Bloomberg US Vice President Mike Pence said the American people “stand with Ukraine” but that European nations should do more to help the former Soviet republic. The US has “carried the load” on Ukraine and “we’ve been proud to do that,” Pence told reporters on Monday in Warsaw. “But we believe it’s time for our European partners to step forward.” ...

Bloomberg Georgian Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze stood down on Monday, saying he’d completed the tasks he’d set himself. “The strategic framework has been created and put into place,” Bakhtadze, 37, said in a lengthy Facebook post listing the achievements of his government in the Caucasus nation. “I have decided to leave my position, considering that I have accomplished my mission.” ...

Bloomberg A day after only a narrow victory in state elections, Chancellor Angela Merkel’s coalition realised once again that it needs to do far more to effectively stem the rise of populism in Germany. Yes, the Christian Democrats and their junior coalition partner, the Social Democrats, won in the eastern states of Brandenburg and Saxony. But the gains of the ...