Pipeline games. A Russian court ordered a 30-day suspension of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium, a major pipeline carrying oil from Kazakhstan to the Black Sea, over oil spills. More than two-thirds of all Kazakh oil exports flow through the pipeline. The court’s decision comes two days after a phone conversation between Kazakhstan’s prime minister and […]
NATO priorities. NATO named China as one of its strategic priorities for the first time in its Strategic Concept paper, which outlines its priorities...
NATO enlargement. Turkey lifted its objections to Finland and Sweden’s applications to join NATO, just ahead of the start of the alliance’s summit in...
Ukraine update. Ukrainian forces have been ordered to withdraw from the embattled city of Severodonetsk in eastern Ukraine, according to the top regional official...
Regional tour. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman arrived in Egypt for talks on bilateral cooperation and global issues. The two countries signed 14...
No-go. Lithuania banned the transportation of EU-sanctioned goods to Russia's exclave of Kaliningrad through its territory after consultations with the European Commission. Russian presidential...
Romanian grain. Romania’s agriculture minister said the country’s grain harvest will be lower this year compared to last year due to weather conditions and...
War economy. French President Emmanuel Macron said he would ask his defense minister and chief of defense staff to reassess the Military Programming Law,...
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