Category: 3. Europe
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Can Ukraine-US relations be repaired? – POLITICO
Yermak also urged Zelenskyy to stay rigidly focused on the minerals deal — security guarantees could follow later. But irked by Vance, Zelenskyy strayed off course, leading to what Ukrainian opposition lawmaker Oleksiy Goncharenko described in one simple word: “catastrophe.” Watching… Continue Reading
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Zelensky bruised but upbeat after diplomatic whirlwind
Laura Kuenssberg Presenter, Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg•@bbclaurak Reuters “Bruised but motivated,” was how one of Volodymyr Zelensky’s entourage described how they had been feeling, as a small group of journalists crammed into what felt like an even smaller room at Stansted Airport. The British… Continue Reading
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Italy’s Meloni says division of the West would be ‘fatal for everyone’
Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni stresses the importance of Western unity after Ukraine talks with European leaders, Canada and Turkey in the British capital, London. ADVERTISEMENT European leaders agreed on Sunday to “do the heavy lifting” to defend their continent as… Continue Reading
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Plane GPS systems are under sustained attack
BBC As a Ryanair flight from London approached Vilnius, Lithuania, on 17 January, its descent was suddenly aborted. Just minutes from touching down, the aircraft’s essential Global Positioning System (GPS) suffered an unexplained interference, triggering an emergency diversion. The Boeing 737 MAX… Continue Reading
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Switzerland targets rich tourists but at what cost?
Imogen Foulkes Geneva correspondent, BBC News Badrutt’s Palace Hotel Swiss hotels, such as Badrutt’s Palace in St Moritz, attract the world’s wealthiest people The world is a very insecure place right now – conflict, climate change, and fears of recession dominate the headlines. But for some people,… Continue Reading
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Ukraine still ‘ready’ to sign minerals deal with Trump
Watch: Mineral deal still “ready to sign”, Zelensky tells the BBC Volodymyr Zelensky has said he is still “ready to sign” a US-Ukraine minerals deal after leaving the White House without it being agreed. Ukraine’s president said in response to a question from the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg that,… Continue Reading
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Defense promises but scant detail as Europe enters decisive week – POLITICO
All eyes on Thursday’s meeting of EU leaders But governments are also coming round to the view that an increased role in Ukraine’s future security means greater military capacity, and in turn the financing to pay for it. Those realities are likely to be front and center at a meeting of the… Continue Reading
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Mineral deal ‘ready to sign’, says Zelensky
President Zelensky has told the BBC the minerals deal between the US and Ukraine remains “ready” to sign despite the public showdown between him and the Trump administration on Friday. He was asked about the future of the deal, which would grant the US access to Ukraine’s rare mineral reserves,… Continue Reading
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Coalition of willing to guarantee Ukraine peace
EPA UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced a four-point plan to work with Ukraine to end the war and defend the country from Russia. The UK, France and other countries will step up their efforts in a “coalition of the willing” and seek to involve the US in their support for Ukraine, he… Continue…
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Was Starmer’s summit enough to shift the diplomatic dial?
Reuters Lancaster House may have been bathed in sunshine as European leaders gathered to chart a way forward for Ukraine. But there was a cloud hanging over the summit amid the gilt-edged grandeur of the former royal townhouse in central London. It came in the form of a question – was it all worth… Continue…