Incident described by Moscow as terrorism and Ukrainian officials as hooliganism comes as tensions soarThe Russian foreign ministry said on Friday that a molotov cocktail had been thrown at the the country’s consulate in the Ukrainian city of Lviv and …
Eastern and central European nations urge Nato unity in Biden-Russia talks
Concern among officials about US reaching ‘accommodation’ with Putin over UkraineJoe Biden’s announcement that a group of Nato countries will hold talks with Moscow has caused concern on the alliance’s eastern flank, where members close to Russia have …
All options fraught with risk as Biden confronts Putin over Ukraine
Analysis: Moscow presents Washington with a no-win situation: capitulate on Ukrainian sovereignty or risk all-out warJoe Biden is preparing for a virtual summit with Vladimir Putin with the aim of fending off the threat of another Russian invasion of U…
Nato expels eight members of Russia’s mission for spying
Russia rejects claim officers were secretly working as intelligence officers and warns of retaliationNato has expelled eight members of Russia’s mission to the military alliance, saying that they were secretly working as intelligence officers, and halv…
Aukus: France’s ambassador recall is ‘tip of the iceberg’, say analysts
Aukus pact announcement ‘puts a big rift in Nato alliance’ for France, says former UK ambassador France’s historic decision to recall its ambassadors to the US and Australia is far more than a diplomatic spat, analysts have warned.The move, in protest …
‘Tomorrow they will kill me’: Afghan female police officers live in fear of Taliban reprisals
With at least four women, including a pregnant mother, targeted and killed by Taliban fighters, female ex-officers feel abandoned by the worldNegar Masumi, a female police officer with 15 years of experience, was determined not to flee when the Taliban…
Kabul is only the start: US allies feel the draught as Biden turns his back
Retreat from Afghanistan gives a clear signal of a US shift on counter-terrorism that leaves the rest of the world to fend for itselfIt is, perhaps, dreadfully apt that an invasion which began 20 years ago as a counter-terrorism operation has ended in …
謎のエネルギー兵器による攻撃？ ハバナ症候群がドイツの米大使館でも発生
＜2016年から知られるようになった「米大使館員らが原因不明の神経系症状を訴える」ハバナ症候群がNATO加盟国でも発生＞ ドイツで「ハバナ症候群」が発生したようだ。 米ウォール・ストリート・ジャーナル紙が報じた匿名の米外交官らの証言によれば、この数カ月間にドイツ駐在の米当局者の少なくとも2人が吐き気や重度の頭痛などに悩み、治療を受けている。彼らの一部はロシア関連分野担当の情報部員か、外交官とみられる。国内に駐留米軍とアメリカの核兵器を擁するNATO加盟国では初の事例だ。 ハバナ症候群が初めて報告され…
After Afghanistan, the Pax Americana is over – as is Nato. About time too
Biden’s Afghan chaos means Europe can no longer rely on him. Let’s hope a more balanced security relationship emergesThe North Atlantic measurably widened last week. The more Joe Biden tried to shift blame for the Afghan chaos, the bigger the gulf with…
Resurgent Taliban escalates nationwide offensive in Afghanistan
Afghan forces defend western city of Herat and Lashkar Gah in south as Kandahar airport hit by rocketsThe Taliban escalated its nationwide offensive in Afghanistan on Sunday, renewing assaults on three major cities and rocketing a major airport in the …