Tag Archives: NATO

BERLIN, Germany | Xinhua | Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday concluded lengthy talks with U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner in Berlin, describing the talks as “productive.” The talks, which also brought together several European leaders, underscored a shared view that diplomatic efforts …

Tripoli, Libya | Xinhua | Drones hum overhead. Gunfire cracks through the air, punctuated by the deeper thud of artillery. In Tripoli’s neighborhoods in Libya, fear has become architectural — embedded in bullet-riddled walls, suspended in the dust from crumbling buildings, and amplified in the cries of children jolted awake by …

BRUSSELS | Xinhua | European politicians and analysts are accusing Washington of waging a “political war” on Brussels after U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration unveiled a new national security strategy, pledging support for “patriotic European parties” and aiming to “cultivate resistance” to the continent’s current direction. The 33-page document, traditionally …

MOSCOW, RUSSIA | TASS | The North Atlantic Alliance has already destroyed all normal contacts with Moscow, so statements about abolishing the Russia-NATO Council are irrelevant, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told TASS. Earlier, Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said the bloc was preparing a decision to dissolve the …

  ISTANBUL | AHMET DAVUTOGLU | NATO’s just-completed summit in The Hague came at a time of extraordinary tension. Since returning to the White House, Donald Trump has repeatedly accused Europe of free riding on US defense spending, raising serious concerns about the health of the Atlantic alliance. His decision to …

  BRUSSELS |  Xinhua | U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio attended his first NATO foreign ministers’ meeting in Brussels on Thursday and Friday, where he reaffirmed Washington’s position that Europe should take more responsibility for defending the alliance. As talks unfolded on critical issues such as the Ukraine crisis, …

BRUSSELS | TASS | NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has urged Vladimir Zelensky to restore ties with US President Donald Trump and branded their heated exchange as “unfortunate.” In an interview with BBC, the NATO chief said: “I told Zelensky: you have to find a way to restore your relationship …

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia | Xinhua | The United States and Russia have agreed to work on a path to ending the conflict in Ukraine and improve bilateral ties during extensive high-level talks in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday. In the first face-to-face interactions between senior U.S. and Russian officials since the outbreak …

How America’s pursuit of global primacy undermines democracy at home and international law abroad THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | I argued in this column last week that America’s pursuit of global primacy (hegemony) is increasingly becoming a liability to Europe’s security and economic prosperity. Germany is the biggest loser in …

The costs and consequences of American primacy on a continent that gave birth to the modern world THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | By 1900, there was no part of this planet that was not directly (or somewhat indirectly) ruled from a European capital – London, Paris, The Hague, Berlin, Rome, …