Defence, diplomacy, crises, powers
(B2) EU Foreign Ministers on Thursday (20 July) bluntly condemned Russia's blocking of grain transit in the Black Sea. They want to offer a more powerful alternative to Ukrainians. A tactic
Read(B2) The interruption of the Russian-Ukrainian grain transfer agreement via the Black Sea is a blow to Ukraine, which depends for at least a third on this inexpensive and fast export route.
Read(B2) In the Russian campaign in Ukraine, long-range missile strikes are one of the keys to destroying certain capabilities of the Ukrainian army, particularly in terms of ground-to-air defence, and to undermining the
Read(B2) Foreign Ministers will examine, this Thursday (20 July), High Representative Josep Borrell's proposal to create a specific fund for military support to Ukraine within the European Facility
Read(B2) The major point of the summit was the response expected from the Allies to Ukraine's application for NATO membership. But other subjects were on the agenda, in particular the accession of Sweden as well as the reinforcement
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(B2) The security guarantees granted to Ukraine will ultimately come under bilateral agreements with the members of the G7. The very informal framework of the G7 allows the allies to support Ukraine without directly involving NATO. A frame
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(B2 in Vilnius) Security guarantees are very important but not a substitute for membership, according to the Ukrainian president. A glass half full. After criticizing the day before the lack of
Read(B2) Support to Ukraine will continue decisively, both military and reconstruction, using frozen assets. The 27 insisted on this point as on the responsibility of Russia.
Read(B2) The 27 Heads of State and Government of the EU approved on Thursday evening (29 June) the need to put in place security guarantees for Ukraine. Not without some gnashing of teeth. Proposed
Read(B2) The failed coup against Putin by his friend Prigojine is not insignificant. Described as internal affairs by Europeans, it cannot be ignored. It reveals weaknesses in the Russian apparatus. And maybe a
Read(B2) The 27 finally agreed on Wednesday afternoon (June 21) on the 11th package of sanctions against Russia. At the cost of some compromises. The main objective being to deal with the growing circumvention
Read(B2) Does a media have the right to obtain air incident reports. Especially when it comes to a highly political affair like the crash of the Malaysia Airlines flight over eastern Ukraine on 17
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(B2) MEPs play their part by publicly denouncing serious human rights abuses. In two situations, Ukraine and Sudan, it is the youngest who are deliberately targeted. All collected
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(B2) Unsurprisingly, the war in Ukraine and the preparation for the Vilnius summit dominated the agenda of the Allies' Defense Ministers on 15 and 16 June. With confirmation:
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(B2) The 13th meeting of the contact group on support for Ukraine at NATO headquarters on Thursday 15 June in Brussels made it possible to make progress on a specific point: the training of pilots
Read(B2) Four Belarusian officials have been dismissed by the EU court for their requests to lift the assets freeze and ban them from entering the EU. This judgment handed down on Wednesday June 7 is just as interesting
Read(B2) Ukrainian President V. Zelensky was once again the star of this summit. All in a hurry to convince his interlocutors to support both Kyiv's membership in NATO and the EU
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(B2) In the absence of membership or a timetable for membership, the NATO-Ukraine Commission could become a NATO-Ukraine Council. In other words, Ukraine would be associated with NATO through a formal structure of dialogue between equals,
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(B2) The European Union Civilian Partnership Mission in the Republic of Moldova according to its official name was launched on 22 May 2023. EU Partnership Mission in the Republic of Moldova, according to its name
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