The Latest Breaking News from Europe

COVID still threatens millions of Americans. Why are we so eager to move on?

Iesha White is so fed up with the U.S. response to COVID-19 that she’s seriously considering moving to Europe.

Tribune News Service · Feb 23, 2022

Nord Stream 2 halted: What you should know

Germany paused the controversial project after Russia recognised separatist areas in Ukraine. What could come next?

Al Jazeera · Feb 23, 2022

Gene Collier: Behind the Russia-Ukraine story, plenty of madness to go around

The largest land war in Europe since 1945 was scheduled to start sometime Sunday or Monday — WITHIN HOURS — according to the consistently breathless cable news coverage that had just trimmed the tentative kickoff from WITHIN DAYS.

Tribune News Service · Feb 23, 2022

How could the US aid Ukraine if Russia invades?

Washington said to be considering sending thousands of US troops to Nato allies in Eastern Europe

The Independent UK · Feb 23, 2022

Ukraine-Russia war: What is the Nord Stream 2 pipeline and how might the crisis impact it?

Lucrative natural gas pipeline running to Germany under Baltic Sea blocked by chancellor Olaf Scholz in response to Vladimir Putin’s aggression

The Independent UK · Feb 23, 2022

Editorial: Putin wants to undermine Western unity. Here’s why US and NATO cannot let that happen

Every so often Vladimir Putin draws back the shades and gives the West a portal into what he’s thinking. He did so Monday, unspooling a rambling hourlong monologue that served as revisionist red meat for the former Soviet KGB agent’s domestic audience, and a gauntlet on the floor for President…

Chicago Tribune · Feb 23, 2022

Holiday destinations relax Covid rules for UK visitors - latest updates

More countries have been easing Covid travel rules with the European Union also recommending member nations relax restrictions

Wales Online · Feb 23, 2022

GECF Concludes Summit in Qatar, Calls for Int’l Dialogue on Energy Security

The Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) concluded its sixth summit, held under the slogan of 'Natural Gas: Shaping the Energy Future' in Qatar. The 11 gas-producing countries announced they disagree with non-UN economic sanctions against GECF member states. The leaders of the member states or their representatives met in Doha…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 23, 2022

Russia hit by barrage of sanctions as France, US foreign ministers cancel Lavrov meeting

Western nations and Japan have started implementing sanctions against Russia following President Vladimir Putin's deployment of troops into separatist regions of eastern Ukraine. Diplomatic overtures have been suspended and the Nordstream 2 pipeline halted as sanctions could be expanded further if Moscow launches an all-out invasion.

Radio France Internationale · Feb 23, 2022

Covid live: Poland, Slovakia and Iceland latest countries set to end most coronavirus restrictions — as it happened

Move comes as case numbers and deaths continue to fall in many nations

The Guardian - UK · Feb 23, 2022