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JD Vance had a point on migration, Denmark’s prime minister warns EU leaders

COPENHAGEN — There’s not much the socialist Danish prime minister agrees on with the Trump administration.  For one, U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to annex Greenland, an autonomous Danish...

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Ukraine’s long-range Neptune cruise missile is a potential trump card

KYIV — Donald Trump’s effort to cajole Russia’s Vladimir Putin into agreeing to a 30-day ceasefire was a flop, but the Kremlin does seem interested in pausing energy infrastructure attacks — at the...

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Trump eyes Europe’s biggest nuclear power plant. Problem: It’s occupied by...

KYIV — U.S. President Donald Trump’s transactional approach to bringing peace to Ukraine has found a new craving: the largest nuclear power plant in Europe. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and...

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Ukraine’s phony peace has begun. Only Trump still believes it’s real.

BRUSSELS — Europe is suffering from a bad case of what could be called “Trump fatigue.”  It’s only five weeks since the U.S. president stunned the West by calling Vladimir Putin to launch the process...

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Seizing frozen Russian assets is ‘an act of war,’ says Belgian PM

BRUSSELS — Europe confiscating almost €200 billion of frozen Russian assets would be “an act of war,” Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever told reporters late Thursday night. Speaking after a...

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The EU’s funniest man

Journalists who survived until the bitter end of Thursday’s European Council were treated to a inadvertent standup comedy set by Belgium’s new Prime Minister Bart De Wever. That’s a change of pace for...

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UK to host further military planning sessions on Ukraine

LONDON — Europe must “step up” to meet the challenge of a “different chapter of history,” Keir Starmer told allies — as he announced three more days of military planning in London to be held next...

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Why Zelenskyy won’t wear a suit

KYIV — The last time Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wore a suit was early on Feb. 24, 2022, when he posted a video announcing martial law as Russia launched its full-scale invasion. Since...

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Russia could return to the international sports scene, incoming Olympics...

The next president of the International Olympic Committee said she would not categorically ban countries from the games over international conflicts, opening the door for Russia to return to the...

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Putin prayed for Trump after assassination attempt, top envoy says

Russian President Vladimir Putin prayed for Donald Trump after the then-presidential candidate was shot last year, top envoy Steve Witkoff revealed Friday. Witkoff, who has visited Moscow twice to...

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Trump envoy claims Ukraine ‘agreed’ to hold presidential elections

U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff asserted that Kyiv has “agreed” to organize presidential elections in Ukraine, without providing details or evidence backing his claim. In an...

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No one can stop Putin but me, Trump says

U.S. President Donald Trump said he is the only person in the world who is able to end the war in Ukraine, adding that efforts to keep the conflict from escalating are “somewhat under control.” “I...

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China reportedly mulling participation in Ukraine peacekeeping mission

China is considering joining the potential peacekeeping mission for Ukraine being spearheaded by European leaders, German newspaper Welt reported on Saturday. China’s participation in the mission...

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China trashes report it would put peacekeeping troops in Ukraine

The Chinese foreign ministry on Monday denied reports that Beijing could join a potential peacekeeping mission in Ukraine spearheaded by EU leaders. “I would like to emphasize that the reports in...

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US announces Black Sea deal with Russia and Ukraine

The White House announced Tuesday that it had reached separate agreements with Russia and Ukraine to allow for “safe navigation” in the Black Sea, eliminating a major roadblock for peace talks between...

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The Ukrainian teens who took on Putin’s gulag archipelago — and won

The Ukrainian teens who took on Putin’s gulag archipelago — and won When Vlad and his friends realized the Kremlin would not return them home, they staged an open revolt. By CASEY QUACKENBUSH in Kyiv...

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Trump admits Russians could be ‘dragging their feet’ on Ukraine peace deal

Russian President Vladimir Putin could be trying to delay a full truce with Ukraine, U.S. President Donald Trump conceded Tuesday — before adding that he still believes Moscow ultimately wants an end...

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Trump team’s rush to get Ukraine peace deal risks letting Russia off the hook...

KYIV — The United States met with Russian and Ukrainian delegations in Saudi Arabia this week as it ramps up pressure for a speedy end to the war, but Ukraine worries that in its rush to get a deal,...

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NATO to Putin: Attack Poland and our response will be ‘devastating’

WARSAW — NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte on Wednesday stressed that the transatlantic military alliance would respond to an attack with “full force.” “When it comes to the defense of Poland and the...

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Russia and US discuss restarting Nord Stream pipelines, Kremlin says

BRUSSELS — Washington and Moscow are in talks to revive the Nord Stream gas pipelines, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said, as the Kremlin vies to regain a foothold in Europe amid the prospect...

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US disarmament is a gift to its great power rivals

Dalibor Rohac is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington DC. He tweets at @DaliborRohac. There’s a vast ocean separating the U.S. administration’s rhetoric about its...

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The Romanian mathematician trying to stop Putin and Trump wrecking the West

BUCHAREST — Nicușor Dan takes his time when he speaks, weighing every word as if the future of civilization might depend on it. But then he may just be the West’s best hope of holding onto Romania....

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Trump’s giving Putin ‘far too much,’ says UK ally Nigel Farage

LONDON — Vladimir Putin is getting “far too much” from U.S.-led negotiations to end the war between Ukraine and Russia, Donald Trump’s British ally Nigel Farage warned Friday. The Reform UK leader —...

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Kyiv officials trash Putin’s ‘external governance’ plan for Ukraine

Officials in Kyiv have lambasted Russian President Vladimir Putin’s proposal to establish an interim government in Ukraine under the United Nations. Putin said that the “temporary administration”...

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Ukraine and Russia do the Trump dance to shift blame for peace-talk problems

KYIV — There’s a life-and-death blame game going on between Kyiv and Moscow as each side tries to persuade U.S. President Donald Trump that the other is responsible for any failure of his desire to...

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Finland’s Stubb boosts Trump ties over golf

Finnish President Alexander Stubb played golf with U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday during a surprise, unofficial trip to Florida that included discussions about Ukraine and icebreaker ships....

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‘Pissed off’ at Putin, Trump threatens Russian oil tariffs

United States President Donald Trump vowed to impose hefty financial penalties on Russian crude oil imports if Moscow does not sign up to a ceasefire in Ukraine within the next month. Speaking in an...

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Trump on Putin: ‘I don’t think he’s going to go back on his word’

President Donald Trump said Sunday he basically trusts Russian President Vladimir Putin to do the right thing as he attempts to hash out a peace deal in the Russia-Ukraine war. Speaking to reporters...

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Russia officially moves to legalize the Taliban

The Russian Prosecutor General’s Office requested Monday that the Supreme Court ends a ban on the Taliban’s activities in the country. Moscow’s foreign and justice ministries submitted an appeal last...

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Putin to conscript 160,000 more Russians for war with Ukraine

KYIV — Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered another 160,000 Russian citizens be called up to serve in the military, Russian news agency Interfax reported Monday. Russia drafts men aged 18 to...

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Finland will exit global land mine treaty as Russia fears grow

Finland will withdraw from the international agreement banning antipersonnel mines, also known as the Ottawa Convention, and spend 3 percent of GDP on defense, the country’s President Alexander Stubb...

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