Europe
Scholz says Russia will pay bitter price for “Putin’s war”
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Thursday western sanctions would ensure Russia paid a "bitter price" for its attack on Ukraine and make it clear that Russian…
Don’t slip into the ‘lazy analogy’ of referring Quad as Asian NATO: EAM Jaishankar
Munich, Feb 20 (PTI). Dismissing the notion that the Quad is an Asian NATO, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said that there are "interested parties" who advance such analogies and…
Almost 2,000 ceasefire violations logged in eastern Ukraine – diplomatic source
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Almost 2,000 ceasefire violations were registered in eastern Ukraine by monitors for the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe on Saturday, a diplomatic source told Reuters…
UK’s Truss says Ukraine’s ‘worst-case scenario’ could come next week
LONDON (Reuters) - Ukraine could face the worst-case scenario of a Russian invasion as soon as next week, and Europe faced one of its most perilous security situations since the…
Ukraine crisis takes centre stage at Munich Security Conference
By Sarah Marsh and Sabine Siebold BERLIN/MUNICH (Reuters) - World leaders converge this weekend on Germany for the annual Munich Security Conference which will be dominated by the Ukraine crisis…
Biden, Scholz highlight NATO reinforcements if Russia invades Ukraine
WASHINGTON/BERLIN (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz discussed Russia's military build-up near Ukraine in a phone call Wednesday and underscored the importance of reinforcing NATO's eastern…
EU has range of responses to any Russian move on Ukraine, EU official says
By Gabriela Baczynska BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union is preparing several responses to any further moves by Russia to destabilise Ukraine, but the bloc does not know exactly what Moscow…
NATO welcomes more U.S. forces to Romania, says reinforcing in east
CONSTANTA, Romania (Reuters) -NATO will continue to reinforce its eastern flank amid a Russian military build-up on Ukraine's border but will also consider a longer-term presence in the Black Sea…
Germany’s Scholz says talks with Duda, Macron aim to ‘prevent war in Europe’
BERLIN (Reuters) - The leaders of Germany, France and Poland will discuss ways to de-escalate tensions over the Russian military build-up on the border of Ukraine in their talks late…
Analysis-Kremlin watchers detect signs Putin wants to defuse Ukraine crisis
By Mark Trevelyan (Reuters) - Behind his latest outbursts against NATO and doomsday warnings to the West, there are tentative signs that Russian President Vladimir Putin is keen to avoid…
First U.S. reinforcement troops for Europe arrive in Germany
BERLIN (Reuters) - The first U.S. troops reinforcing NATO allies in Eastern Europe and Germany amid a Russian military build-up on Ukraine's border have arrived in Germany, the U.S. military's…
Erdogan says Turkey, Israel can jointly bring gas to Europe -media
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey and Israel can work together to carry Israeli natural gas to Europe and the two countries will discuss energy cooperation during talks next month, Turkish President…
