Most Canadians now see US as a ‘threat,’ study reveals
Never mind Russia, North Korea and Iran, a majority of Canadian citizens now see the neighboring United States as the “greatest threat” to their country. Fifty-nine percent of Canadians view the U.S....
View ArticleTrump, finally fed up with Putin, teases more Russian sanctions ‘at my option’
President Donald Trump, appearing fed up, accused the Russian President Vladimir Putin of spouting “bullshit” and said he was “very strongly” considering supporting a punishing sanctions bill to bring...
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The end of drone supremacy
Mark T. Kimmitt is a retired U.S. Army brigadier general and has also served as the U.S. assistant secretary of state for political-military affairs. In May, Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defense Systems...
View ArticleTrump now backs tough Russia sanctions bill, top Senate ally says
A bill targeting Russia with substantial new sanctions is gaining momentum in the Senate, with a key GOP senator signaling Tuesday that President Donald Trump is now on board. “We’re moving,” said...
View ArticleAs Trump admin bickers about arms halt, Russia hits Ukraine with missiles...
KYIV — Russia battered Ukraine with a record number of drones and missiles overnight as the U.S. administration debates who knew what about the Pentagon’s recent decision to stop military aid to Kyiv....
View ArticleTrump is interested in new Russia sanctions. But there’s a catch.
President Donald Trump is ready to sign a punishing Russia sanctions bill that GOP hawks have pushed for months. But only if it changes to give him more control. A senior administration official...
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Macron pitches Starmer on new special relationship as leaders strike defense...
LONDON — Emmanuel Macron and Keir Starmer are set to unveil a host of defense pacts on the final day of the French leader’s visit to the United Kingdom. After getting wined and dined by the king on...
View ArticleWhy Europe doesn’t trust Trump’s latest Ukraine reversal
Ukraine’s allies in Europe are finally hearing the tough-on-Russia message they’d been hoping for from President Donald Trump. But they don’t trust it. Across European capitals, there’s a feeling of...
View ArticleTrump resumes weapons deliveries to Ukraine
The United States has begun resending weapons to Ukraine, a week after the Pentagon said some deliveries should be paused, the Ukrainian president’s office confirmed Thursday. At the beginning of...
View ArticleMerz tells Trump to stick with Europeans on Ukraine
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz appealed to U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday to stand with Europe in defending Ukraine and to move to provide the embattled country with additional missile...
View ArticleBigger threats, messier politics: How things now change for von der Leyen
BRUSSELS ― Welcome to the real start of Ursula von der Leyen’s second term as European Commission president. On Thursday, the German politician easily defeated a vote of no-confidence brought by...
View ArticleRubio slams Russia over ‘lack of progress’ toward peace in Ukraine
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he “echoed” President Donald Trump’s “disappointment and frustration at the lack of progress” in talks to end Russia’s war on Ukraine during a meeting with Russian...
View ArticleNo-confidence vote: Is the EU Parliament about to break?
Listen on Spotify Apple Music Amazon Music Ursula von der Leyen survived a motion of censure — but not without sustaining damage. In Strasbourg, tensions within her pro-European coalition burst into...
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Is the Trump-Putin bromance really over?
Jamie Dettmer is opinion editor and a foreign affairs columnist at POLITICO Europe. Has the penny finally dropped with U.S. President Donald Trump that Russia’s Vladimir Putin has no serious interest...
View ArticleTrump pledges to sell US arms to Ukraine via NATO as Europe prepares to step up
Amid uncertainty over American military aid to Ukraine and Europe’s call to do more, President Donald Trump announced NATO will fund and send weapons to Kyiv. Last week, the U.S. halted shipments of...
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The great Benghazi blunder: How a Libyan warlord humiliated Brussels
BRUSSELS — When a delegation of top European ministers and officials landed in the summer heat of Libya to discuss migration with a Russia-backed warlord, they found they had flown into a political...
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World’s cartoonists on this week’s events
First published on PoliticalCartoons.com, The Philippines, July 7, 2025 | By Manny Francisco First published in PoliticalCartoons.com, July 8, 2025 | By Bart van Leeuwen First published on...
View ArticleTrump flags ‘bit of a problem’ with Putin ahead of big announcement on Ukraine
KYIV — U.S. President Donald Trump continues shifting his stance on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, signaling a big announcement Monday that could see Washington send offensive as well as defensive...
View Article‘We’re not buying it’: Trump ties Ukraine aid to America First
President Donald Trump on Monday went further than he ever has in helping Ukraine defend itself against Russia, greenlighting a European purchase of Patriot missile defense systems and other weapons...
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Is €1.2T enough to save Europe?
Is €1.2T enough to save Europe? In the age of Putin, Trump and Xi, the stakes for the next EU budget could not be higher. By TIM ROSS The fact that two years have been set aside for negotiations over...
View ArticleTrump says NATO becoming ‘opposite’ of obsolete and collective defense is ‘fine’
NATO is now “becoming the opposite of” obsolete because other members of the alliance are “paying their own bills,” U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday. Trump, who has repeatedly criticized NATO...
View ArticlePro-Putin conductor’s upcoming performance in Italy draws government criticism
A famous conductor is set to perform at a major festival in Italy, drawing criticism from the Italian government and the Russian opposition over his support for Vladimir Putin. Valery Gergiev, who...
View ArticleRussia’s increasing use of chemical weapons in Ukraine ‘unbearable,’ says top...
BRUSSELS — Russia is increasingly using chemical weapons in Ukraine in an effort to subdue the country by causing as much pain and suffering as possible, Europe’s top diplomat Kaja Kallas said...
View ArticleEU tells Trump to ‘share the burden’ of sending Patriots to Ukraine
BRUSSELS — The EU’s top diplomat Kaja Kallas says she welcomes U.S. President Donald Trump’s readiness to send Patriot missiles to Ukraine — but insists the Americans do their fair share in the...
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How Europe found a workaround to get Trump to help Ukraine
BERLIN — European leaders have rapidly learned to work with the American president they have rather than wishing for another. There’s no greater proof of that than in the gushing response to President...
View ArticleTrump threatens ‘very significant’ Russia sanctions, bashes ‘all talk’ Putin
President Donald Trump upped pressure on Russia to “stop the killing” in Ukraine within 50 days, warning Tuesday that his threatened economic penalties against Moscow and its trading partners would be...
View ArticleTrump needs to impose more Russia sanctions now, Latvian foreign minister urges
ASPEN, Colorado — U.S. President Donald Trump should not wait 50 days to impose secondary sanctions on Russia, Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braže argued Wednesday. “It should be earlier,” Braže said...
View ArticleUK sanctions Russian spies linked to Mariupol strikes
LONDON — The U.K. has laid a raft of sanctions against Russian military intelligence officers involved in targeting Ukrainian civilians and carrying out cyber attacks against Britain. The Foreign,...
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World’s cartoonists on this week’s events
First published on PoliticalCartoons.com, July 14, 2025 | By Pat Byrnes First published on CagleCartoons.com, July 15, 2025 | By Harley Schwadron First published on PoliticalCartoons.com, Canada, July...
View ArticleRussia launches massive drone attack on Ukraine cities
Russian drones attacked Ukrainian cities in the night between Friday and Saturday, killing one person and injuring six in a residential building in Odesa. “Last night, our warriors from various units...
View ArticleZelenskyy says Ukraine offered Russia a new round of peace talks
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called for stepped-up peace negotiations with Russia and said Kyiv had offered that a new round of talks be held in the coming week. Rustem Umerov, who was...
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