Tag Archives: NATO

News: Finland & Sweden’s Russia Threat, Bolsonaro In Brazil, King Charles III

March 30, 2023: Sweden summons Russia’s ambassador over Nato membership threats. Plus: Jair Bolsonaro returns to Brazil, King Charles III’s Berlin tour and a round-up of news from the UAE.

News: NATO Debates Nord Stream Sabotage, Putin’s ‘Swiss Bank Account’ Trial

March 9, 2023: Defence ministers warn not to jump to conclusions on who was behind the Nord Stream explosions; and the trial of four bankers accused of helping Putin deposit millions of francs in Switzerland kicks off in Zürich.

Plus: India’s luxury-market boom, proposed plans to set a lunar time zone, and the latest segment in our spy series.

News: Battle For Bakhmut, Enriched Uranium In Iran, CIA Counterintelligence

March 6, 2023: Ukraine’s battle for Bakhmut: is the eastern city about to fall to Russia? Plus: a special interview with James Olson, former chief of counterintelligence at the CIA; a round-up of stories from Asia; and a US Supreme Court copyright case involving Andy Warhol.

News: NATO’s Bucharest Nine, UN-Ukraine Meeting, Austria Neutrality Debate

February 23, 2023: Joe Biden’s meeting with Nato’s Bucharest Nine and a look ahead to the UN’s special session on Ukraine. Plus: a special interview with Austria’s minister for foreign affairs, a flick through today’s papers, a global statistics round-up and Laura Kramer speaks to ‘Liaison’ star Vincent Cassel.

News: China Satellite Firm Sanctions, Russia Military, NATO In South Korea-Japan

US slaps sanctions on a Chinese company for allegedly supplying satellite images to the Wagner Group. Plus: Russia’s shifting focus after Western powers promise tanks for Ukraine, and Nato chief Jens Stoltenberg visits South Korea and Japan.