Tag: European Union

Why the U.S. Can’t Quickly Wean Europe From Russian Gas

HOUSTON — President Biden announced Friday that the United States would send more natural gas to Europe to…

E.U. Takes Aim at Big Tech’s Power With Landmark Digital Act

GÖTTINGEN, Germany — The European Union agreed on Thursday to one of the world’s most far-reaching laws to…

Biden Plans Sanctions on Russian Lawmakers as He Heads to Europe

WASHINGTON — President Biden will announce sanctions this week on hundreds of members of Russia’s lower house of…

Will War Make Europe’s Switch to Clean Energy Even Harder?

At the Siemens Gamesa factory in Aalborg, Denmark, where the next generation of offshore wind turbines is being…

Oligarchs Got Richer Despite Sanctions. Will This Time Be Different?

The first time the United States government slapped his family with sanctions and locked him out of the…

Two Refugees, Both on Poland’s Border. But Worlds Apart.

KUZNICA, Poland — On the day war broke out in Ukraine, Albagir, a 22-year-old refugee from Sudan, was…

U.S. and Allies Will Strip Russia of Favored Trade Status

The 1930s tariffs were crafted to charge high levies on imports of manufactured goods and farm products but…

Russia’s Other Contest With the West: Economic Endurance

As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine grinds on, Moscow is finding itself mired in a parallel conflict: a contest…

On Ukraine’s Border, Moldovans Wonder: Where Will Putin Stop?

ON THE DNIESTER RIVER — Just eight miles from the Ukrainian border, the mayor of a village in…

Economic Ties Among Nations Spur Peace. Or Do They?

Russia’s war in Ukraine is not only reshaping the strategic and political order in Europe, it is also…

NATO Countries Pour Weapons Into Ukraine, Risking Conflict With Russia

Sweden, not a member of NATO, announced that it would send Ukraine 5,000 antitank weapons, 5,000 helmets, 5,000…

Russia and China Cemented Economic Ties Before Ukraine Invasion

“If they don’t comply with the U.S., they’re in trouble with the U.S., but if they don’t comply…