BEIJING—European Union executive head Ursula von der Leyen and French President Emmanuel Macron are to land in China on Wednesday seeking to “reset” ties with an important economic partner while broaching thorny issues like Ukraine and trade risks. Macron last visited China in 2019 while it will be von der Leyen’s first trip since becoming…
EU Leaders Head to China for Delicate Talks on Ukraine, Trade
April 4, 2023
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Russia to Station Nukes in Belarus Near NATO Borders, Envoy Says
April 4, 2023
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In a move set to further escalate tensions with the West, Russia will station tactical nuclear weapons close to Belarus’ borders with NATO countries, a Russian envoy confirmed on Sunday. The weapons will be “moved to the western border of our union state and will increase the possibilities to ensure security,” Russian ambassador to Belarus,…
Russian Envoy Floats Notion of UN Meeting For Blinken and Lavrov
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is prepared to meet his U.S. counterpart Antony Blinken during an upcoming visit to New York, Moscow’s permanent representative to the world body said on April 4. Quoted by Russia’s TASS news agency, Vasily Nebenzya said the meeting would depend on “where Secretary Blinken will be at that time and…
NATO’s Border With Russia Doubles as Finland Joins Military Bloc
Finland formally joined NATO on Tuesday and essentially doubled the military alliance’s border with Russia amid the year-long war in Ukraine—drawing a warning from the Kremlin. The move by Finland, which shares an approximately 832-mile border with Russia, will bolster NATO’s eastern flank as Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto completed the accession process by handing over…
US Military Could be ‘Learning the Wrong Lessons’ from Ukraine War: US General
The United States should adjust its strategies and programs based on the performance of the Russian and Ukrainian militaries in their ongoing struggle to avoid learning the wrong lessons for a future fight, according to one U.S. general. By attempting to learn wholesale from Ukraine, the U.S. military could be setting itself up for failure…
Kyiv Steps Up Pressure on Ukraine’s Orthodox Church, Arrests Top Cleric
April 3, 2023
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Kyiv has continued its crackdown on the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, placing a Church leader under house arrest and demanding that Orthodox monks vacate a 1,000-year-old monastery. Ukrainian officials accuse the Church of harboring pro-Russia sympathies and collaborating with Moscow. The Church, which distanced itself from Moscow after last year’s invasion of Ukraine, denies the allegations….
North Korea Says Ukraine ‘Gambling’ With People’s Destiny Over Nuclear Ambitions
April 3, 2023
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North Korea has accused Ukraine’s leader of “gambling” with the lives of his people by pursuing nuclear weapons or placing U.S. nuclear weapons in the war-hit country, North Korea’s official mouthpiece said on Sunday. Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, referred to a petition posted on the Ukrainian president’s…
Ukraine Claimes Its Forces Fight on in Bakhmut Despite Russian Claim to Have Taken It
KYIV—Ukraine’s military claimed its troops were locked in combat with Russian forces around the administration building of Bakhmut on Monday, and it poured scorn on Russian claims that Russians had captured the eastern city after months of warfare. In Moscow, the Kremlin accused Ukraine of being behind a bomb blast at a cafe in St…
Russia Assumes Presidency of UN Security Council on April Fools’ Day
April 2, 2023
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On April Fools’ Day, the Russian Federation assumed presidency of the United Nations Security Council as it wages war on Ukraine, in what Ukraine’s president said showed its “total bankruptcy.” Russia last took the chair of the intergovernmental body, which is tasked with maintaining peace and combating acts of international aggression, in February 2022 when…
Russia Takes Over Presidency of UN Security Council on April 1
April 2, 2023
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The Russian Federation assumed presidency of the United Nations Security Council on April 1, as Moscow wages war on Ukraine, in a move that Ukraine’s president said showed its “total bankruptcy.” Russia last held the post at the intergovernmental body, which is tasked with maintaining peace and combating acts of international aggression, in February 2022…
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