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Trump plans Putin-Zelensky peace summit after talks in Washington

Trump plans Putin-Zelensky peace summit after talks in Washington

Russian President Vladimir Putin Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky look set for a peace summit after fast-moving talks on Monday 18 August between Donald Trump and European leaders that focused on the key issue of long-term security guarantees for Kyiv. Hopes of a breakthrough rose after Trump said he had spoken by phone with Russian counterpart Putin, whom he met in Alaska last week, following a "very good" meeting with the Europeans and the Ukrainian president at the White House on Monday.

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NATO in a show of force in Georgia

NATO in a show of force in Georgia

Heavy American military equipment of the US 2nd Cavalry Regiment, including tanks, artillary and armoured vehicles, landed on Georgia's Black Sea coast throughout the week, and were transported by rail, or driven, to the Vaziani Military base at the centre of the country where the military drills will take place starting today and lasting until 12 August
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NATO and Turkey continue to need each other
NATO and Turkey continue to need each other

NATO and Turkey continue to need each other

Commentary: Benyamin Poghosyan discusses current difficulties between Turkey and some of the member states of NATO, but argues that Turkey and the Atlantic alliance share vital common interests, and any action that will seriously jeopardise Turkey-NATO relations is unlikely.
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"NATO’s aloofness vis-a-vis the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is no longer sustainable"
"NATO’s aloofness vis-a-vis the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is no longer sustainable"

"NATO’s aloofness vis-a-vis the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is no longer sustainable"

As NATO prepares to hold its summit this week, there is one region that deserves more attention from the alliance, argues Eduard Abrahamyan in this commentary. NATO should have a more pro-active role in the solution of the Karabakh conflict, says Abrahamyan