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French President Emmanuel Macron, center, salutes Ethiopia's President Sahle-Work Zewde, left, and Senegal's President Macky Sall at the Summit on the Financing of African Economies on May 18, 2021, in Paris. European Union leaders want to reengage with African nations and counter the growing influence from China and Russia across the continent during a two-day summit in Brussels. The EU-African Union gathering starting Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022, was initially planned for 2020 but was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic and agenda issues. So it's the first time EU and African Union leaders meet in that format since 2017. (Photo by Ludovic Marin, Pool via AP)

EU summit aims to counter China, Russia influence in Africa

By Samuel Petrequin - Associated Press

In this file photo, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen attends a meeting of the EU College of Commissioners at EU headquarters in Brussels, Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022. The Biden administration and the EU are working in concert to prepare for a potential natural gas shortage if Russia invades Ukraine. (Yves Herman, Pool Photo via AP) ** FILE **

Biden, EU vow to intensify efforts to avert energy shortage if Russia invades Ukraine

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Illustration on French reaction to the crisis with Ukraine by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

With Russia threatening Ukraine, why is France AWOL?

By Ivan Sascha Sheehan

FILE - Ukrainian soldiers walks at the line of separation from pro-Russian rebels near Katerinivka, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Tuesday, Dec 7, 2021. Germany's refusal to join other NATO members in supplying Ukraine with weapons has frustrated allies and prompted some to question Berlin's resolve in standing up to Russia. (AP Photo/Andriy Dubchak)

German caution on arms to Ukraine rooted in history, energy

By Frank Jordans - Associated Press

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg speaks during a news conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz after their talks at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Jan. 18, 2022. (Hannibal Hanschke/Pool via AP) ** FILE **

NATO sends ships, jets east as Ireland rejects Russia drills

By Lorne Cook - Associated Press

Cheering Romanians cast shadows on a giant European Union flag during New Year celebrations for Romania's accession in the EU in Bucharest Romania Monday January 1, 2007. The European Union on Thursday prolonged economic sanctions against Russia for six months for failing to live up to its commitments to the peace agreement in Ukraine, amid concern that Moscow may be preparing to invade its former Soviet neighbor. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda, File)

EU extends Russia sanctions over Ukraine peace deal failures

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In this file photo, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian gestures as he speaks during a daily briefing at his ministry in Beijing, Feb. 24, 2020. Taiwan says it's creating an investment fund and planning other measures to help Lithuania as it faces major economic pressure from China for allowing the island to open a representative office in the European Union country. Taiwanese officials said Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2021 that the $200 million fund would help key Lithuanian industries. Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian has called it “false news” that Beijing has blocked Lithuanian imports or pressured multinational companies that do business with the EU country. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, file) **FILE**

Taiwan pledges to invest in Lithuania, defying opposition from China

By Liudas Dapkus - Associated Press

An anti heath pass demonstrator holds a French flag as he faces police officers outside the Constitutional Council in Paris, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021. The coronavirus's omicron variant kept a jittery world off-kilter Wednesday Dec. 1, 2021, as reports of infections linked to the mutant strain cropped up in more parts of the globe, and one official said that the wait for more information on its dangers felt like “an eternity.” (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)

French conservatives seethe as EU banner replaces French flag at Arc de Triomphe

By David R. Sands - The Washington Times

The Russian pipe-laying ship "Akademik Tscherski," which is on deployment for the further construction of the Nord Stream 2 Baltic Sea pipeline, is moored at the port of Mukran on the island of Ruegen, Germany, on Sept. 8, 2020. Russia's natural gas pipeline to Europe is built and ready to flow. But not so fast. The Nord Stream 2 pipeline faces a rocky road ahead. First there's statement by the U.S. secretary of state that gas won't flow if Russia launches military aggression against Ukraine. (Jens Buettner/dpa via AP, File)

Russian pipeline faces big hurdles amid Ukraine tensions

By David McHugh and Vladimir Isachenkov - Associated Press

European Council President Charles Michel, center, speaks with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, during a group photo of EU leaders and Eastern Partnership countries at an Eastern Partnership Summit in Brussels, Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021. European Union leaders meet with partner nations on its eastern borders on Wednesday, with the Russian military buildup on Ukraine's border as the main point of focus. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys)

EU hopes to avoid Ukraine war with talks, sanctions threat

By Raf Casert - Associated Press

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen arrives for a meeting of the College of Commissioners, in Strasbourg, France, Tuesday, Dec. 14 2021. The College will discuss on a comprehensive package on energy and climate action and will also adopt a proposal for a revision of the Schengen Borders Code. (Julien Warnand, Pool Photo via AP)

Omicron to be dominant variant in EU by mid-January

By Samuel Petrequin - Associated Press

European Commissioner for Europe fit for the Digital Age Margrethe Vestager delivers her speech during a debate on the Digital Markets act at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France, Tuesday, Dec.14, 2021. The European Union’s ambitious plan to update its pioneering internet rules gained momentum Tuesday, after a key committee passed measures requiring technology companies to better police content and lawmakers prepared to vote on regulations to rein in Big Tech. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias, Pool)

EU plan for sweeping update of Big Tech rules gains momentum

By Kelvin Chan - Associated Press

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks with European Way of Life Commissioner Margaritis Chinas, right, prior to the meeting of College of Commissioners, in Strasbourg, France, Tuesday, Dec. 14 2021. The College will discuss on a comprehensive package on energy and climate action and will also adopt a proposal for a revision of the Schengen Borders Code. (Julien Warnand, Pool Photo via AP)

Virus and migrant worries spur EU to toughen border rules

By Lorne Cook - Associated Press

$FILE - Angela Merkel arrives for a television debate with Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder at a television studio in Berlin, Sept. 4, 2005. As chancellor, Merkel has been credited with raising Germany’s profile and influence, helping hold a fractious European Union together, managing a string of crises and being a role model for women in a near-record tenure that ends with her leaving office amid praise from abroad and enduring popularity at home. Her designated successor Olaf Scholz is expected to take office Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021. (AP Photo/Jockel Finck, File)$

End of an era: Germany’s Angela Merkel bows out after 16 years

By Geir Moulson - Associated Press

Migrants settle in the logistics center of the checkpoint &quot;Bruzgi&quot; at the Belarus-Poland border near Grodno, Belarus, Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021. The West has accused Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko of luring thousands of migrants to Belarus with the promise of help to get to Western Europe to use them as pawns to destabilize the 27-nation European Union in retaliation for its sanctions on his authoritarian government. Belarus denies engineering the crisis. (Oksana Manchuk/BelTA via AP)

U.S., EU and allies hit Belarus with coordinated sanctions

By Lorne Cook - Associated Press