Eleven new ambassadors recently won accreditation to represent their countries in the United States—but any casual observer would be hard-pressed to find a more controversial group of diplomats based on a quick online search of their past public and private comments.
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Pjer Šimunović, Croatia’s ambassador to the US, says stopping Russia’s aggression against Ukraine is among his nation’s highest priorities.
Against the backdrop of 16 huge photographs depicting the architectural splendor of Kyiv, some 200 dignitaries gathered Oct. 22 at the Italian Embassy here in advance of a July 2025 meeting in Rome to finance the rebuilding of Ukraine—even as its devastating war against Russia rages on.
A Russian-American journalist went to Russia to care for her mother, and was detained. The State Department wants to get involved in her case but says it can’t because she is not considered to be wrongfully detained.
the new European Union Ambassador to the United States, Jovita Neliupšienė, considers the war in Ukraine the most serious issue she has had to deal with since she started in the role, and an existential security threat to the EU, she said.
Two years have gone by since Russian President Vladimir Putin invaded neighboring Ukraine, sparking Europe’s biggest conflict since World War
In Armenia, this symbol of resistance to Russian occupation is rarely seen. Long viewed as a staunch ally of Moscow, Armenia has been reluctant to openly criticize Vladimir Putin’s Feb. 24, 2022, invasion of Ukraine.
a new report by the Eurasia Group, a leading political risk firm, suggests that Americans would be well advised to look in the mirror and recognize that political dysfunction and threats of violence in the US are frightening people around the world and constitute a serious threat to international stability.
Moldova, one of Europe’s poorest countries, has long seen its salvation in eventual admission to the European Union. On Dec. 14, that once-farfetched dream moved a little closer to reality.
Sweden is about to join the NATO military alliance—its biggest foreign policy decision in a generation. The move, supported by 70% of voters in this wealthy Nordic nation, is a direct consequence of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s February 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
Former Hungarian Ambassador Réka Szemerkényi has formed a charity to help educate Ukrainian children affected by the war.
Henry Kissinger, who died on Nov. 29, 2023, at age 100, exercised more than 50 years of influence on American foreign policy.
In his new job, Czech Ambassador Miloslav Stašek seeks to strengthen US-Czech political and economic ties while defending two of his country’s staunchest allies—war-torn Ukraine and Israel—which are both fighting for their survival. And what concerns him the most, he said, is the political points Moscow scores from Israel’s relentless campaign to destroy Hamas terrorist infrastructure in the Gaza Strip.
All eyes will be on Lithuania this week when Vilnius hosts the 2023 NATO Summit, as the 31-nation alliance, in its own words, “faces the most dangerous and unpredictable security environment since the Cold War.”
Global Business Coalition for Education has managed to get HP and Microsoft to donate nearly $40 million worth of computers to Ukrainian children.
Denmark is mobilizing its 5.9 million inhabitants to come to Ukraine’s aid, while boosting its defense budget to 2% of GDP.
