Russia has responded with mockery to an alleged comment by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz to European counterparts expressing mistrust at the US envoys negotiating an end to the war in Ukraine. “Dear Merz, you are not even in the game,” Russian special envoy Kirill Dmitriev wrote on X. “You disqualified yourself by warmongering, peace sabotage,…
By Marek Strzelecki and Anna Koper WARSAW (Reuters) -A Polish court on Friday ruled against handing over a Ukrainian suspect wanted by Germany in connection with the 2022 Nord Stream gas pipeline explosions and ordered his immediate release from detention. Although Warsaw had said the decision over whether Volodymyr Z. should be transferred to Germany…
Intrusions into NATO’s airspace blamed on Russia reached an unprecedented scale this month, raising questions about whether the Kremlin is trying to test the alliance’s willingness and ability to respond to a direct attack or divert its attention and resources from the war in Ukraine. Russia has been encroaching on its NATO neighbors’ airspace for…