Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has been formally placed under investigation after entering police custody for questioning on Tuesday in a probe into alleged influence peddling. Sarkozy is under suspicion of trying to use his influence to obstruct an investigation of his 2007 election campaign. A prosecutor said Wednesday that the former French leader tried […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin is pushing back against Western opposition to his country’s planned South Stream pipeline that would allow Moscow to ship natural gas to European countries without going through Ukraine. The Russian president spent six hours earlier this week in Vienna where he signed an agreement for the pipeline’s construction in that country. […]
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has ordered officials to create corridors to allow people in eastern Ukraine to escape areas that have seen months of fighting and safely move to other parts of the country. The president announced the move Tuesday, saying he wanted to “avoid new victims” as Ukrainian forces battle to regain control of […]
WASHINGTON, June 4, 2014 – NATO European allies must dedicate more money to defense spending, and all are ready to do their part in the follow-on operation in Afghanistan, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said at NATO headquarters in Brussels today. The secretary spoke at a news conference after meetings with alliance defense ministers. Russia’s […]