"The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine calls on NATO leaders to approve at the Alliance's jubilee summit in London in December 2019 a progressive vision of the development of relations with Ukraine, which will lead to its membership in the Organization," said the appeal published on the parliamentary w...
President Joe Biden and his Western counterparts are meeting in Washington this week to mark the 75th anniversary of NATO.
U.S. President Joe Biden has, since assuming office, signalled a tougher stance against Russia, while stepping up diplomatic efforts in establishing "friendly" relations with Ukraine. By asserting support for Ukraine's NATO membership, the Biden administration eventually crossed Russia's security "red...
unresolved because government policies are virtual (i.e. do not conform to official documents or statements) thereby reducing the effectiveness of the West's (here understood primarily as NATO and the EU) engagement with Ukraine and the ability of Kyiv to pursue its declared foreign policy ...
Turkey will not hurt its relations with Russia, even as it forges stronger ties with its Western allies, Reuters cited a senior Turkish official as saying. Turkey relieved NATO allies this week, as it lifted its 14-month long opposition to Sweden joining the alliance, enabling the expansion ...
The problem facing Western countriesis two-fold: Moscow prioritizes its objectives in Ukraine over relations with the West, and it retains vast capacity to inflict damage on Ukraine by stoking conflict and strangling its economy. The Kremlin has become used to Western sanctions and other instrument...
security interests stemming from what international relations experts call the "security dilemma." This concept refers to one party's suspicions of the other's self-proclaimed defensive moves like what the Kremlin claims the U.S., NATO, and Ukraine have done vis-a-vis...
Orban has long held friendly relations with Russian President Vladimir Putin, refusing to send weapons to Ukraine and maintaining active economic ties with Moscow despite EU sanctions. He met with Putin last October in China, despite criticism from other European leaders. ...
Luke Coffey is a senior fellow at Hudson Institute. His work at Hudson analyzes national security and foreign policy with a focus on Europe, Eurasia, NATO and transatlantic relations.
"OurpoliticaldialogueintheNATO-RussiaCouncilcancontinue,asnecessary,attheAmbassadoriallevelandabove,toallowustoexchangeviews,firstandforemostonthiscrisis,"thestatementsaid. "WewillreviewNATO'srelationswithRussiaatournextmeetinginJune,"addedthestatement.