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Ukraine slams Russia for stalling peace talks ahead of planned second meeting

Kyiv insists on seeing the Kremlin’s peace memorandum before the suggested session in Istanbul on Monday.

May 30, 2025 2:00 pm CET

Macron says Europe must ‘harden’ stance on Israel unless Gaza crisis eases

French president said recognition of Palestinian state is “moral duty” and “political necessity.”

May 30, 2025 9:59 am CET

Skeletons in Nawrocki’s closet fail to dent his Polish presidential bid

The populist right-winger even appears to be turning accusations from liberal politicians and media to his advantage ahead of Sunday’s vote.

May 30, 2025 4:01 am CET

Britain is wide open to Russian undersea sabotage

Critical gas pipelines, power lines and data cables are the “soft belly of British security,” ministers have been warned.

May 29, 2025 8:00 pm CET

Trump gives Putin 2 weeks for action on Ukraine as relationship frays

U.S. president “very disappointed” with Russian counterpart’s escalation of violence against Ukraine.

May 28, 2025 8:37 pm CET

Germany and Ukraine sign €5B deal on long-range weapons cooperation

The agreement signals a deepening of German-Ukrainian defense ties, with Berlin committing to co-develop weapons systems and finance critical battlefield infrastructure.

May 28, 2025 3:36 pm CET

Germany’s Merz vows to keep Nord Stream 2 pipeline switched off

Some German politicians have pushed for the restoration of the flow of gas from Russia to Germany via the Nord Stream pipelines.

May 28, 2025 3:30 pm CET

EU launches major Black Sea plan with eye on defense as Putin hovers

Brussels announces strategy to invest in upgrading infrastructure for military use. 

May 28, 2025 1:26 pm CET

Zelenskyy: Putin irritates Trump more than I do

“I may say unpleasant things, but I tell the truth […] And he may sometimes say very nice things, but those things are lies,” says Ukrainian leader.

May 28, 2025 9:00 am CET

Trump is losing patience with Putin but unsure of his next move

Lawmakers see an opening for more sanctions on Russia, but the president is undecided.

May 28, 2025 12:51 am CET

France lobbying Europeans, UK to recognize Palestinian statehood

Paris is set to move forward with recognition as pressure mounts on Israel to halt its military campaign in the Gaza Strip.

May 27, 2025 4:38 pm CET

Russia pushes forward in Ukraine’s northeast

Local authorities make rare admission of Kremlin advances.

May 27, 2025 10:09 am CET
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German SPD lawmakers urge halt to arms exports to Israel over Gaza war

Senior SPD lawmaker Ralf Stegner tells Stern magazine that the ‘humanitarian catastrophe … must not be prolonged with German weapons.”

May 26, 2025 1:03 pm CET

Putin continues to batter Ukraine with missiles as Trump calls him ‘CRAZY’

Russian strikes ramp up as Zelenskyy begs U.S. for more pressure on Moscow.

May 26, 2025 12:21 pm CET

Trump says Putin ‘has gone absolutely CRAZY!’

“Missiles and drones are being shot into Cities in Ukraine, for no reason whatsoever,” Trump says in an excoriating post aimed at the Russian president.

May 26, 2025 4:06 am CET

Russia unleashes massive attack on Ukraine amid prisoner swap

Moscow launches one of the deadliest barrages in months even as the two sides complete the biggest POW exchange of the war.

May 25, 2025 12:06 pm CET

Turkish foreign minister to visit Russia to discuss Ukraine war

Turkey’s Hakan Fidan is expected to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov during his visit.

May 24, 2025 3:53 pm CET

Trump rushes to announce largest POW swap of Russia-Ukraine war

Kyiv kept the process highly secretive due to safety concerns, until Trump posted about it on social media.

May 24, 2025 10:41 am CET

Rogue EU lawmaker Kartheiser to meet Kremlin officials in Moscow

The leadership of his European party is threatening to expel the Luxembourgish MEP.

May 23, 2025 3:32 pm CET

EU, US to discuss tariff offers on Friday

EU stands by its approach in the talks with Washington, Commission spokesperson says.

May 23, 2025 10:07 am CET

How to run your Cabinet: Lessons for Starmer

With tensions simmering in Keir Starmer’s top team over Labour’s approach to the economy, this week host Patrick Baker looks at what the PM might be able to …

May 23, 2025 4:00 am CET

Ukraine warns EU tariffs will hammer economy and dent faith in Brussels

Imminent withdrawal of wartime trade waivers threatens Ukraine’s economic footing and feeds Russian propaganda, top Ukrainian MP warns.

May 22, 2025 3:14 pm CET

Arnault rejects Macron’s call to freeze investment in US

LVMH boss says the government should not “meddle” in his business decisions.

May 22, 2025 12:30 pm CET

MEP and staffer scuffle over Gaza in European Parliament

Parliament administration says security footage backs up the lawmaker’s version of events.

May 22, 2025 11:05 am CET
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