After 16 hours of summitry in Brussels, EU leaders shelved a proposal to use frozen Russian assets to help finance support for Ukraine. In short, Putin’s money remained untouched and the bloc's tax payers are on the hook.
Amid a US push for a deal to end Moscow’s war against Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin used a high-profile military meeting to label unspecified European leaders “podsvinki,” which roughly translates as young pigs or young swine. Here’s why he said it.
Recent moves by Washington and Brussels show diplomatic tracks heading in opposite directions with regard to Belarus, highlighting a growing divide between the allies on how to deal with Europe's security.
Ukraine will on December 16 move a little closer toward getting compensation for the damage caused by Russia since its full-scale invasion in February 2022.
The European Union is pushing for a way to finance support Ukraine for the next two years. A key component of this is a so-called reparations loan for Kyiv. RFE/RL looks at how the loan would work, what the main sticking points are, and what the alternatives may be in case there's no agreement.
Washington’s new National Security Strategy and a major defense bill in Congress lay out sharply different visions for American foreign policy, prompting allies and rivals alike to reassess the US role in the world.
Experts interviewed by RFE/RL doubt Beijing will honor European appeals to influence Moscow amid a new push to end the war in Ukraine, even though the EU is one of China’s largest trading partners.
Iran’s first Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) counterterrorism drill is less about joint military strength and more about sending a signal: Tehran wants the world to see it as strategically relevant, even if the exercise itself demonstrates little real multilateral capability.
If there's one way European Union officials feel they can get a seat at the table when it comes the settlement of the war in Ukraine, it is via the 176 billion euros of Russian frozen assets currently held inside the bloc and how that can be leveraged both politically and economically.
The White House’s point man for trying to hammer out an end to Russia’s war on Ukraine is headed back to Moscow for a sixth visit. It’s another sign that negotiations are intensifying.
The emergence of a US draft plan to end Russia’s war on Ukraine has abruptly altered the diplomatic landscape surrounding the invasion, added to pressure on Kyiv to make major concessions, and raised more questions than it answers. Here’s what to know and what to watch.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is in the middle of a three-country tour of Central Asia focused on shoring up Chinese influence after a month where the region has been in Washington’s diplomatic spotlight due to its strategic mineral wealth.
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