Tag: Diplomacy

The US and Europe Aren’t Interested in Diplomacy

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Als Diplomacy Hopes Dim, verbündete US-Marschälle, um der Ukraine langfristige Militärhilfe zu leisten

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RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Deutschland – Die Vereinigten Staaten haben am Dienstag 40 Verbündete aufgestellt, um der Ukraine langfristige militärische Hilfe in einem möglicherweise langwierigen Kampf gegen die russische Invasion zu leisten, und Deutschland sagte, es werde Dutzende gepanzerter Flugabwehrfahrzeuge schicken. Für ein Land, das aus Angst vor einer Provokation Russlands geschwankt hatte, war dies ein wichtiger politischer Kurswechsel.

Die Ankündigung von Deutschland, Europas größter Volkswirtschaft und einem der wichtigsten westlichen Handelspartner Russlands, war eines von vielen Signalen am Dienstag, die

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Russian death toll ‘hits 19,500’ as Zelensky says he has had enough of UN diplomacy with Putin

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Vladimir Putin’s barbaric invasion of Ukraine has suffered another devastating blow after his force’s death toll rose to 19,500 according to Kyiv estimates.

Russia has only admitted 1,351 of its troops have died fighting in Ukraine since Putin invaded on February 24, a fraction of the figure estimated by Ukraine’s armed forces.

The catastrophic death toll comes as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky defended his criticism of NATO and the UN, saying he has had enough of diplomacy with Vladimir Putin.

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When it comes to diplomacy, Wolfgang Ischinger means business – POLITICO

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February 16, 2022


6:13 pm

MUNICH

It was the kind of tense moment that Wolfgang Ischinger was born to defuse. The veteran German diplomat and chairman of the annual Munich Security Conference was hosting a meeting between leaders from the Balkans and senior European and American diplomats when anger bubbled up over the slow progress countries from the region were making toward joining the European Union. 

“You have to tell us if you want us or not,” Serbian President Aleksandar

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With Russian guns pointed at Ukraine, West and Moscow dive into talks – POLITICO

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GENEVA — U.S., European, and NATO officials are adamant the intense week of diplomatic meetings with Russia is a dialogue, not a negotiation.

But with upwards of 100,000 Russian soldiers quite literally pointing guns at Ukraine, with tanks and other heavy weaponry massed on the border, and President Vladimir Putin openly threatening military action if his demands for security guarantees are not met, this week’s talks have all the markings of a hostage

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Turkey puts its migrant security system on display for Europe – POLITICO

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VAN, Turkey — A squad of fully armed Turkish officers is gathered outside an old abandoned house on a recent night in November. They’ve called in reporters to document what’s about to happen — a raid on a “shock house” where it’s believed Afghans are squatting after crossing into the country illegally. 

The neighbors are watching the scene unfold, peering out through windows, standing on balconies. The whole procedure appears familiar to them. 

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What does Xi want? – POLITICO

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HONG KONG — Does Xi Jinping want to be feared or loved?

The answer is critical. What China’s paramount leader wants from the world will shape it, in everything from how we tackle climate change to the future of technology and whether the world tumbles into another age of superpower competition.

Xi himself doesn’t provide a clear answer. Take his speech in July, marking the centennial of the Chinese Communist Party: In a

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How ambassadors took over the EU – POLITICO

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As the coronavirus paralyzed politics across Europe, one group gained more power: EU ambassadors.

The envoys who represent the EU’s 27 member countries in Brussels kept meeting in person throughout the pandemic even as leaders, ministers and lawmakers were forced online.

Even more than usual, it fell to their committee, Coreper — an acronym of its French name, Comité des représentants permanents — to thrash out the differences between national governments on issues

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