Foreign policy
Double blow for UK’s Boris Johnson as he loses two key by-elections
Campaign posters in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, ahead of a key by-election triggered after Conservative MP Imran Ahmed Khan was convicted of sexually assaulting a minor. Daniel Harvey Gonzalez/In Pictures via Getty Images LONDON — U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has suffered a double blow at the ballot box as his party lost two key parliamentary […]
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Russia wants to ‘destroy the whole Donbas step by step,’ Zelenskyy says; Russian forces look to take control of Severodonetsk
Russia wants to ‘destroy the whole Donbas step by step,’ Zelenskyy says Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said the Donbas region of east Ukraine is continuing to see what he called “massive air and artillery strikes.” “The goal of the occupiers in this direction remains the same — they want to destroy the whole Donbas […]
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To avert Putin’s growing influence, EU urged to pay more attention to the Balkans
Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani-Sadriu tells CNBC that EU enlargement is a question of geopolitical strategy and security. Anadolu Agency | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images BRUSSELS — The European Union needs to pay more attention to the Balkans to prevent Russian President Vladimir Putin increasing his influence there, Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani-Sadriu told CNBC Wednesday. The 27 […]
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Moscow and NATO could be heading for a confrontation over Russia’s European exclave of Kaliningrad
A sign reading ‘Kaliningrad’ stands atop the city’s south railway station. Harry Engels | Getty Images Sport | Getty Images A new front in tensions between Russia and NATO has opened up after one of the Western military alliance’s members, Lithuania, banned the transit of some goods coming from Russia to its exclave Kaliningrad on […]
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War in eastern Ukraine is ‘the toughest spot,’ Zelenskyy says; tensions rise between Russia and NATO member Lithuania
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said the intense battles in eastern Ukraine represent “the toughest spot” in the conflict, with Russian forces “pressing strongly” in the region. Several cities, towns and villages in the Luhansk region have been the focus of severe fighting for several weeks with Russian and Ukrainian forces engaged in street battles […]
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No guarantee Americans captured in Ukraine won’t face death penalty; ‘You’re my hero,’ Ben Stiller tells Zelenskyy
Russia says it can’t guarantee captured American fighters won’t face the death penalty Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov at an event during Russia’s Victory Day commemorations in Moscow on May 9, 2022. Anadolu Agency | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Russian President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman told NBC News on Monday that Moscow wouldn’t guarantee that two American veterans […]
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Russia’s ‘hostile activities’ could intensify this week, Zelenskyy warns; the West must prepare for war ‘to last for years’
Air force failures put pressure on Russia’s ‘exhausted’ ground forces, UK says Service members of pro-Russian troops on an infantry fighting vehicle in the town of Popasna in the Luhansk Region, Ukraine, on June 2, 2022. Alexander Ermochenko | Reuters Russia’s air force has underperformed and its failure to consistently deliver air power is likely […]
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Latest on Ukraine: Boris Johnson stresses the need to avoid ‘Ukraine fatigue’
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson pose for a picture before a meeting, as Russia’s attack on Ukraine continues, in Kyiv, Ukraine June 17, 2022. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service | via Reuters British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday stressed that the public needs to keep up its support of Ukraine […]
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Russia’s Putin lashes out over Western sanctions ‘blitzkrieg,’ claims Ukraine invasion was forced
Russian President Vladimir Putin watches a military parade on Victory Day, which marks the 77th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, in Red Square in central Moscow, Russia May 9, 2022. Mikhail Metzel | Sputnik | Reuters Russian President Vladimir Putin has said his hand was “forced” over Moscow’s invasion […]
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Jan. 6 probe says Pence’s ‘life was in danger’ during Capitol riot after he rejected Trump’s demands: Here are the other takeaways from the hearing
A demonstrator holds a mannequin wearing a noose with “Traitor” written on it during a protest at the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. Victor J. Blue | Bloomberg | Getty Images The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot on Thursday put the spotlight on former Vice […]
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