Eurasia

Russia has said that it received “no positive response” from the United States over its main security concerns in a standoff over Ukraine, though room exists to continue dialogue over several issues. As expected, the United States and NATO on January 26 rejected Moscow’s demand to permanently shut the door …

The comments come after President Joe Biden warned there is a “distinct possibility” that Russia could invade Ukraine in February. President Joe Biden said Friday night he will move U.S. troops to Eastern Europe and NATO countries “in the near term,” without elaborating on the timing but adding that the …

President Vladimir Putin told French President Emmanuel Macron that the United States ignored Russia’s key security demands in written responses submitted this week, the Kremlin said Friday. The U.S. and NATO on Wednesday formally rejected Russia’s demand to permanently bar Ukraine from NATO, but outlined areas where they could increase …

Putin będzie nakręcał spiralę strachu. Potrzebna jest mu cała Ukraina oraz rozmontowanie solidarności sojuszniczej Zachodu – czy to w ramach NATO, czy współpracy transatlantyckiej. Od początku rosyjskiej ofensywy w sprawie rewizji koncepcji bezpieczeństwa europejskiego Moskwa kilkakrotnie dokonywała zmian w scenariuszu. Przepychanie pomysłów zawartych w grudniowym ultimatum pod adresem Zachodu: pisemne …

After the disappointments of 2021, can Venezuela’s government and opposition get negotiations back on track in the year ahead? Venezuela enters 2022 with persistent challenges but also some tangible opportunities. Left behind are the unrealistic aspirations of the immediate exodus of Chavismo — leaving room for the incremental development of …

NATO unity and diplomacy are the hopes for preventing a wider Russian invasion. The risk of a new Russian invasion of Ukraine remains high after today’s meeting in Geneva between Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. The United States delivered its warning, with European allies, …

The United States and NATO have delivered written responses to Russian demands for security guarantees, rejecting Moscow’s insistence on a withdrawal of NATO forces from Eastern Europe and an assurance that Ukraine will never be granted membership in the alliance. That firmly puts the ball back in Russian President Vladimir …

At its height half a decade ago, the Islamic State was among the most feared armed organizations in the world. The infamously brutal group had at one point captured and established governance of more than a third of Iraq and large swaths of Syria. But that shocking, sudden rise to …

As Russia amasses more than 100,000 troops along Ukraine’s borders, the Kremlin is holding the country at gunpoint while imposing outrageous demands on the West. On Dec. 17, 2021, Moscow issued two draft “treaties” demanding legal guarantees for the reversal of NATO’s open door policy, which is enshrined in the …

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy criticized the U.S., saying it was damaging his country’s economy by unduly stoking panic that Russia may be planning an invasion. Russia has massed over 100,000 troops, along with tanks and heavy weaponry, along the border, while denying any plans for an invasion. Zelenskyy said Friday …