Section: European Voice (EU)
5 things you must know about Ted Cruz
WASHINGTON — More than halfway through the Republican presidential primary season, Donald Trump continues to bewilder political experts, terrify party elders and astonish foreign leaders with his dominance. But Trump isn’t a sure thing for the nomination and Republicans who oppose the bombastic businessman are coalescing around 45-year-old...
Eurostat: US regaining trade market share in EU
The United States’ share of total trade in goods with the European Union has risen markedly since 2013, while Russia’s share has fallen sharply over the same period, the EU’s statistics agency said today. The United States captured 18 percent of goods trade with the EU in 2015, compared to about 14 percent in 2011, the Eurostat...
US to increase troop numbers in Europe
The United States approved plans to station more troops and tanks along NATO’s eastern border to reassure allies worried about the threat from Russia, it announced Wednesday. “As part of the United States’ commitment to increased assurance and deterrence, U.S. Army Europe will begin receiving continuous troop rotations of U.S.-based...
Russia accuses Latvia of ‘blatant censorship’ after Sputnik news site is shut down
A new skirmish in the European Union’s “information war” with Russia broke out Tuesday when Latvia shut down a local version of Sputnik, the Kremlin-backed news agency. Russia’s foreign ministry condemned the move as “blatant censorship.” Sputnik said Wednesday it had resumed providing news for Latvian audiences using a .com Internet...
We need to stop blaming ourselves for Russia’s aggression
Tony Brenton’s recent piece (“Don’t wait for Russia to take the first step,” March 20) makes the flawed argument that Russia’s actions in Ukraine were motivated by legitimate security concerns, and a response to provocations from the West. But that is a dangerous line of thinking. While we can acknowledge that Russia has a point...
What the anti-Brexit camp feared most: a terrorist attack
LONDON — When Theresa May updated the House of Commons on Wednesday on Britain’s response to the horrific events in Brussels, there was little mention of the European Union referendum. A question that invited the British home secretary to beat the drum for British membership was politely brushed aside. It was, most people seemed to agree,...
Portugal to Syrians: come West
LISBON, Portugal — Plenty of European leaders have a problem with refugees, but António Costa’s is unusual: the Portuguese prime minister can’t get enough of them. Costa has unilaterally more than doubled the quota allocated to Portugal under a European Union program to relocate refugees languishing in Italy and Greece. The 10,000...
Russian court finds Ukraine pilot Savchenko guilty
A Russian court Monday found Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko guilty of murder over the killing of two Russian journalists in Ukraine. Prosecutors said Savchenko ordered the mortar fire that killed the journalists and want her jailed for 23 years. She has “committed the premeditated murder as part of a group of people from the motives of hatred...
Cruz team targets Trump-Putin lovefest
Ted Cruz’s foreign policy team is taking aim at Donald Trump’s bromance with Vladimir Putin as it courts wary anti-Trump elements within the Republican establishment. Daniel Vajdich, a member of Cruz’s recently announced national security team, blasted out an email last week inviting “GOP Russia hands” to join a Ted Cruz Russia...
Don’t wait for Russia to take the first step
An air of fatalism has overtaken relations with Russia. Western sanctions and the intransigent Russian response have produced a downward spiral. Experts on both sides now anticipate a long cold spell. The need to reverse the slide towards a new Cold War has never been more urgent. The Pentagon has proposed a quadrupling of U.S. military...
