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The horseshoe table of the United Nations Security Council at dawn, no delegations seated, name placards facing inward, soft ambient light.

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France's U.N. Hormuz Resolution Has Not Drawn a Co-Sponsor

Four days after Paris circulated its Strait of Hormuz draft, no second mission has signed on and no Council vote is on the June calendar.

By Hendrik Van Der Berg, Brussels May 25 2 min read

Europa Building meeting room with the empty round table of the EU Foreign Affairs Council, name placards facing the dais, midday Brussels light through tall windows.

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Europe's Top Four Call for Russia Meeting After Largest Kyiv Strike

The EU's senior foreign-policy tier spoke as a group against Sunday's Russian attack on Kyiv; the foreign ministers meet within days to translate the chorus into a sanctions instrument.

By Hendrik Van Der Berg, Brussels May 25 2 min read

An empty NATO consultation room with the round table set for the North Atlantic Council, name placards facing inward, no delegations seated, midday institutional light.

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Poland Scrambles Jets Over Kyiv Strike but Holds Off on NATO Consultation

Polish and allied jets were airborne over Polish airspace during Russia's Sunday wave; Warsaw has not invoked Article 4 and the NAC has not been convened.

By Hendrik Van Der Berg, Brussels May 25 2 min read