War in Ukraine

Slovakia’s Fico laments not visiting Putin with Orbán – POLITICO

Slovakia’s Fico laments not visiting Putin with Orbán – POLITICO

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“If my health had permitted it, I would have liked very much to have joined him,” the Slovak premier said. Fico was ...

5 challenges for NATO’s next chief Mark Rutte – POLITICO

5 challenges for NATO’s next chief Mark Rutte – POLITICO

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Zelenskyy “maybe the greatest salesman of any politician that’s ever lived,” Trump told a campaign event last week. “He just left four ...

Russia’s ghost loomed over Ukraine peace summit – POLITICO

Russia’s ghost loomed over Ukraine peace summit – POLITICO

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“This summit is a tremendous success,” U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan declared in a speech on Sunday. “You’ve managed to gather ...

Zelenskyy accuses China of helping Russia sabotage peace summit – POLITICO

Zelenskyy accuses China of helping Russia sabotage peace summit – POLITICO

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Zelenskyy said he was “disappointed some world leaders have not yet confirmed their participation” at the Swiss summit. U.S. President Joe Biden, ...

Belgium to deliver first F-16s to Ukraine this year — with strings attached – POLITICO

Belgium to deliver first F-16s to Ukraine this year — with strings attached – POLITICO

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“Now, Russia is trying to bring even more destructions to Ukraine and kill even more people,” Zelenskyy said. “Putin has only one ...

Putin’s a ‘Nazi,’ Zelenskyy says as Russia intensifies attacks on energy grid ahead of Victory Day – POLITICO

Putin’s a ‘Nazi,’ Zelenskyy says as Russia intensifies attacks on energy grid ahead of Victory Day – POLITICO

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For decades, Moscow’s annual May 9 parade has been not so much a memorial to victory over Nazi Germany in World War ...

Georgia deploys tear gas, water cannon against pro-EU protesters amid ‘Russian law’ outcry – POLITICO

Georgia deploys tear gas, water cannon against pro-EU protesters amid ‘Russian law’ outcry – POLITICO

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pic.twitter.com/Ms7hlYkLTd — Levan Khabeishvili (@LKhabeishvili) April 30, 2024 EU, US take tough stance The U.S. State Department said the “Kremlin-inspired” legislation could ...

Macron warns Europe ‘can die’ in alarmist speech on protectionism, geopolitical threats – POLITICO

Macron warns Europe ‘can die’ in alarmist speech on protectionism, geopolitical threats – POLITICO

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“Europe is mortal, it can die. It only depends on our choices,” he said in a highly-anticipated speech that echoed a landmark discourse he ...

Biden’s man vows more help coming for Ukraine despite US gridlock – POLITICO

Biden’s man vows more help coming for Ukraine despite US gridlock – POLITICO

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Acknowledging that the new funds are taking “too long” to arrive, he added: “I don’t have any predictions on when exactly this ...

France finds Baltic allies in its spat with Germany over Ukraine troop deployment – POLITICO

France finds Baltic allies in its spat with Germany over Ukraine troop deployment – POLITICO

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“The presence of NATO forces in Ukraine is not unthinkable,” Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski said on Friday in Poland, adding that he ...