If Trump wins, Europe will have to adjust its stance on Ukraine, Orbán says
A Donald Trump victory in the United States election on Nov. 5 would force the European Union to adapt its stance on the war in Ukraine, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said Sunday. “Europe...
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Europe’s Trumpian nightmare
The American people may be about to rip up the Western alliance, again. This time could be a whole lot worse. Ahead of a United States presidential election that’s too close to call, top officials in...
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What Putin really wants from the US election
When Donald Trump won the White House in 2016, Champagne corks popped in Moscow. Eight years, two elections and an all-out assault on Ukraine later, the bubbles of hope have gone flat and been...
View ArticleTrump or Harris, the US will keep pumping gas for Europe
There’s one guaranteed victor in Tuesday’s United States election: Europe’s addiction to American fossil fuels. Both Kamala Harris and Donald Trump have championed America’s gas exports as they try to...
View ArticleNorth Koreans fighting for Putin threatens world order, Rutte says
North Korean troops now fighting for Russian leader Vladimir Putin against Ukraine represent a “deeply dangerous” moment for the world, NATO chief Mark Rutte said Wednesday. “These deepening military...
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Mark Rutte: North Korean troops in Europe marks turning point
Mark Rutte is secretary-general of NATO. Last week, a delegation of South Korean intelligence and defense chiefs briefed the 32 NATO allies and our Indo-Pacific partners on the deployment of thousands...
View ArticleUS can’t confirm Putin’s North Koreans are ‘gorging on pornography’
The Pentagon late Tuesday said it was unable to confirm reports that North Korean troops are taking advantage of their more expansive internet access in Russia to consume copious amounts of online...
View ArticleUkraine braces as triumphant Trump vows to ‘stop wars’
KYIV — Ukrainians reacted with a mix of trepidation and grim resolve to the news that Donald Trump will likely be reelected U.S. president, after he vowed to “stop wars” in a victorious speech...
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Trump’s in. Here’s what it means for Europe.
Well, the Trump show’s just been rebooted. And Europe can’t look away. European policymakers have spent months preparing for Donald Trump’s potential return to the White House. But let’s be honest,...
View ArticlePutin not planning to congratulate Trump, Kremlin says
Russian President Vladimir Putin is not planning to call United States Republican President-elect Donald Trump to congratulate him on his election victory, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said on...
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Trump won. Now Putin wants results.
As congratulations for Donald Trump’s victory began to pour in from across the globe, Wednesday, one world leader stayed conspicuously silent. Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin’s...
View ArticleTrump win will force Europe to step up defense efforts, say France and Germany
PARIS — European nations will have to make up for the United States’ potential disengagement from Europe’s security after NATO-skeptic Donald Trump’s election win — but the Continent’s capitals have...
View ArticleUnpredictable Trump could unlock Ukraine peace deal, ex-NATO chief says
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s unique “unpredictability” is a potential key to peace in Ukraine, former NATO boss Anders Fogh Rasmussen said Wednesday after the Republican’s sweeping U.S. election...
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The real winners of the US election: Europe’s populist right-wing wreckers
BUDAPEST — On a recent trip to Strasbourg, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán vowed to pop several bottles of Champagne if his friend, Donald Trump, won the U.S. presidential election. Now he has a...
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Europe’s leaders congratulated Trump. But here’s what they said about him...
Former U.S. President Donald Trump’s resounding victory in Tuesday’s election prompted a wave of congratulatory messages from top global politicians — including many who have previously voiced fierce...
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Zelenskyy rebuffs Trump’s proposal for rapid peace deal in Ukraine war
BUDAPEST — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy poured cold water Thursday on a plan by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump to strike a rapid peace deal between Kyiv and Moscow, arguing it would...
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Kyiv strains to see Trump’s true plan for Ukraine
KYIV — Businessmen, diplomats and politicians gathered in the basement of a Kyiv restaurant the night after Donald Trump’s landslide victory in the U.S. presidential election. As air raid sirens...
View ArticlePutin says he’s ‘ready’ to pick up if ‘manly’ Trump calls him
Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Donald Trump on his U.S. election victory, praising the Republican’s “manly” response to an attempted assassination — and saying he’s “ready” to speak...
View ArticleBorder data shows North Korean ‘students’ (not troops) are loving Russia
As Moscow continues to dodge the question on whether it has recruited North Korean troops to fight against Ukraine, journalists have noted a mysterious rise in the number of Pyongyang students...
View ArticleMusk joined Trump’s war call with Zelenskyy
KYIV — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke to American President-elect Donald Trump earlier this week after the U.S. election results came in. In a surprising development, they were joined...
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