Defence, diplomacy, crises, powers
(B2) Tensions are important. Mariupol is an empty port. Due to the Russian maritime blockade. The provocations are incessant. But the Ukrainians are not getting discouraged. The EUAM Ukraine mission is doing good
Read(B2) The panic that seems to reign in Washington and London in terms of the threat to Ukraine with the reduction of staff in the embassies in kyiv does not seem to be really shared at European level. A European analysis
Read(B2) Is there a European proposal on the table to negotiate with the Russians about a new European order? Does this idea generate consensus? At a time when President Emmanuel Macron is going to Moscow to meet
Read(B2) NATO wants to flex its muscles in the face of Russia's growing power on Ukraine's borders. The Allies want to assert their presence on the Eastern border of the Alliance, by developing a reinforced light presence.
Read(B2) The meeting between the four French, German, Russian and Ukrainian Sherpas, this Wednesday (January 26), made it possible to move forward. A little. Laboriously. The first meeting for two years! The Élysée hoped for a sign from kyiv
Read(B2) Behind closed doors, as soon as we approach the assessment of the situation or the courses of action, particularly in terms of military equipment, the differences resurface between Europeans and Americans. The exaggerated alarmism across the Atlantic is not shared on
Read(B2) The financial aid offered by the European Commission in Kyiv on Monday (January 24), is seemingly substantial. But it is part of a steady European financial flow to Ukraine. The methods of aid, its concrete objectives
Read(B2) The Europeans are preparing with the Americans several series of sanctions aimed at dissuading Russia from taking action. How is this preparation going? What would be the measures put in place and the
Read(B2) Several European and Atlantic Alliance countries have decided to put words into action by sending arms to Ukraine. Others are more cautious, even reluctant, or kick in touch. State of play.
Read(B2) The 27 Foreign Ministers adopted, on Monday (24 January), draft conclusions in eleven points on European security. A complete reworking of the decalogue of Brest This rather short text resumes
Read(B2) Discussions on the European security architecture were at the heart of the Gymnich meeting. The 27 arrived at a common position in ten points. The High Representative has been appointed to
Read(B2) While a cyberattack paralyzed the official Ukrainian official sites, the Europeans, meeting informally the same day in Brest, Friday (January 14), decided to react. Cyber experts could be made available
Read(B2 in Brest) The creation of a training mission for the Ukrainian army by the Europeans has been in the pipeline for more than six months. And no decision has yet been taken, saddens the Latvian minister
Read(B2) Make no mistake. The Finnish President's New Year's message is not one-sided. It is not just about the relationship with NATO. It is also an admonition
Read(B2) Faced with the noise of Russian boots at the gates of Ukraine, the Europeans meeting at a summit in Brussels on Thursday (December 16) agreed on possible sanctions in the event of new military aggression. In the wake of
Read(B2) The 27 Heads of State and Government of the European Union and their five Eastern European neighbors are signing a joint declaration on Wednesday (December 15) for a closer security partnership. A tricky way
Read(B2) Foreign Ministers adopted on Monday (December 13) sanctions against the instigators and actors of the private Russian military company Wagner in Africa, Syria and Ukraine. The group and its
Read(B2) To the traditional debates on important internal issues (Covid-19 or energy prices), and to external subjects already planned (relations with Africa) have been added to the agenda of the 27 heads of 'State
Read(B2) Former Ukrainian Revenue Minister of President V. Yanukovych, Oleksandr Viktorovych Klymenko, has been removed from the EU blacklist. His assets were unfrozen as of Tuesday (December 7). A
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