NATO squabbles over speedy accession of Ukraine as decisive summit looms"Ukraine needs to get a clear path, and the next steps, on how to enter NATO," Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna said. Stoltenberg a...
01 Jun, 2023, 06.22 PM IST
EAM Jaishankar discusses Indo-Pacific, Ukraine war with his 8 counterparts in SwedenJaishankar is on a three-day visit to Sweden to participate in the EU Indo-Pacific Ministerial Forum (EIPMF). He met his counterparts on th...
14 May, 2023, 11.44 AM IST
China affirms ex-Soviet nations' sovereignty after uproarChina's foreign ministry has attempted to clarify an ambassador's comments that Ukraine and Baltic nations do not qualify as sovereign coun...
24 Apr, 2023, 04.26 PM IST
Davos 2023: Europe, NATO to build Ukraine unity in Russian no-go zoneThe World Economic Forum (WEF), which returns to its winter slot in the high-end Swiss ski resort this week, was once the deal-making playg...
16 Jan, 2023, 08.42 PM IST
Mikhail Gorbachev: Mourned as rare world leader by many, some still bitterReactions were mixed, with leaders in the West saluting him and many in his country blaming him for the 1991 implosion of the Soviet Union.
31 Aug, 2022, 10.32 PM IST
Mikhail Gorbachev mourned as rare world leader but some still bitterGorbachev won the 1990 Nobel Peace Prize for his role in ending the Cold War but although widely feted abroad, he was a pariah at home.
31 Aug, 2022, 05.25 PM IST
EU to tighten visa rules for Russians but split on travel banGermany and France warned it would be counter-productive to ban ordinary Russians, a move advocated by Kyiv in response to Russia's invasio...
30 Aug, 2022, 08.56 PM IST
Finland must apply for NATO membership "without delay", Finnish leaders sayFinland, which shares a 1,300 km (810 mile) border and a difficult past with Russia, has gradually stepped up its cooperation with the Nort...
12 May, 2022, 02.15 PM IST
Can react in different ways, but will be on same page in future: Polish FM on India's Ukraine standParticipating in a session at the Raisina Dialogue, Rau asserted that India for Europeans is the "biggest democratic partner" in the world ...
26 Apr, 2022, 04.12 PM IST
EU slams 'war crimes' in Ukraine but new sanctions unlikelyWith civilian deaths mounting in the besieged port city of Mariupol, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock highlighted the increase in ...
21 Mar, 2022, 05.55 PM IST
EU foreign ministers consider new sanctions on Russia, some push for oil embargoEU foreign and defence ministers meet on Monday to discuss imposing further sanctions on Moscow, especially whether to introduce an oil emb...
21 Mar, 2022, 02.53 PM IST
Russian troops 'poised to strike' Ukraine: US defence chiefThe United States and Ukraine say there are now around 150,000 Russian troops massed on Ukraine's borders in Russia and Belarus.
19 Feb, 2022, 07.04 PM IST
EU ready for 'never-seen-before' sanctions if Russia attacks UkraineThe European Union is ready to impose "never-seen-before" economic sanctions on Russia if it attacks Ukraine, Denmark said on Monday, and E...
24 Jan, 2022, 03.49 PM IST
US warns "other countries" about threatening Lithuania over Taiwan office"We reject attempts of other countries to interfere in Lithuania's sovereign decision to deepen cooperation with Taiwan," U.S. Under Secret...
19 Nov, 2021, 04.55 PM IST
NATO warns Russia over Ukraine military build-upStressing that the important thing now was to prevent situations from spiralling out of control, Stoltenberg urged Russia to be transparent...
15 Nov, 2021, 06.18 PM IST
Lithuania vs. China: A Baltic minnow defies a rising superpowerIn the battlefield of geopolitics, Lithuania versus China is hardly a fair fight — a tiny Baltic nation with fewer than 3 million people ag...
01 Oct, 2021, 11.39 PM IST
EU to debate Russia sanctions after Navalny protest arrestsLithuania's foreign minister, arriving in Brussels for a meeting of the bloc's 27 top diplomats, said "a change is in the air in Russia" th...
25 Jan, 2021, 02.30 PM IST