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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses lawmakers in Ankara last month. (Photo by Adem Altan / AFP via Getty Images)
Turkey Simmers Over Extradition Dispute With NATO-Aspirant Sweden; Escalates Row With Greece
December 21, 2022 | 7:24pm EST
NATO foreign ministers meet in Bucharest, Romania on Wednesday. (Photo by Daniel Mihailescu / AFP via Getty Images)
China, Eastern Flank, and Ukraine’s Membership Aspirations Feature as NATO Foreign Ministers Meet
November 30, 2022 | 3:38pm EST
The newly-completed LNG terminal in Wilhelmshaven, Germany, the first of five planned for completion by late next year. . (Photo by Adam Berry/Getty Images)
First of Five Planned LNG Terminals Opens As Germany Moves to Secure Non-Russian Energy Supplies
November 17, 2022 | 12:29am EST
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses lawmakers in Ankara last month. (Photo by Adem Altan / AFP via Getty Images)
Turkey’s Erdogan Continues to Hamstring Bids by Sweden, Finland to Join NATO
November 10, 2022 | 9:07pm EST
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. (Photo by Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images)
EU Leaders Meet on Energy Crisis As Turkey’s Erdogan Embraces Putin’s ‘Gas Hub’ Proposal
October 20, 2022 | 8:33pm EDT
German Economy Minister Robert Habeck. (Photo by Odd Andersen / AFP via Getty Images)
German Regulator Questions Need For Pause in Russian Gas Flow, But Tries to Allay Concern About Supply
August 23, 2022 | 7:04pm EDT
The nuclear power plant at Neckarwestheim, one of the last three plants operating in Germany, scheduled to shut down at the end of this year. (Photo by Thomas Kienzle/AFP via Getty Images)
Despite Hints by Top Officials, Germany Says it Hasn’t Yet Decided to Delay Nuclear Power Phaseout
August 17, 2022 | 6:49pm EDT
An immigration official biometrically scans a Russian citizen’s passport. (Photo by Sergey Bobok / AFP via Getty Images)
Moscow Says Calls by European Neighbors to Bar Russian Citizens Bring to Mind Nazi Policies
August 10, 2022 | 6:22pm EDT
The bulk carrier MV Razoni, carrying a cargo of 26,000 tons of corn, leaves Ukraine’s port of Odesa en route to Tripoli, Lebanon. (Photo by Oleksandr Gimanov/AFP via Getty Images)
After First Ukrainian Grain Ship Leaves Port, Erdogan and Putin to Meet Over Black Sea Initiative
August 2, 2022 | 6:37pm EDT
Former German chancellor and Nord Stream board chairman Gerhard Schroder with Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2016. (Photo by Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images)
As Germany Slams Russian Gas ‘Power Play,’ Controversial Ex-Chancellor Visits Moscow to Talk Energy
July 27, 2022 | 7:27pm EDT