Tag: Eastern Europe

One After Another, Russia Blocks Candidates to Host Next Climate Summit

Because the United Nations requires hosts to be chosen by consensus, next year’s climate summit is mired in wartime political tensions.

Poland, Hungary and Slovakia Ban Ukrainian Grain Exports

The bars against sales in Poland, Hungary and Slovakia were in place early Saturday, reviving an issue that has threatened European Union solidarity on Ukraine.

With Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine, NATO Readies for Combat on Its Borders

Shocked by Russian atrocities, NATO is becoming the war-fighting alliance it was during the Cold War, committed to defending “every inch” of its territory from Day 1.