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Poland arrests 2 over brutal attack on Navalny ally in Lithuania

“Do not try to repeat it,” Lithuanian president warned perpetrators.

April 19, 2024 12:15 pm CET

‘Broadening’ consensus on need to defeat Putin among EU leaders, says Lithuanian president

The further a country lies from Russia, the more its leaders need to be persuaded of the threat posed by Vladimir Putin.

March 25, 2024 8:11 pm CET

Hitler didn’t quit in 1938 and Putin won’t stop at Ukraine, Lithuanian leader warns

The European Investment Bank should fund defense companies, Gitanas Nausėda also suggested.

March 13, 2024 4:24 pm CET

Lithuanian president in hot water after inviting voters for coffee

Gitanas Nausėda is roasted after offering to take supporters for a drink.

February 23, 2024 5:29 pm CET

Orbán’s Putin handshake was ‘middle finger’ to dying Ukrainians, says Bettel

Hungarian PM attracts more criticism for cozying up to Russian leader.

October 27, 2023 12:13 pm CET

Lithuanian president calls Orbán a Russian ‘flirt’

Gitanas Nausėda said it was ‘regrettable’ that Hungary’s leader won’t apologize for continuing his warm ties with Russia’s president.

October 26, 2023 8:22 pm CET

Poland will deploy 10K soldiers at Belarus frontier

Warsaw moves to deter ‘aggressor’ Minsk, which it accuses of being directed by Russia.

August 10, 2023 12:54 pm CET

Wagner forces are trying to ‘destabilize’ NATO, Polish PM says

Belarus border closure is up for discussion, Lithuanian president adds.

August 3, 2023 2:24 pm CET

EU leaders meet in the shadow of failed Wagner mutiny in Russia

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June 29, 2023 11:45 pm CET

Moscow ‘reaps what it sows’: NATO members scramble to assess chaos unfolding in Russia

Officials were careful in their early assessments, but believe the recent action could be a game-changer.

June 24, 2023 6:39 pm CET

Lithuanian president calls joining the Communist Party a youthful error

Gitanas Nausėda joined 2 years before the country seceded from the Soviet Union ‘in the name of greater opportunities to pursue a career as a scientist.’

April 6, 2023 3:43 pm CET

We can’t lose China, EU leaders say

Xi Jinping’s blooming bromance with Vladimir Putin is freaking EU leaders out. Now they’re booking flights to Beijing.

March 24, 2023 1:36 am CET
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Biden wants Poland’s opinion — but he still has the power

NATO’s eastern flank suddenly has the ear of traditional Western powers, but it doesn’t yet have the weapons and money that drive decisions.

February 20, 2023 4:00 am CET

Germany’s Scholz changes defense ministers — but not his reluctance on tanks (yet)

The chancellor spoke to US President Biden, vowing to support Ukraine in an ‘effective, sustainable and closely coordinated’ manner.

January 17, 2023 9:13 pm CET

Poland and Lithuania pile pressure on Germany to supply tanks to Ukraine

‘Andrzej, we need those modern tanks because it is the only way to stop Russian invasion,’ Zelenskyy told Duda.

January 17, 2023 11:34 am CET

European leaders praise Benedict XVI’s commitment to peace

Ex-pontiff was ‘a great figure that history will never forget,’ Italian Prime Minister Meloni says.

December 31, 2022 6:22 pm CET

Forget negotiations. Officials see Ukraine war stretching for months — or years

Speculation is rife about whether major capitals could ultimately press for talks between Kyiv and Moscow. Yet that seems unlikely.

December 16, 2022 4:00 am CET

EU agrees to ease Russia fertilizer curbs after row, angering Ukraine

Ambassadors resolve clash over fertilizer shipments, opening way for deal on ninth Russian sanctions package.

December 15, 2022 3:31 pm CET

EU-friendly chants greet leaders in Prague — except for Orbán, who gets boos

The pro-EU political party Volt organized a small rally urging more weapons for Ukraine at the EU leaders’ summit.

October 7, 2022 1:31 pm CET

Ukrainian officials and allies rail against Elon Musk tweet

‘F— off is my very diplomatic reply to you @elonmusk,’ Ukrainian diplomat Andriy Melnyk tweeted.

October 4, 2022 12:18 pm CET

NATO needs ‘visible’ counter to Russia threat via Belarus, Lithuania warns

President Gitanas Nausėda told POLITICO he’s seeking ‘clear assurances’ from allies ‘about more visible forward presence here in the Baltics.’

June 24, 2022 4:22 pm CET

Scholz, once again, defends Germany over Ukraine support, Putin talks

‘Nobody supplies [weapons] on a similar scale as Germany does,’ German chancellor says, despite evidence to the contrary.

June 7, 2022 6:24 pm CET

The politics behind Ukraine’s alarming nuclear warnings

Nuclear regulatory authorities do not share Kyiv’s assessment over the danger posed by Russian actions at nuclear plants.

March 11, 2022 5:32 pm CET

EU leaders back Ukraine but balk at fast-track membership

After hours of debate over Russia’s war, summit pledges to help refugees and deliver robust aid.

March 11, 2022 5:37 am CET
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