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Just how insecure are we?
Two years ago, incoming European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker had an idea. Over the previous five years he had seen a number of energy supply scares plunging parts of Europe into cold because of gas disputes between Russia and Ukraine. He had seen planned pipelines fall through, a sudden reversal by Germany on nuclear energy and...
Khodorkovsky’s advice: Treat Putin as a bandit
LONDON — When it comes to relations with Vladimir Putin’s Russia, Mikhail Khodorkovsky has blunt advice for Europe: Wake up — and stop playing nice. The former billionaire chief of Yukos Oil, once Russia’s richest man, spent 10 years in prison on fraud and tax evasion charges that were widely viewed as political retribution by the...
François Fillon, Thatcherite with a thing for Russia
PARIS — Call it Droopy’s revenge. For five years, former French prime minister François Fillon worked obediently in the shadow of a man who mocked him as a “loser” in private and once berated him publicly as a mere “collaborator.” Nobody cared much about Fillon, because he was there to carry out the bidding of Nicolas Sarkozy. Now Fillon...
Central Europe sees Trump as a kindred spirit
WARSAW — Donald Trump’s unexpected victory in the U.S. presidential election proved to the nationalist and populist governments of Central Europe that they are out in front of a global political wave. But while cheering Trump’s win, there is concern — especially in Poland — that the unpredictable businessman may end up cutting a deal...
The new Putin coalition
Vladimir Putin, it used to be said not long ago, had no friends. His invasion of Crimea and meddling in eastern Ukraine made him persona non grata in mainstream Europe and America. Asia saw little value in Russia’s no-growth economy. These days the Russian leader is on a roll. Without having to backtrack on anything of substance (or...
The new Putin coalition
Vladimir Putin, it used to be said not long ago, had no friends. His invasion of Crimea and meddling in eastern Ukraine made him persona non grata in mainstream Europe and America. Asia saw little value in Russia’s no-growth economy. These days the Russian leader is on a roll. Without having to backtrack on anything of substance (or...
Little to celebrate at EU-Ukraine summit
EU leaders have pledged to uphold sanctions on Russia in the run-up to a summit this week, but the declaration comes amid multiplying uncertainties on future ties. …read more Source:...
[Agenda] Turkey and Ukraine THIS WEEK
Future EU relations with Ankara and Kiev will be shaped this week as MEPs vote on Turkey’s EU membership talks, and top officials discuss visa waivers and peace in Ukraine with Petro Poroshenko. …read more Source:...
Fillon, Juppé knock out Sarkozy in French Right’s primary
PARIS — François Fillon and Alain Juppé will face off next weekend in the final round of the French conservative primary election after coming out on top in Sunday’s first round — a result that dealt a decisive blow to Nicolas Sarkozy’s political career. Fillon, who won nearly half of the votes, cruised to a surprisingly comfortable...
Questions grow over Hungarian no-bid nuclear deal
As European Commission officials struggled to defend their decision to allow Hungary to skirt public tender requirements and award a multi-billion euro contract to Russia’s state-owned nuclear power company, a major U.S.-based energy company said Friday that it wanted the work but was denied the opportunity to bid. Westinghouse Electric...
