The chancellor said that “Putin should not underestimate NATO’s determination to defend all its members. That applies explicitly to our NATO partners in the Baltic States, in Poland and in Romania, in Bulgaria and in Slovakia. Without ifs and buts. Germany and its allies know how to protect...
Talks begin, Ukraine applies to join EU, Ruble crashes, Russia advances in the east Kyiv kindness has shown 'how valuable life is' Life in a temporary Kyiv air raid shelter Speaking to lawmakers in the country's Parliament Sunday, Scholz said the overhaul of defense and ...
The Annexation of Crimea and the Secessionist War in Eastern Ukraine: A View from the Republic of Moldova Ukraine, Romania, and Romanians in Ukraine BOOK REVIEW ESSAY Turkey and the European Union. Many Questions and No Easy Answers Subjects...
Russian President Vladimir Putin dismissed the idea that Russia could attack NATO, but he warned that any F-16 fighters given to Ukraine by its Western allies would be legitimate targets for Russian forces. Speaking to air force pilots Wednesday, Putin said U.S. spending on defense exceeded Rus...
you know, that special relationship is really just a euphemism under which the United States seeks to subordinate, humiliate, instrumentalize, and otherwise use the United Kingdom and whatever it has. And I think the same today applies to Europe as well. I mean, in...
Language and minority rights guarantees for both parties havecomparable casesto draw on from international experience. The same applies to interim and permanent border arrangements. In asymmetric power relations, the weaker party needs to be smart and courageous to survive. Ukraine...
Yes, they have tons upon tons of humans in uniforms (not sure if "soldier" applies to all of them anymore), trucks, tanks, and artillery. Yes, barring a change in the status quo, they'll eventually grind down Ukraine as rain ground down the Grand Canyon. But after seeing their trucks...
Huh. Interesting. I didn't realize there was a geographical restriction to where Article 5 applies. When NATO was founded some founders still had colonial empires. It was declared from the start that whatever happens in these is not NATO business. Reply With Quote 2024...
President Joe Biden said the United States and its allies in the European Union and NATO are stronger than ever, due in part, to Russia's war in Ukraine. "I've known Putin for over 25 years. Putin thought the world would look the other way, was confident he would break NATO and the...
If you had to predict based on theory and how that applies to what you’re seeing unfold before you, how and when it would end, nobody can be sure, obviously. But if you had to look at the situation now, tell me how and when you think this war is gonna end. What would your be...