In Kiev, Washington, Brussels and now in Vienna, it’s a time-honored formula that we repeat over and over: “Nothing about Ukraine without Ukraine. “ An assertion not so obvious in this week of intense diplomatic discussions, when Kiev is not always seated at the negotiating table. Because the Ukrainian question is now discussed mainly between … Read more
Published on : 11/01/2022 – 23:32 Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kouleba congratulated the US Secretary of State on Tuesday on Kiev’s “unity” with the West against the “ultimatums” launched by Moscow during the Russian-American discussions the day before. in Swiss. Washington is wondering, for its part, if Russia is “ready to seriously negotiate”. In the … Read more
It was a last-minute compromise, pulled out to avoid the embarrassment of a NATO summit that would otherwise be concluded without a strong announcement. In this month of April 2008, in the Romanian capital of Bucharest, the lines are clearly drawn: the American President George W. Bush wants to offer Georgia as well as Ukraine … Read more
Americans and Russians concluded, Monday, January 10, in Geneva, nearly eight hours of intense discussions to try to find the path of a de-escalation. Talks between the two delegations, led by US Assistant Secretary of State Wendy Sherman and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Riabkov, revolved around demands for ” security guarantees Formulated by the … Read more
The risk hangs in the balance for Russia. By focusing too much on maintaining its sphere of influence in Ukraine and Georgia, it could lose what remains of its ascendancy in Sweden and Finland, just a stone’s throw from St. Petersburg. → ANALYSIS. Vladimir Putin tests Westerners in Geneva That’s the whole paradox: the Kremlin, … Read more
► “The European Union is inactive and delegitimized” Christian Mölling, director of the research program on security and defense at the European Council on International Relations (DGAP) in Berlin. On the security issue, Russia and Ukraine, we need to differentiate the role of the European Union and that of European states. Currently, the EU is … Read more
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, assured this Friday that the “risk of conflict” between Russia and Ukraine it’s real, end of a meeting between the foreign ministers of the Alliance by videoconference to analyze the increase in tension between the two countries. “We regret that, despite calls from the international community for several weeks, Russia … Read more
The general secretary of the Otan, Jens Stoltenberg, assured this Friday that the “risk of conflict” between Russia Y Ukraine it is real, at the end of a meeting between the foreign ministers of the Alliance by videoconference to analyze the increase in tension between the two countries. (In context: NATO will hold a virtual … Read more