EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas speaks with RFE/RL’s Rikard Jozwiak on the sidelines of the April 2 European Parliament plenary in Strasbourg. The topics covered include the future of RFE/RL, US tariffs, and a potential full cease-fire in Ukraine. She also discussed relations with Russia,…
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Kremlin Says Putin’s Key Investment Adviser May Visit Washington This Week
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, in Kyiv on a surprise visit, has warned against falling for Russia’s stalling tactics in peace negotiations to end the war in Ukraine.
The outgoing German diplomat, on her ninth trip to Ukraine since the Kremlin launched its full-scale invasion in…
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Emergency Crews Battle Fires After Massive Drone Strike Hits Kharkiv
Ukrainian emergency crews battled fires after Russia launched another massive overnight drone attack on the eastern city of Kharkiv. One resident told RFE/RL on April 2 that waves of Shahed drones were “coming every minute.” Kharkiv’s military head Oleh Synehubov said at least eight people were…
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Trump Says He’s ‘Not Joking’ About Seeking a Third Term in Defiance of Constitution
President Trump did not rule out seeking a third term in office on Sunday, telling NBC News that he was “not joking” about the possibility and suggesting there were “methods” to circumvent the two-term limit laid out in the Constitution.
In wide-ranging remarks to “Meet the Press,”…
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Donald Trump dashes Ukrainians’ hopes of returning home
Ever since fleeing her Russian-occupied hometown of Melitopol three years ago, Kateryna has longed for a chance to return and see her mother again.
But watching the Trump administration in America’s negotiations with Russia over how to end the war in Ukraine, the young schoolteacher has found…
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Ukraine’s Partners To Discuss Foreign Troop Deployment, Zelenskyy Says
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, in Kyiv on a surprise visit, has warned against falling for Russia’s stalling tactics in peace negotiations to end the war in Ukraine.
The outgoing German diplomat, on her ninth trip to Ukraine since the Kremlin launched its full-scale invasion in…
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At Brussels Foreign Ministers Summit, All Eyes Will Be On Marco Rubio
On April 3-4, NATO foreign ministers will gather in Brussels for their regular spring meeting.
Much like at the defense ministerial in February, all eyes will be on the American representative. Then, it was Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth; this time, it’s Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
When Rubio…
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Volunteer Ukrainian Doctors Provide Medical Care In Ukraine’s Frontline Regions
Volunteer doctors from Kyiv are bringing medical care to frontline towns and villages in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya region and beyond that otherwise lack quality health-care options due to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, which is now in its third year.
The volunteers are part of the Frida…
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EU Faces Crossroads On Russia Sanctions As Rubio’s NATO Debut Looms
Welcome to Wider Europe, RFE/RL’s newsletter focusing on the key issues concerning the European Union, NATO, and other institutions and their relationships with the Western Balkans and Europe’s Eastern neighborhoods.
I’m RFE/RL Europe Editor Rikard Jozwiak, and this week I am drilling down on…
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Germany's Baerbock Warns Of Putin Stalling Tactics During Kyiv Visit
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, in Kyiv on a surprise visit, has warned against falling for Russia’s stalling tactics in peace negotiations to end the war in Ukraine.
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