The US said easing sanctions on Russian oil would provide only a limited financial boost to Putin.
Category: 3. Europe
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Why has Trump eased sanctions on Russian oil – and will it help Putin?
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France’s role in Middle East remains ‘purely defensive’ despite soldier’s death – POLITICO
Macron has linked the attack to the war in the Middle East but declined to assign blame for the killing. Instead he said he would remain “prudent,” wait to speak to the Iraqi prime minister and receive more details from the France’s own armed forces.
The incident, however, comes as a…
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Nuclear plans hand Starmer a way to woo Trump – POLITICO
Oldbury is “an absolutely prime site” for private firms to sweep in, he told MPs in February. “We have lots of companies from the U.S. working with U.K. companies on these other routes to market,” he said.
Easing planning rules to build nuclear closer to…
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EU deforestation law will damage trade with US, Trump official warns – POLITICO
The senior official also complained about a stipulation in the law that if the level of deforestation in any country exceeds 70,000 hectares annually, that country cannot be considered “low risk.” That standard “just doesn’t work for us,” they said. “It’s not fair.”
Representatives from…
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France returns sacred 'talking drum' looted during colonial rule to Ivory Coast
The move forms part of a broader process of returning cultural artefacts to African countries that started in 2017.
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Norway pitches itself as Europe’s energy lifeline – POLITICO
Norway supplies roughly a third of EU gas imports, though Arctic gas accounts for a much smaller share, around 3 percent of the bloc’s imports.
Still, Norwegian leaders argue a moratorium would send the wrong signal while Europe remains dependent on external energy supplies.
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Far right says EU Parliament chief Metsola broke deal on minute of silence for slain French activist – POLITICO
“We are in fact condemning the attitude of Ms Metsola, whom our French delegation and our Patriots group had asked to hold a minute of silence here in tribute to Quentin,” Jean-Paul Garraud, head of the French National Rally in the European Parliament, wrote on social media.
“Metsola…
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Iran to FIFA: Kick US out of World Cup, not us
FIFA is caught between Iran and a hard place.
Tehran’s football federation has urged the world governing body to eject the U.S. from the 2026 World Cup, while America hammers Iran with missile strikes.
The U.S. is co-hosting the premier football tournament this summer along with Canada…
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Republican lawmakers shrug at more funding for Iran war
The war in Iran is tearing through the Pentagon’s budget at nearly $1 billion a day, but lawmakers are in no rush to approve more money for the Trump administration’s expanding Middle East conflict.
Top Republicans say the White House hasn’t made the case that it’s facing any…
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Zelenskyy blasts US for easing Russia sanctions – POLITICO
“Russia will get money for its war machine and there are a lot of drones that are built on Russian soil to destabilize the Middle East,” he added.
The U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran and Tehran’s retaliatory attacks against American allies in the Gulf have halted transit in the Strait of…
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