Eastern Europe

How Russia is quietly courting Latin America in the middle of Ukraine crisis

The recent Latin American diplomacy is a reminder that to Putin, a broader goal is paramount in his foreign policy: to return Russia to the status of a great power capable of challenging the United States

Why armed nationalists in Ukraine pose a threat beyond Russia

Moscow has massed more than 1,30,000 troops on Ukraine’s borders, threatening an invasion unless its demands to rule out NATO membership for Ukraine, and for a rollback of NATO forces in Eastern Europe, are met

How Emmanuel Macron is trying to avert a European war two months before French presidential elections

President Joe Biden meets Monday with Chancellor Olaf Scholz, and President Emmanuel Macron of France, at the same time, will visit his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, in Moscow before travelling to Kyiv

How Ukraine crisis has ensured China is no longer the primary nation on global radar

With global emphasis on Ukraine, China would enhance its threats on Taiwan. Indian forces, too, would need to be on watch to curb any Chinese misadventures along its northern borders

Russia-Ukraine crisis: US sends 3,000 troops to eastern Europe to bolster ties

With Russia refusing to pull back 100,000 troops poised on Ukraine's borders, 1,000 US soldiers in Germany are being sent to Romania, and another 2,000 stationed in the United States are being flown to Germany and Poland

US to deploy 3,000 troops to eastern Europe amid fears over Russian invasion of Ukraine

Around 2,000 troops will be sent from Fort Bragg, North Carolina to Poland and Germany, while another 1,000 already in Germany will be moved to Romania

Ukraine Crisis: Now, Vladimir Putin accuses US of trying to 'draw' Russia into military conflict

The comments were the Russian president’s first on the standoff in more than a month and suggests that a potential Russian invasion of Ukraine may not be imminent

Explained: Why temperatures in Siberia are the same as in Patna and Nashik

Countries in Eastern Europe are going through a spell of sultry weather that experts and activists say is unmistakable proof of how global warming is impacting the climate.

Azerbaijan general among 14 killed along border with Armenia in most serious hostilities since 2016

Azerbaijan and Armenia have been locked in conflict over a region of the former country under the control of ethnic Armenian forces.

Uber receives two-month operating licence in London with new safety conditions

Drivers of the city's traditional black taxis have lobbied hard against a licence renewal.