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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko at a previous meeting. (Photo by Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images)
EU Plans New Belarus Sanctions Over Forced Plane Landing; Russia Backs Lukashenko With Further Loan
May 31, 2021 | 7:14pm EDT
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan with E.U. leaders Charles Michel and Ursula von der Leyen. (Photo by Thierry Monasse/Getty Images)
European Lawmakers: Relations With Turkey Are at ‘Historic Low.’ EU Should Stop Membership Talks
May 20, 2021 | 7:53pm EDT
Chinese President Xi Jinping, French President Emmanuel Macron, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Paris in 2019. (Photo by Chesnot/Getty Images)
Troubled EU-China Investment Deal Faces New Scrutiny Over NGO Restriction
May 12, 2021 | 7:37pm EDT
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EU Seeks Common Policy on Returning Failed Asylum Seekers to Countries of Origin
April 28, 2021 | 7:27pm EDT
A Barcelona beach last summer. The upcoming one could see American visitors back in Europe. (Photo by Josep Lago/AFP via Getty Images)
EU Parliament to vote on Coronavirus ‘Passports’ Amid Plans to Reopen to US Tourists by Summer
April 27, 2021 | 8:28pm EDT
Annalena Baerbock, right, has been named as the Greens candidate in this year’s race to succeed German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who is leaving office. (Photo by Tristar Media/Getty Images)
German Greens in Line For Key Role in Future Gov’t; Could Impact Approaches to US, Russia
April 21, 2021 | 6:37pm EDT
Defense Secretary Gen. Lloyd Austin with German Defence Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer in Berlin this week. (Photo by Kay Nietfeld/Pool/AFP via Getty Images)
Not Only Will Biden Not Cut US Troop Numbers in Germany as Trump Intended; He’ll Increase Them
April 14, 2021 | 7:42pm EDT
Cotton workers in China’s Xinjiang region. (Photo by Chien-min Chung/Getty Images)
Western Companies Urged to Remain Firm on Xinjiang Cotton Stance Despite Chinese Intimidation
March 30, 2021 | 9:29pm EDT
Secretary of State Antony Blinken and European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell in Brussels on Wednesday. (Photo by Virginia Mayo/Pool//AFP via Getty Images)
Blinken’s European Trip: Shows of Unity, But Differences Over Russia Pipeline Unresolved
March 24, 2021 | 9:21pm EDT
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. (Photo by Adem Altan/AFP via Getty Images)
Amid Fresh Turkish Provocations, EU Reports ‘Positive Steps’ in Relationship
March 22, 2021 | 10:13pm EDT