For years European officials have talked a big game on defence. The European Union has made numerous proposals to boost the continent’s puny production of arms. Three years after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, what do Europe’s…
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Majority of Europeans see Trump as an enemy, survey shows – POLITICO
Only 13 percent believe Trump “respects democratic principles,” while 43 percent say the U.S. president “has authoritarian tendencies” and 39 percent even think Trump “acts like a dictator.”
It’s not just Trump who is viewed…
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how Zelensky rebuilt his relationship with Trump to turn the tables on Putin
After Donald Trump’s “very good and productive” phone call with Vladimir Putin earlier this week, all eyes were on his subsequent call with Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky.
Would it, as it did when they last met in the…
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EU plan to send more military aid to Ukraine in shambles – POLITICO
Kallas’ failure to push through her plan underlines the difficulty of corralling all 27 countries in a common direction.
The blow to Kallas’ authority is evident. “If you say everywhere, as she does and she’s right, that we need to…
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Orbán doesn’t need to agree – POLITICO
Ultimately though, tough wording threatening additional sanctions on Russian energy and trade goods might mean little, given actually implementing it at an EU level still does require unanimity — and Hungary has time and time again blocked…
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Brussels hold’em: European cards against Trumpian coercion
Summary
- Faced with an aggressive new Trump administration, Europeans must understand the assets they can use as deterrents
- Across trade, technology, infrastructure, finance and people-to-people relations,…
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Ukraine’s ‘chaotic’ withdrawal from Russia, in its soldiers’ words
Jonathan BealeDefence correspondent
Reporting fromSumy, Ukraine
Artem KariakinArtem and his unit would regularly cross into Russia – until last week Until just over a week ago, Artem Kariakin and his unit were making regular trips across Ukraine’s…
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Putin must stop ‘unnecessary demands’ in peace talks, Zelensky tells EU chiefs at meeting
The many obstacles aheadpublished at 15:11 Greenwich Mean Time 20 March
Frank Gardner
Security correspondentIt is perfectly possible that, despite the best efforts of the UK and France, this Multinational Force now under…
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Dovbyk excluded from Ukraine’s fixture due to fever
Dovbyk excluded from Ukraine’s fixture due to fever
Roma striker Artem Dovbyk will not be available to his national team in the upcoming Nations League fixture.
Dovbyk has not been called up for the Nations League match against Belgium, scheduled…
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Ukraine 3-1 Belgium: Hosts come from behind to win first-leg tie
Reports at the time, external suggested Courtois left a Belgium training camp in 2023 after being overlooked for the captaincy in what would have been his first home game since winning his 100th cap.
Belgium were beaten by France in the last 16 of…
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