His detention comes as he faces legal proceedings after being dismissed in a corruption scandal.
Category: 3. Europe
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Ukraine's ex-energy minister detained while attempting to leave country
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Europe and America need each other but trust is gone – POLITICO
But he framed his appeal in terms of blood and soil familiar to Make America Great Again supporters, based on common (often economic) interests and not the common values of democracy and rule of law that had held the alliance together in past decades.
“We are bound to one another by the…
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Rubio calls report on Navalny poisoning ‘troubling’ – POLITICO
The findings from five European governments that Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was killed with poison are “troubling,” U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Sunday.
France, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom said on Saturday that Russia…
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Poland should ‘begin work’ on nuclear defenses, Nawrocki says – POLITICO
His comments come amid a growing debate in several European countries about developing their own nuclear weapons in the light of growing threats from Moscow and an erosion of trust in the United States.
Latvia’s Prime Minister Evika Siliņa, for example, said at the Munich Security…
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Meloni says she disagrees with Merz on culture wars – POLITICO
Meloni has a book coming out soon in the U.S., titled Giorgia’s Vision, with a foreword from U.S. Vice President JD Vance and a quote from Donald Trump on the front cover.
The divide between Rome and Berlin is notable after the two leaders held a summit together in late January — a…
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Ukrainian drones hit key Russian oil port, local governor says – POLITICO
Ukrainian authorities did not comment on the attack by midday Sunday, but Kyiv acknowledged targeting the Taman port’s oil export facilities earlier this year. With Russia’s fossil-fuel earnings funding its war on Ukraine, Kyiv views oil export sites as key targets.
After Moscow…
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No ‘business as usual’ with US: Latvian PM – POLITICO
The remarks reflect a growing consensus across Europe that the Greenland episode — the worst in a long line of feuds between allies sparked by Trump since his return to the White House — has put an unprecedented strain on transatlantic ties.
On Saturday, U.S. Secretary of State Marco…
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Rubios Rede und Beweise im Mordfall Nawalny – POLITICO
Rixa Fürsen und Gordon Repinski analysieren und bilanzieren den Samstag auf der Münchner Sicherheitskonferenz. Die Ansprache des US-Außenministers Marco Rubio war versöhnlicher als viele erwartet hatten. Wie schon bei JD Vance vor einem Jahr ging es um Sicherheit und…
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Layoffs loom at the British Council as budget squeeze hits overseas programs – POLITICO
The Council has asked the government to relieve the financial pressure of the loan and declining grants, requesting an extra £20 million in annual funding. Its chief executive warned last year that the organization might have to sell assets to survive, and that dozens of country operations…
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America’s charm offensive in Munich masks harder line on Europe
MUNICH — Trump administration officials have taken a markedly warm — even friendly — approach to European allies this weekend at the Munich Security Conference. But the message itself is uncompromising: Join Donald Trump’s campaign to reshape the world for Washington’s benefit, or get…
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