Russia’s effort to get US to drop aviation sanctions hits EU resistance
BRUSSELS — Moscow is lobbying for the U.S. to open its skies to Russian airlines as part of a ceasefire deal with Ukraine. But there’s a big problem with that scheme — the EU isn’t keen, and without...
View ArticleUS could abandon Ukraine ceasefire talks in ‘days’ if progress stalls, Rubio...
PARIS — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned Friday that the Trump administration is ready to walk away from Ukraine ceasefire talks in the coming days if it becomes clear that a deal is...
View ArticleTrump says US could walk away from Russia-Ukraine war deal
President Donald Trump said Friday the United States could walk away from the negotiating table to end the Russia-Ukraine war, echoing warnings from Secretary of State Marco Rubio. In a press...
View ArticleThe ‘worst thing’: Meloni interpreter apologizes after stumble at White House
Giorgia Meloni’s interpreter has apologized for faltering during a high-stakes meeting with Donald Trump earlier this week, prompting the Italian prime minister to jump in and translate her own...
View ArticlePutin declares ‘Easter truce;’ Kyiv is skeptical
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday declared a truce for Easter in the war in Ukraine, saying he has ordered “all hostilities” to pause over the weekend. The Kremlin said in a post on its...
View ArticlePutin violated his own Easter truce hundreds of times, Zelenskyy says
Russian forces violated President Vladimir Putin’s self-imposed Easter ceasefire in his Ukraine war with several strikes and assaults overnight, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday....
View ArticlePutin’s Easter pseudo-ceasefire was a publicity stunt to woo Trump, France says
Russia’s Easter truce with Ukraine was a “charm operation” to appeal to United States President Donald Trump, France’s top diplomat said Tuesday. French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot told...
View ArticleUkraine ready to negotiate with Russia — if it agrees to ceasefire first
KYIV — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said Kyiv is ready to negotiate directly with Moscow to end the war if Russia first agrees to a full ceasefire. The offering marks a significant...
View ArticleExposed: The links between world chess and Russia’s war machine
Exposed: The links between world chess and Russia’s war machine Here’s how Vladimir Putin uses the iconic strategy game to his advantage. By DARIA MESHCHERIAKOVA Illustration by Natália Delgado/...
View ArticleRubio and Witkoff bail on crucial Ukraine talks amid Crimea split
LONDON — A London-hosted Ukraine summit was thrown into disarray Wednesday after top U.S. representatives pulled out at the eleventh hour and Ukraine pushed back at proposals from Donald Trump’s...
View ArticleLongtime US allies say they have ways to fight back against Trump, and...
President Donald Trump has spent the first three months of his second term imposing his will on the rest of the globe, telling long-time allies that they “don’t have the cards.” But in capitals across...
View ArticleMoscow blocks 21 UK politicians from entering Russia
Russia barred 21 British lawmakers from entering the country on Wednesday, citing the United Kingdom’s “confrontational” stance toward Moscow. “The comprehensive nature of the anti-Russian sanctions...
View ArticleWhite House debates lifting sanctions on Russian energy assets, Nord Stream
The White House is debating whether to lift sanctions on Russia’s Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline and potentially other Russian assets in Europe as part of discussions on ending the war between...
View ArticleIran’s exiled ‘crown prince’ calls for mass labor strikes to topple regime
LONDON — Western governments should create a “strike fund” to support a wave of industrial action across Iran that will paralyze the state and hasten the end of the regime, according to the son of the...
View ArticleUkraine: Trumps Diktatfrieden und Europas Antwort
Listen on Spotify Apple Music Amazon Music – Finales Angebot: Wie Trump die Ukraine und Europa erneut vor den Kopf stößt, ob die Amerikaner wirklich aus Verhandlungen aussteigen und sich zurückziehen...
View ArticleRussia launches huge attack on Kyiv while Trump squeezes Zelenskyy
Russia bombarded Kyiv early Thursday, just hours after U.S. President Donald Trump criticized Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for dismissing a proposed peace deal that would recognize Moscow’s...
View ArticleTrump ‘not happy’ with Putin for attack on Kyiv amid tense ceasefire...
President Donald Trump said he was “not happy” with Russian President Vladimir Putin, as his administration presses forward with its campaign to persuade Russia and Ukraine to accept a U.S. ceasefire...
View ArticleTrump should direct anger at Putin, who ‘must stop lying’ about Ukraine,...
PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday that Vladimir Putin is “lying” about his desire to peacefully end the war in Ukraine, pointing to the Kremlin’s massive attack on Kyiv earlier in...
View ArticleTrump says he’s got his ‘own deadline’ for Ukraine talks as tensions flare
Nearing the 100-day mark of his administration, President Donald Trump is pushing Ukraine hard to accept the terms of a peace deal with Russia to end the three-year war by giving major concessions to...
View ArticleA divorce and a birthday: Five years of Brexit, 10 years of POLITICO
Listen on Spotify Apple Music Amazon Music With POLITICO turning 10 and Brexit hitting 5 earlier this year, this episode of EU Confidential takes stock of two milestones that shaped Brussels — in very...
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