https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/kremlin-says-russia-cannot-de-escalate-due-ukrainian-troop-presence-nearby-2021-12-01/ As Ukraine has expressed interest in joining NATO, and Russia has expressed vehemently how against they are about the issue. As the west talks with Ukraine, an unusual amount of Russian troops have moved to the border. Though Russia says that the deployment of these troops are only after Ukraine “deployed half of their army” to Donbass. Dmitry Peskov… Read more »
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/eu-seeks-ease-rules-poland-baltics-migration-standoff-with-belarus-2021-12-01/ When the border crisis, Belarus allowing immigrants to gain access into the EU through their neighbors borders, hit Poland, Lithuania, and Latvia 3 weeks ago, the migration rules were put into question. As the crisis has continued the EU has grown more wary of how Poland and the baltic states evaluate the asylum seekers that are present at the… Read more »
https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/european-diplomats-unsure-if-iran-talks-resume-where-ended-june-2021-11-30/ After 6 years Iran has shown increasing seriousness about resurrecting the 2015 nuclear deal with major powers (US, European Powers, and China). The ideas for the talks started up again this week after a 5-month hiatus. The talks in question ended in 2018 while President Donald Trump was in office, President Trump also imposed harsh economic sanctions on Iran…. Read more »
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/french-ministers-raise-concerns-with-russia-west-africa-activities-2021-11-09/ French and Russian ministers will meet in Paris on Friday to discuss the Kremlin’s activities in West Africa. The French foreign minister Jean-Yves le Drian says that the mercenaries in west africa have been working with Moscow. The meeting will discuss both regional and international issues which include Ukraine and the sahel-saharan strip. The French will express concerns of… Read more »
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/exclusive-eu-close-deal-new-round-belarus-sanctions-diplomats-say-2021-11-09/ As the border crisis goes on with Poland, Lithuania, and Belarus escalates. The EU has decided to add sanctions on more officials that have been said to have a part in creating the border migrant crisis. The sanctions will be put on more than 30 Bearus officials and companies. The EU and NATO leaders have introduced the sanctions after… Read more »
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/lithuania-border-camps-state-emergency-over-migrants-belarus-2021-11-09/ A state of emergency was declared in Lithuania as Migrants from Belarus swarm to the border. The state of emergency will last a month and allows for border patrol officers to use “proportional physical violence” and “mental coercion” to stop migrants from fleeing to lithuania. The state of emergency comes after sanctions were put on Belarus due to President… Read more »
