Ukraine...
NATO, Russia to meet after troop boost
BRUSSELS: NATO and Russia on Wednesday hold their first talks since the alliance agreed at a summit in Warsaw to beef up its presence in eastern Europe due to fears over the Kremlin’s expansionism. The meeting between ambassadors from the 28-nation alliance and Russia is the first since April and just the second since 2014, when the Ukraine...
Spain, Portugal face EU sanctions on deficits
BRUSSELS: Eurozone finance ministers agreed Tuesday to officially begin a sanctions procedure against Spain and Portugal for doing too little to fix their rule-breaking deficits. The ministers “found that Portugal and Spain had not taken effective action in response to its recommendations on measures to correct their excessive deficits”, a...
Obama visits Spain on symbolic but curtailed trip
MADRID: Barack Obama wrapped up a lightning visit to Spain on Sunday, an abbreviated first presidential trip to the country overshadowed by the fatal shooting of five police officers in Dallas. Obama squeezed in the trip after a key NATO summit, before dashing home to deal with the aftermath of the wrenching attack. Greeting Spain King Felipe at...
Obama: US will ‘always’ stand by NATO allies
WARSAW: US President Barack Obama on Saturday vowed the United States would always stand by Europe as its NATO allies backed a “hard-headed” policy of deterrence and dialogue with Russia. “In good times, and in bad, Europe can count on the United States. Always,” Obama said after a NATO summit in Warsaw approved the alliance’s biggest...
Obama vows US will ‘always’ stand by NATO allies
WARSAW: US President Barack Obama on Saturday vowed the United States would always stand by Europe as its NATO allies backed a “hard-headed” policy of deterrence and dialogue with Russia. “In good times, and in bad, Europe can count on the United States. Always,” Obama said after a NATO summit in Warsaw approved the alliance’s biggest...
Lithuania ‘softening’ hard line on NATO talks with Russia
WARSAW: The president of Baltic state Lithuania said Saturday that NATO’s landmark decision to reinforce its vulnerable eastern flank created the right conditions to renew dialogue with Russia. Dalia Grybauskaite, known as Lithuania’s “Iron Lady” for her hard line on Moscow, told Agence France-Presse she was “softening” after NATO on...
Obama downplays Brexit impact at NATO summit
WARSAW: US President Barack Obama insisted Friday Brexit would not harm transatlantic unity, but warned against a bitter divorce undermining security in the face of a resurgent Russia. Britain’s decision to leave the European Union dominated Obama’s final NATO meeting before he leaves office, which comes at what he called the most...
Brexit, Russia dominate NATO summit
WARSAW: NATO leaders met Friday for a crucial summit in Warsaw to send a clear message to a resurgent Russia while trying to contain the fallout from Britain’s dramatic divorce from the European Union. Britain’s future will dominate talks between US President Barack Obama, attending his last NATO summit, EU President Donald Tusk and...
