By DPA The logo of Gazprom, a Russian state-owned energy company, is seen behind a disconnected hose and LPG gas pressure regulator. Andre M. Chang/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa Russian state-owned energy company Gazprom will no longer supply Shell Energy Europe or Danish provider Ørsted with gas as of Wednesday. Ørsted and Shell informed Gazprom Export that […]
By Aaron Stein The Turkish government is using the Russian invasion of Ukraine to settle outstanding grievances with much of NATO. Sweden and Finland were expected to swiftly join the alliance, in time for the June summit in Madrid. Instead, Ankara has upended this coronation. Turkey, which joined NATO during the alliance’s first wave of […]
By Raya Jalabi Kurdish-led forces have long been a pillar of western efforts to rout Isis militants from Syria. But Turkey’s antipathy to these groups endangers not only calm in Syria but also plans for Nato expansion. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has threatened to block Finland’s and Sweden’s accession to the western military alliance over […]