Eastern europe

Thousands of migrants head to Greece from nearby Turkey, most hoping to make their way to more prosperous European countries farther north. Although most arrive on eastern Aegean islands near the Turkish coast, many cross the land border in north-eastern Greece. … [Read more...] about Greece: Seven Dead After Car Transporting Migrants Runs Through Roadworks

Hill, a British-born coal miner’s daughter who became a U.S. citizen in 2002, worked for Republican and Democratic administrations. She said she joined the Trump White House because she shared the Republican president’s belief that relations with Russia needed to improve. Still, she was adamant that Russia was gearing up to intervene again in the 2020 U.S. election, declaring, “We are running out of time to stop them.” … [Read more...] about Ex-Trump adviser plans book on future of polarized America

The details of any agreement reached in Paris on elections and a special status for the disputed regions will have to be worked out by a Trilateral Contact Group, which is comprised of Ukraine, Russia, and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. Representatives of the self-proclaimed Lugansk and Donetsk People’s Republics will also be involved. … [Read more...] about Analysts See Pitfalls for Ukraine in Coming Peace Talks

Belarusian authorities claimed the arrested contractors worked for the Wagner company. The private military firm is linked to Yevgeny Prigozhin, a Russian businessman who was indicted in the United States for meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. … [Read more...] about Russia warns Belarus will pay price for contractors’ arrests

Conflicting views on the offensive reflect the gap among the Balkan former war foes. Serbia on Tuesday evening memorialized the ethnic Serbs who died in the offensive, calling the Croatian army attack as a crime and pledging it would not allow anything similar to happen again. … [Read more...] about Croatia marks 1995 blitz; Serb politician there for 1st time