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Remote, quiet but energy-rich: the coastal area of Lubmin in north Germany hosts the world’s most controversial gas pipeline.

Russia announced on Monday that it had launched a hypersonic missile from a nuclear submarine for the first time – one of the Zircon class missiles President Vladimir Putin and his military officers…

Opposition from across Europe has forced France and Germany to abandon plans to invite Russia to high-level talks with Brussels. So wh

Online This high-level event will discuss ideas and recommendations that ECFR policy fellows Nicu Popescu and Gustav Gressel make in their 2020 policy brief on the security compact, and to extend these ideas to the Western Balkans

Is Russia poised to invade Ukraine — again? Its too early to tell, say some observers Russia has reportedly sent thousands of troops to the border areas with Ukraine, worrying some that it may be poised for another invasion. The prospect of a summit between U.S. President Joe Biden and Russias Vladimir Putin has cooled temperatures for now - but maybe not for long. Social Sharing

Paris talks seek to defuse growing Russia-Ukraine tensions AFP 2 hrs ago AFP © STR Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has ambitions for the former Soviet state to join the NATO alliance French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel were to hold talks Friday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in a show of support for his pro-Western government after a Russian military build-up on its eastern borders raised fears of an invasion. © Greg OZ...

Ukraine Urges Putin Summit, Ceasefire After Russia Build-up By Val?rie LEROUX and Stuart WILLIAMS with Anya TSUKANOVA in Kiev 04/16/21 AT 12:14 PM Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday called for a summit with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin and a new ceasefire, as France and Germany urged Moscow to pull back troops after a build-up on borders raised fears the Kremlin was planning to invade Ukraine. French President Emmanuel Macron hosted Zelensky for talks in Paris -- later j...

As the EU continues to struggle with the lethargic rollout of coronavirus vaccines across the 27 member bloc, Russia’s Covid shot is proving alluring to some.

In recent years, the EU has taken a more ambitious foreign policy stance and declared its intention to become a geopolitical player and learn the language of power. The goal of this high-level event is to discuss ideas and recommendations that ECFR policy fellows Nicu Popescu and Gustav Gressel make in their 2020 policy brief on the security compact, and to extend these ideas to the Western Balkans. Agenda

The controversial Nord Stream 2 pipeline is once again the target of criticism by policy-makers, both in and outside the European Union. Following the poisoning and imprisonment of opposition figurehead Alexei Navalny, Members of the European Parliament voted overwhelmingly in favour of a non-binding resolution calling for an immediate halt on the infrastructure project, which is 95% completed. During a parliamentary debate last week centred on the arrest of Navalny, MEPs from across the politi...