A top diplomat said in the European Union Ambassadors’ Annual Conference that the continent has been “decoupled” due to multiple “black swan” events from its sources of prosperity and security, referring to global partners such as Russia, China, and the United States. “Our prosperity has been based on cheap energy coming from Russia. Russian gas—cheap…

A top diplomat said in the European Union Ambassadors’ Annual Conference that the continent has been “decoupled” due to multiple “black swan” events from its sources of prosperity and security, referring to global partners such as Russia, China, and the United States. “Our prosperity has been based on cheap energy coming from Russia. Russian gas—cheap…

The UK and the European Union have imposed sanctions on the two adult daughters of Russian President Vladimir Putin over the invasion of Ukraine. The UK Foreign Office on April 8 announced travel bans and asset freezes on Katerina Vladimirovna Tikhonova and Maria Vladimirovna Vorontsova, who were already sanctioned by the United States two days…

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell spoke of their shared concerns about China’s coercion tactics on Dec. 22, in particular those against EU member state Lithuania. The communist regime’s coercion against Lithuania was escalating, both politically and economically, and it was “impacting both U.S. and European companies,”…

The Group of Seven (G-7) and the European Union (EU) expressed “grave concern over the erosion” of Hong Kong’s democracy in its electoral system, following local Legislative Council elections on Dec. 19 that saw pro-Beijing candidates swept to victory. “We strongly reiterate our call on China to act in accordance with the Sino–British Joint Declaration…

BRUSSELS—The European Union has no option but to talk to Afghanistan’s new Taliban rulers and Brussels will try to coordinate with member governments to organize a diplomatic presence in Kabul, the top EU diplomat said on Tuesday. “The Afghan crisis is not over,” EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell told the European Parliament in Strasbourg….

The UK now considers the Chinese regime to be “in a state of ongoing non-compliance with the Joint Declaration,” British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said on Saturday. “Beijing’s decision to impose radical changes to restrict participation in Hong Kong’s electoral system constitutes a further clear breach of the legally binding Sino-British Joint Declaration,” Raab said…

The UK now considers the Chinese regime to be “in a state of ongoing non-compliance with the Joint Declaration,” British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said on Saturday. “Beijing’s decision to impose radical changes to restrict participation in Hong Kong’s electoral system constitutes a further clear breach of the legally binding Sino-British Joint Declaration,” Raab said…

BRUSSELS—Germany, Poland and Sweden expelled three Russian diplomats in a coordinated retaliation on Monday for the expulsion of three European Union diplomats by Russia while the EU’s foreign policy chief was visiting Moscow last week. The EU executive defended Josep Borrell over his trip to Russia where he said he had learned of the expulsions…

BRUSSELS—The European Union called Monday on the United Kingdom to grant the EU’s first-ever ambassador to the country full diplomatic status after the government in London declined to accord him those rights, but gave no clear signal that it would take retaliatory action. In a post-Brexit spat, Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government is refusing to…