Bloomberg It’s “wishful thinking” to expect relations between Russia and the West to return to their pre-war status soon after the fighting stops in Ukraine, as the Kremlin appears bent on creating a buffer between itself and Nato, Romania’s prime minister said. Nicolae Ciuca, a retired general who once led combat forces in Iraq, said Russia’s invasion has re-opened ...

  Bloomberg Serbia and Kosovo may resume European Union-mediated talks on mending ties later this month following weekend tensions over identification cards and car plates. The meeting in Brussels could take place on Aug. 18, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic told state broadcaster RTS late Tuesday. Kosovo government spokesman Perparim Kryeziu said the meeting is expected in the third week of ...

  Bloomberg At least three soldiers were killed in fighting between Azerbaijani and Armenian forces in disputed territory that’s overseen by Russian peacekeeping troops as part of a truce deal that halted a 2020 war. Two Armenian serviceman died and 14 were wounded when Azerbaijani troops fired grenade-launchers and used attack drones, the defense army of the unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic ...