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Special envoy: US may send arms to Ukraine
The new U.S. special envoy for the crisis in Ukraine said Washington is actively considering whether to send weapons to Ukrainian government forces fighting pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine. U.S. Special Representative for Ukraine Negotiations Kurt Volker said arming Ukrainian government forces could alter Moscow’s approach to the...
Why it’s hard to take democrats seriously on Russia
Democrats are exasperated that Republicans don’t share their outrage over the ever-widening scandal surrounding Donald Trump and Russia. The president’s personal solicitousness toward Vladimir Putin, the alacrity of his son in welcoming potential assistance from Russians during the 2016 campaign, and mounting questions...
Two cheers for the EU’s global strategy
Federica Mogherini | Photo credit: European Parliament audiovisual Federica Mogherini is on the right track with the global strategy, but its success depends on the political will of the member states, argues Fraser Cameron. While most of us will be enjoying our vacation in August, EU foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini will be heading to...
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[Ticker] US envoy: ‘hot war’ not frozen conflict in Ukraine
The recently appointed US special envoy on Ukraine, Kurt Volker, blamed Russia for the war in the eastern European country. “This is not a frozen conflict, this is a hot war and it is an immediate crisis that we all need to address as quickly as possible,” said Volker on Sunday during a visit to Kramatorsk, a government-controlled...
Brussels prepares to bite back at US over Russia sanctions
The European Commission plans to hit back “within days” at the United States if possible new sanctions against Russia, which could be finalized by the end of the month, are agreed upon and leave European energy and other companies vulnerable to U.S. interference. The draft U.S. sanctions law would target Russian energy, financial, railways,...
Can Macron avoid the Sarkozy trap?
Imagine a young French president, elected on a platform of deep economic reforms of pensions and labor legislation. After the first proposals are unveiled, a wave of paralyzing strikes sweeps across the country throughout fall of the election year. The young president, still at the beginning of his mandate, ultimately caves in and resigns himself...
Top US general: Military option for North Korea not ‘unimaginable’
ASPEN, Colorado — Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford, the chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, suggested Saturday that Americans must be prepared for the possibility of a military confrontation with North Korea, whose nuclear program he deemed an urgent threat. Although he stressed the importance of applying continued economic and...
Why Trump’s solo meeting with Putin was a big no-no
The latest Washington scandal reads like a 19th century morality tale: The president met with Vladimir Putin by himself! Without his own interpreter! For an unscheduled hour! No one knows what happened! His virtue is forever in question. Talking heads, the tittering class of modern Washington, are apoplectic. As often happens in a moment of...
Vladimir Putin questions need for online subterfuge
Russian President Vladimir Putin questioned the need for people to use pseudonyms online in a conversation with school children in which he revealed he used the alias “Platov” while training as a KGB agent. Russia is under scrutiny in the U.S. and Europe for alleged clandestine attempts to interfere in elections. But speaking on a live Russian TV...
Siemens Withdraws From Russian Energy Projects
German industrial giant Siemens will withdraw from a Russian joint venture after discovering that four of its gas turbines were illegally shipped to Crimea. The company will also halt deliveries of power generation equipment to Russian state-controlled customers for the “time being”. Siemens confirmed that it had received “credible information”...
