Diplomacy Archive

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko signed a decree on Monday to introduce martial law for 60 days, a statement on his website said, though it needs parliamentary approval to come into force. The decision came a day after Russia fired at and

NATO head Jens Stoltenberg called on Russian on Monday to release Ukrainian navy ships and sailors, saying there was no justification for Moscow’s actions. “What we saw yesterday was very serious,” Stoltenberg told a news conference after an emergency meeting of

European Union leaders of the 27 states staying on together after Britain leaves the bloc on Sunday endorsed their Brexit deal with London, chairman Donald Tusk said. “EU27 has endorsed the Withdrawal Agreement and Political Declaration on the future EU-UK relations,”

Turkish and Russian defense ministers discussed the latest situation in Syria’s norhwestern Idlib and Tal Rifaat in a phone conversation Saturday. Turkish authorities, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said Hulusi Akar and Sergei Shoigu discussed regional security issues as part

Sexual harassment is a major problem for women who work at the African Union Commission (AUC), an internal investigation has found. Most of the victims are short-term staff, youth volunteers and interns looking for jobs, the report said. Those responsible “position