BERLIN/MOSCOW—Germany may consider halting the Nord Stream 2 pipeline if Russia attacks Ukraine, Chancellor Olaf Scholz signaled on Tuesday, as pressure grew on his government to take a more hawkish stance on the Kremlin. Scholz met NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg in Berlin to discuss the next steps after talks between Russia and Western states on…
Germany Could Halt Pipeline If Russia Attacks Ukraine, Scholz Signals
NATO’s ‘Space Policy’ Outlines Readiness to Jointly Respond to Attacks in Space
NATO on Monday made public its official “overarching Space Policy” that outlines how it would protect its members from space attacks, citing threats from potential adversaries. The U.S.-led alliance said its collective defense principles will be extended to outer space in response to developments made at last year’s Brussels Summit. “At the 2021 Brussels Summit,…
Canada Deploys Small Contingent of Special Forces Operators to Ukraine
Canada has deployed a small contingent of special forces operators to Ukraine, Canada’s Global News reported on Monday, after security talks last week ended without a breakthrough in resolving tensions between Moscow and Kyiv. Russia has stationed more than 100,000 troops near the border with Ukraine, and the United States said on Friday it was concerned that Russia was preparing a pretext…
What Will NATO, US Do If Russia Invades Ukraine? Behind Russia’s ‘Intervention’ in Kazakhstan
January 15, 2022
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Dr. Andrew Anzur Clement, who is based in Slovenia, writes alternate-history novels set in the hot seat of current Eastern Europe tensions. The unspoken, game-of-chess dynamics of “trip wires” and “spheres of influence”—underlying current Russia–NATO, U.S. relations—are the plot instruments of his books. What could we really expect from NATO and the United States if…
Russia Demands US, NATO Response Next Week on Ukraine
MOSCOW—Russia on Friday strongly reaffirmed its demand that NATO doesn’t expand eastward despite the rejection of that by the military alliance amid a Russian troop buildup near Ukraine. Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov warned that Moscow wouldn’t wait indefinitely for the Western response, saying he expects the United States and NATO to provide a written answer…
Kremlin Calls Talks With US and NATO So Far ‘Unsuccessful’
MOSCOW—The Kremlin on Thursday gave a bleak assessment of Russia’s security talks with the United States and NATO this week, describing them as “unsuccessful” and saying there was disagreement on fundamental issues. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov also said Moscow viewed a sweeping sanctions bill unveiled by U.S. Senate Democrats “extremely negatively” and that its timing…
Europe at Highest Risk of War in Decades, Says Top Polish Official
The probability of a new war in Europe is now higher than at any time in the last three decades, according to a top Polish official addressing delegates gathered in Vienna for a final round of diplomacy talks. “It seems that the risk of war in the OSCE area is now greater than ever before…
Russia-NATO Council Concludes High-Profile Talks Aimed at Restoring Border Issues
A Russian delegation met with members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in Brussels on Wednesday to discuss security proposals amid Western concerns that Moscow may be planning to invade Ukraine. The first Russia-NATO Council (RNC) meeting since July 2019 ended with the conclusion that there are significant differences between NATO and Russia that “will…
Russia-NATO Council Concludes High-Profile Talks Aimed at Resolving Border Issues
A Russian delegation met with members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in Brussels on Jan. 12 to discuss security proposals amid Western concerns that Moscow may be planning to invade Ukraine. The first Russia-NATO Council (RNC) meeting since July 2019 ended with the conclusion that there are significant differences between NATO and Russia…
Russian ‘Bullying’ Won’t Deter UK From Helping Ukraine: Defence Chief
Britain will “not be deterred by bullying” by Russia when it comes to helping allies such as Ukraine, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has said. Addressing the House of Commons on Monday, Wallace said he would visit “a number of countries” in Eastern Europe and Scandinavia this week, “many of whom are very, very worried by…
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