Section: Time (USA)
Mike Pence Hopes to Reassure Skeptical Allies Over Trump, Putin and the U.S. Commitment to Europe
WASHINGTON (AP) — Making his debut on the world stage, Vice President Mike Pence will seek to reassure skeptical allies in Europe about U.S. foreign policy under President Donald Trump, who has made his “America First” mantra a centerpiece of his new administration. Pence’s trip to Germany and Belgium, his first overseas trip as vice...
World Leaders Will Be Hoping For Clarity on U.S. Priorities at the Munich Conference
BERLIN (AP) — Top world leaders, diplomats and defense officials are getting their first opportunity to meet with members of the Trump administration amid concerns over the new president’s commitment to NATO and posture toward Russia. Vice President Mike Pence, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly are...
Q&A: Duško Marković, the Prime Minister Stuck Between Putin and Trump in the Balkans
As the U.S. presidential elections were approaching last year, voters in the tiny Balkan nation of Montenegro liked to say that they deserved to cast a ballot at least as much as any American. They were only half joking. Like many people in Eastern Europe wedged between the dueling interests of Russia and the West, the outcome of the U.S. race...
As Moscow Advances, U.S. Allies Look Warily to Trump for Clarity
The coup was planned for election day. Wearing fake police uniforms and armed with assault rifles, more than a dozen Kremlin-linked plotters were allegedly preparing to storm the parliament of the tiny Balkan nation of Montenegro and assassinate its Prime Minister. Their goal, according to the government’s investigators, was to stop the...
Democrats Demand Investigation Into President Trump’s Ties With Russia
(WASHINGTON) — Democrats demanded a special investigation Tuesday into possible links between President Donald Trump’s administration and Russia, including when Trump learned that his national security adviser, Michael Flynn, had discussed U.S. sanctions with a Russian diplomat. “The American people deserve to know the full extent of...
NATO Leaders Will Meet With Trump in May
NATO leaders will meet with U.S. President Donald Trump in Europe in May, Washington says. The meeting was agreed to in a Sunday call between Trump and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, reports Reuters. The news agency cited a statement from the White House which said that the two men “discussed how to encourage all NATO allies to meet...
In Avdiivka, Ukrainians See Surge in Fighting as Putin Testing Trump
As the eastern Ukrainian town of Avdiivka continues to see a fierce surge in violence, many here believe they are the victims of a geopolitical test of wills. Rebel forces shelled the town’s main humanitarian aid station late on Thursday, according to Pavlo Zhebrivskyi, the head of the civil and military administration of Donetsk province,...
Eastern Ukraine Rocked by Fighting Between Government Troops and Russia-Backed Rebels
(AVDIIVKA, Ukraine) — Heavy artillery and rockets hit residential areas in eastern Ukraine Tuesday amid a new outburst of fighting between government troops and Russia-backed separatist rebels, leaving at least eight people dead and dozens injured. Salvos of heavy-caliber artillery were heard throughout the night and late morning in Avdiivka, a...
Republicans Have a Warning for President Trump: Don’t Play Nice With Russia
(WASHINGTON) — A day ahead of President Donald Trump’s weekend call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the fight within the Republican Party over the direction of U.S. policy toward Moscow intensified. Trump, who has said he wants a better relationship with Russia, was noncommittal on Friday about whether he was considering lifting U.S....
President Trump and Russia’s Putin Are Going to Talk on the Phone This Weekend
(MOSCOW) – Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to use a telephone call with U.S. President Donald Trump scheduled for Saturday to congratulate him on taking office and to exchange views on the current state of bilateral ties, the Kremlin said. Asked if they would discuss Ukraine, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, speaking to reporters on a...
