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Russia demands talks on US, NATO containment amid Ukraine showdown

Dec 17, 2021 (AFP)

The United States said it was ready to talk but stated upfront that it disagreed with much in the far-reaching proposals, as it renewed warnings of painful repr...

Russia demands US, NATO containment in draft security accords

Dec 17, 2021 (AFP)

The far-reaching proposals, which Russia says are vital for its security, say NATO must not allow any new members to the US-led military alliance and call for n...

Belarus claims Polish soldier defects to Minsk

Dec 17, 2021 (AFP)

Tensions on the Poland-Belarus border have been high in recent months as thousands of migrants have tried to cross into EU-member Poland, in a crisis the West b...

'Naked' Polish soldier defects to Belarus

Dec 17, 2021 (AFP)

Tensions on the Poland-Belarus border have been high for months as thousands of migrants have tried to cross into EU member Poland in a crisis the West and the ...

'Accommodation?': East Europe worries over Ukraine diplomacy

Dec 16, 2021 (AFP)

For countries once ruled from Moscow, US President Joe Biden's comments last week about seeking a possible "accommodation" between Russia and major NATO powers ...

Biden taps JFK daughter Caroline as Australia ambassador

Dec 15, 2021 (AFP)

John F. Kennedy's sole surviving child, who will need Senate confirmation, previously served as ambassador to Japan under president Barack Obama from 2013 to 20...

Putin hails 'model' Russia-China relations in Xi cal

Dec 15, 2021 (AFP)

The video call came days after G7 foreign ministers discussed Moscow's sabre-rattling against Ukraine and Beijing's crackdowns in Hong Kong and Xinjiang. The ta...

Russia hands security demands to US official

Dec 15, 2021 (AFP)

Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov discussed Russia's insistence to spell out in writing that NATO would halt its eastward expansion with Karen Donfried, US...

Putin wants 'immediate' talks with NATO on Russia's security

Dec 14, 2021 (AFP)

The US and its allies have for weeks accused Russia of planning an invasion of its neighbour, warning of a massive coordinated sanctions response should Putin l...

Blinken urges end to Chinese 'aggressive actions' in Indo-Pacific

Dec 14, 2021 (AFP)

President Joe Biden's administration is trying to reset relations and reassert its influence in Asia after the turbulence and unpredictability of the Donald Tru...

US lawmakers urge Biden to meet Dalai Lama

Dec 14, 2021 (AFP)

Since George H.W. Bush in 1991, every sitting US president has met the Tibetan spiritual leader except Donald Trump as the now 86-year-old Dalai Lama slows down...

US lawmakers urge pre-emptive sanctions, Ukraine arms to deter Putin

Dec 14, 2021 (AFP)

After a weekend visit to Ukraine, the three lawmakers -- all military veterans -- said they were convinced Putin was serious about an attack, as tens of thousan...

EU draws up massive economic response to deter Russia

Dec 13, 2021 (AFP)

Following a meeting of G7 ministers in Liverpool at the weekend, where the US and major allies warned the Kremlin of "massive" consequences, the 27 EU ministers...

UK calls for Western unity against Russia, China threats

Dec 11, 2021 (AFP)

The two-day gathering of top diplomats from the world's richest nations in Liverpool, northwest England, is the last in-person gathering of Britain's year-long ...

NATO chief rejects Russia demand to deny Ukraine entry

Dec 10, 2021 (AFP)

"NATO's relationship with Ukraine is going to be decided by the 30 NATO allies and Ukraine -- no one else," Stoltenberg said, at a joint news conference with Ge...

Macron hails Scholz as Europe's new power couple meets

Dec 10, 2021 (AFP)

On only the second day since taking over from his long-standing predecessor Angela Merkel, Scholz plunged into talks with Macron in Paris then European Commissi...

Russia says NATO's Ukraine, Georgia invite should be 'officially' scrapped

Dec 10, 2021 (AFP)

The foreign ministry also demanded that NATO stop conducting military exercises close to Russia's borders and added that this and other security proposals would...

Macron lays out agenda for 'powerful, sovereign' EU

Dec 09, 2021 (AFP)

Macron, a centrist who portrays himself as a champion of democracy against populism, may aim to use the six-month EU mandate to fill the gap in European leaders...

Russia scrambles jets to escort US, French aircraft

Dec 09, 2021 (AFP)

Its statement was released with details expected of a phone call between Ukraine leader Volodymyr Zelensky and US President Joe Biden, who is reiterating suppor...

West warns Bosnian Serb leader over secession moves

Dec 08, 2021 (AFP)

Dodik, a former Western protege turned nationalist, has repeteadly raised the question of secession of Republika Srpska -- the Bosnian Serb entity within the di...