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Freed pilot Nadiya Savchenko calls Ukrainian lawmakers ‘lazy schoolchildren’
Ukrainian military pilot Nadiya Savchenko made a fiery first appearance in the Ukrainian parliament Tuesday, one week after she was released from a Russian prison. Draped in the Ukrainian flag and holding the flag of Crimea, Savchenko sang the national anthem and received a standing ovation, AFP reported. The 35-year-old became a national hero...
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[Ticker] Nato promises more troops in Poland
Nato chief Jens Stoltenberg told Polish foreign minister Witold Waszczykowski in Warsaw Tuesday that the alliance is planning to deploy “more … troops in Poland” due to Russia’s “aggressive actions” in Ukraine. He said the new Nato force is designed “not to provoke, but to prevent conflict.”...
[Ticker] Juncker: ‘No compromise’ on Russia, despite visit
European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker said the EU would not “compromise on high principles” with Russia. Juncker, who will attend a business conference in Russia in June, told France’s Public Senat TV that he would tell Russian president Putin that the EU is “completely opposed” to his actions in Ukraine....
Can the World survive a perpetually combative President Trump?
Can a perpetually combative man who—despite his career successes (or perhaps because of them)—sees life as a series of fights to be won, scores to be evened and counterpunches to be delivered, be trusted to shape the foreign policy of the world’s most consequential power? Donald Trump, who on Thursday finally clinched the Republican...
Jean-Claude Juncker’s planned Russia trip raises red flags
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker faces growing resistance from the U.S., some European countries — and even among his own staff — to a trip to Russia next month. Their fear, according to diplomatic sources, is that Juncker’s visit would strengthen Russian President Vladimir Putin’s position right before a crucial...
In search of Europe’s confidence lost
BERLIN – Europe’s existential struggles in recent years over everything from the euro to refugees and Brexit has left little room in the public debate for discussion of the EU’s place in the world. The Union’s ambitions for deeper collaboration on foreign policy and security remain controversial in many member states. More...
Former NATO chief becomes adviser to Ukraine’s Petro Poroshenko
Anders Fogh Rasmussen, former NATO Secretary General and Danish Prime Minister said on Saturday he’s accepted the appointment of Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko to become his adviser. Rasmussen, who had held NATO’s top post from 2009 to 2014, wrote on his Facebook page that he is “pleased to accept the appointment.” He said...
Alexis Tsipras: EU sanctions against Russia ‘not productive’
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Friday said that EU sanctions against Russia over its actions in Ukraine are not productive, BBC reports. “We have repeatedly said that the vicious circle of militarization, of Cold War rhetoric and of sanctions is not productive. The solution is dialogue,” Tsipras said at a joint press conference with...
Freed Ukrainian pilot Nadia Savchenko could seek presidency
KIEV – Nadia Savchenko, the Ukrainian military pilot held prisoner by Moscow for two years, looks likely remaining the same firebrand as she was in captivity, calling Russian President Vladimir Putin a “louse” and “scum” on her return home this week. But perhaps it is Ukraine’s political establishment who should be worried: Savchenko said...
EU to present military plans after UK referendum
The EU on Friday said it will unveil plans for closer military cooperation at a summit of EU leaders in late June, days after the U.K referendum on its membership, according to media reports. Fears of an “EU army” have been used by the Leave campaign as a reason to back Brexit. But an EU spokesperson told AFP: “There is absolutely no plan to set...
