The Backstory: France on the World Stage
French President Emmanuel Macron met with Russian President Vladimir Putin this week in an attempt to ease the standoff with…
Baltic citizens worry they’re next on Russia’s menu
•Moscow’s aggression has stirred old fears in its neighbors. By Kristaps Andrejsons It has been a turbulent few months in the…
Russia does not accept ‘collective response’ to its question on indivisibility of European security
•Moscow expects response to question from each of 37 states, says Foreign Ministry spokeswoman By Elena Teslova Russia does…
Tracking the arrival of Russia’s Wagner Group in Mali
The Wagner Group—a Russian private military company (PMC) linked to the Kremlin, Ministry of Defense (particularly the Main Intelligence Directorate, or GRU),…
France pushes EU toward Mali exit over junta’s Russia ties
By Samy Adghirni , Chiara Albanese , and Katarina Hoije Macron’s officials are lobbying allies to quit the West African…
Turkey is the arms industry’s new upstart
•It has won clients in Azerbaijan, Ethiopia, Ukraine and elsewhere It has left a trail of smouldering Russian-made tanks, trucks…
Why the US ramped up its information war with Russia
By Max Boost Fearing an invasion of Ukraine, the U.S. government is vigorously trying to head off alleged Russian plots…
In Details: Russia’s military build-up enters a more dangerous phase
•New satellite images show troops and equipment massing ever-closer to Ukraine Russia is engaged in the largest military build-up in Europe…
Russia could invade Ukraine ‘at any time’-British defence chief
•Israel, South Korea advise their citizens not to travel to Ukraine, withdraw embassy staff, families By Ahmet Gurhan Kartal, Busra…