Greece to expel two Russian envoys, Moscow to respond in kind – Russia lawmaker
Russia will expel two Greek diplomats in response to Athens’ decision to throw out two of Moscow’s envoys, Russian news agency RIA reported on Wednesday, citing a senior lawmaker.
No guarantees on nerve agent culprits or finding more Novichok: UK police
Those behind nerve agent poisonings in England have not been identified and police cannot guarantee there are no more traces of Novichok still in England, Britain’s top counter-terrorism policeman said on Wednesday.
At NATO, Trump lashes Germany for being Russian ‘captive’
U.S. President Donald Trump accused Germany of being a “captive” of Russia on Wednesday as Western leaders gathered in Brussels for a NATO summit where Trump wants Europeans to pay up more for their own defense.
Poland renews call for EU to cut reliance on Russian gas
The European Union must prioritize having a range of other suppliers other than Russia for its energy, Poland’s president said on Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump accused Germany of being captive to Russian gas supplies.
NATO chief says despite differences, alliance ‘stronger together’
NATO members disagree on many issues including a new Russian gas pipeline to Germany, but the alliance is stronger together and will deliver on boosting defense spending, NATO secretary-general Jen Stoltenberg said on Wednesday.
Shots fired at Northern Irish police ahead of flashpoint parade
Northern Irish police came under gunfire and petrol bomb attack in the fifth night of violence in Londonderry late on Tuesday on the eve of a major annual parade in the British province that frequently triggers sectarian violence.
Austria to decide about future air defense jets by year-end
Austria plans to decide by year-end which fighter jets to use for its air defense in the future, the defense minister said on Wednesday.
Trump lashes Germany over gas pipeline deal, calls it Russia’s ‘captive’
U.S. President Donald Trump launched a sharp public attack on Germany on Wednesday for supporting a Baltic Sea gas pipeline deal with Russia, saying Berlin had become “a captive to Russia” and he criticized it for failing to raise defense spending more…
‘We have issues with Russia’ Germany tells Trump
Germany is not a prisoner of Russian policy, German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday, reacting to U.S. President Donald Trump’s accusation that Germany is “totally controlled” by Moscow.
German neo-Nazi murderer sentenced to life in prison
A German woman was sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday for her part in the murders of 10 people during a seven-year campaign of violence by a neo-Nazi gang.
