UK’s Cameron meets with Trump ahead of DC swing
TALLAHASSEE, Florida — Britain’s top diplomat is meeting with former President Donald Trump in Florida on Monday as part of a push to reaffirm support for Ukraine. David Cameron, the United Kingdom...
View ArticleZelenskyy reveals his Trump playbook: An invitation and a warning
Axel Springer media outlets conducted an interview with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy today. POLITICO is going to publish it this afternoon, and we’re offering it exclusively to Pro...
View ArticleZelenskyy blasts Scholz’s reason for not sending German Taurus missiles
Paul Ronzheimer is the deputy editor-in-chief of BILD and a senior journalist reporting for Axel Springer, the parent company of POLITICO. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sharply criticized...
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On holiday with Europe’s right-wingers
NICOSIA — “We’re conservatives! We all like wine!” a voice rang out as the bus, filled with a few dozen European conservatives, snaked its way up the dusty hill, the roadsides lined with giant fennel...
View ArticleEU court removes Russian oligarchs Fridman, Aven from sanctions list
The General Court of the European Union on Wednesday took Russian billionaires Mikhail Fridman and Petr Aven off an EU sanctions list. It said that there isn’t sufficient evidence the two businessmen...
View ArticleEU unleashes arsenal of defense acronyms to fight Putin
When Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, EU politicians lined up to demand an urgent rethink of European security. In order to protect themselves in an uncertain world, EU countries...
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‘I hope Ukraine will lose’: What MEPs told Russian propaganda channel
BRUSSELS — “If it is a war of civilization, well, I hope the civilization in Ukraine will lose,” said Marcel de Graaff, a Dutch far-right lawmaker, from a TV studio just inside the European Parliament...
View ArticleIsrael and Ukraine dominate Biden’s life. China gets its moment this week.
President Joe Biden has long wanted the spotlight on Beijing as the Big Bad of global politics. But his meetings with Asian leaders at the White House this week are serving as a reminder of how much...
View ArticleFrance talks tough on Ukraine while gobbling up more Russian gas
BRUSSELS — Put your money where your mouth is. Such grumbling is percolating across Europe as new data reveals France quietly ramping up gas payments to Russia just as President Emmanuel Macron loudly...
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Why Germany’s Scholz is bowing to the Chinese dragon
BERLIN — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrived at an unexpected juncture this week. The 65-year-old chancellor, considered humorless even by German standards, celebrated his TikTok debut, promising...
View ArticleBelgium opens probe into pro-Russia network accused of paying MEPs
Belgium’s federal prosecutor opened an investigation into the pro-Russian propaganda network which is accused of paying MEPs to promote the Kremlin’s agenda. “Our judicial authorities have now...
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World’s cartoonists on this week’s events
First published on PoliticalCartoons.com, Canada, April 8, 2024 | By Dave Whamond First published on caglecartoons.com, Austria, April 8, 2024 | By Marian Kamensky First published in the Buffalo News,...
View ArticleVon der Leyen castigates far-right AfD over Russiagate scandal
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen slammed the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party over allegations that some of its top members are linked with a scandal involving...
View ArticleSituation in east Ukraine has ‘deteriorated significantly,’ Kyiv commander says
The situation on Ukraine’s eastern front has “deteriorated significantly in recent days” amid a stepped-up offensive by Russia, the head of the Ukrainian army said Saturday. Kyiv has seen a...
View ArticleGermany to send Patriot air-defense system to Ukraine but holds out on Taurus...
Germany agreed to send a Patriot air-defense system to Ukraine, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Saturday, but Berlin hasn’t relented on its refusal to provide Kyiv with Taurus cruise missiles. The move...
View ArticleZelenskyy to US: Iran’s attack on Israel is ‘wake-up call’ to fortify...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Iran’s attack on Israel Saturday night is a “wake-up call” for Washington to get moving on supporting American allies. “It is critical that the United...
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Londongrad forever? Why the UK may never seize Russian assets
LONDON ― In politics, reality rarely matches rhetoric. And the reality is Britain will probably never seize Russia’s money. Plenty of bold words have been bandied about since Russia launched its...
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Meet Russia’s Christian soldier who wants to oust Putin
KYIV — Caeser’s got a message for the czar. “I’m an Orthodox Christian and a truly Russian man — not Soviet — and I couldn’t just sit and watch what was happening with this criminal war and not do...
View ArticleFrance invites Russia to D-Day ceremony — just not Vladimir Putin
French organizers have invited Russian representatives to a ceremony in recognition of the 80th anniversary of the World War II D-Day landings in Normandy. Numerous world leaders — including U.S....
View ArticlePutin’s ex-classmate gets Russia’s Supreme Court top job
Putin now has one more friend in Russia’s highest court. Irina Podnosova, a university classmate of Russian President Vladimir Putin, has been confirmed as the new chair of Russia’s Supreme Court, the...
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