Section: European Voice (EU)
Russia and NATO to talk again on security, Ukraine
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Thursday that he’s invited ambassadors to meet with Russia early next week to discuss European security and the Ukraine conflict. “I have invited members of the NATO-Russia Council to a meeting on Monday at ambassadorial level at NATO headquarters to discuss topics of relevance to European...
Dutch court hands Crimean treasures to Ukraine
A Dutch court ruled Wednesday that Crimean treasures held by an Amsterdam museum should be handed back to the Ukrainian government rather than the museums in Crimea from where they originated. Dutch media reported the court’s finding that under UNESCO rules the artifacts, which include jewels and a scabbard and ceremonial helmet made of...
Trump’s unconventional picks make Europe tremble
America’s closest overseas allies struggled Tuesday to understand and digest Donald Trump’s emerging foreign policy team. Rex Tillerson’s move from chief of the world’s most powerful oil company ExxonMobil to nominee to become chief diplomat of the world’s sole superpower elicited a collective gasp in Europe,...
Trump’s future chief of staff: No commitment to keeping Russia sanctions in place
WASHINGTON — Incoming White House chief of staff Reince Priebus would not commit the administration of President-elect Donald Trump to keeping sanctions against Russia in place, telling MSNBC’s “Morning Joe†that “you have to just wait and see.†Priebus, who will leave his...
Merkel: Sanctions against Russia over Ukraine must be extended
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Tuesday the EU should extend sanctions against Russia because of a lack of progress in eastern Ukraine and Moscow’s disregard of the ceasefire. EU sanctions targeting specific sectors of the Russian economy such as finance and energy were first imposed in July 2014 after Russia’s military action in...
Europe braces for Russian hacking in upcoming elections
European governments are bracing for cyber-meddling by Moscow in upcoming national elections in France, the Netherlands and Germany. Amid uproar in the United States over CIA findings that Russian hackers interceded in the election to help President-elect Donald Trump, a series of incidents in Europe have led to stark warnings by high-level...
Dutch aim to stop military and financial aid to Ukraine
Ukraine will not get financial or military support from the EU, according to a proposal that the Dutch government wants to discuss with EU leaders at a summit on Thursday. The proposed agreement “reaffirms cooperation with Ukraine in the fields of security†but “it does not contain an obligation for the Union...
Here’s what America needs to know about Trump and Russia
This weekend we finally learned the CIA’s professional conclusion about Russia’s involvement in our presidential elections: Russia hacked both the Democratic Party and the Clinton campaign, and the goal was to help Trump win. And the CIA isn’t out on a limb here: both the Director of National Intelligence, who...
Conservative choices for Parliament presidency
The European People’s Party will choose its candidate for the presidency of the European Parliament from among four declared contenders in an internal election on Tuesday, as the largest group in the assembly tries to win back power after four years of Socialist leadership. The contest, triggered by the departure of Martin Schulz of...
Trump: Reports of Russian hacking ‘ridiculous’
President-elect Donald Trump called reports that the Russian government endeavored to help him win last month’s presidential election “ridiculous†and “just another excuse†in an interview that aired Sunday morning, once again questioning the intelligence community he will take charge of...
