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The never-ending job of depriving Putin of the means to kill Ukrainians

Vietnam and Malaysia are the next destinations on EU envoy David O’Sullivan’s mission to stop Russia from beating EU sanctions.

July 12, 2024 3:11 pm CET

The Tories are gone — and Britain is moving closer to Europe again

Keir Starmer’s first foreign policy move is to refocus UK-EU relations.

July 12, 2024 8:46 am CET

Pragmatism over principle: Europe’s Greens adapt to survive 

The group is ditching some of its ambitions as it prepares to back conservative Ursula von der Leyen atop the EU executive. 

July 12, 2024 6:00 am CET

Scholz joins shaky chorus of world leaders sticking with Biden

Heads of state have been peppered with questions at this week’s NATO summit in Washington about Biden’s age and mental acuity.

July 12, 2024 4:43 am CET
Beyond the Bubble

Do a good deed for your country — stay home

Many Westerners continue to travel to hostile nations, knowing their home countries would move mountains to get them free. But that’s a luxury we can no longer afford.

July 12, 2024 4:02 am CET

Stoltenberg bashes China for creeping closer to NATO

The Chinese-Belarusian anti-terrorism exercises, conducted not far from the border with NATO ally Poland, coincide with the NATO summit.

July 12, 2024 1:36 am CET

Biden introduced Zelenskyy. It didn’t go well: ‘Ladies and gentlemen, President Putin’

With the world watching his every word, Biden needed to avoid any gaffes at the NATO summit. He wasn’t able to.

July 12, 2024 1:05 am CET

Ukraine wins big, NATO wins smaller — and everyone was sweaty

Over the course of three days, the 32-member military alliance rallied around Ukraine’s war efforts to combat the Russian invasion.

July 11, 2024 11:46 pm CET

2 percent on defense? That is so last year.

One of the NATO Summit’s biggest guessing games this week: What should members spend on defense?

July 11, 2024 11:31 pm CET

NATO allies try to get inside Trump’s head while in Washington

Trump confidants are telling NATO allies there’s nothing to worry about, but that messaging isn’t comforting concerns.

July 11, 2024 9:30 pm CET

Ukraine seizes cargo ship, alleging grain shipments via Crimea

The vessel under flag of Cameroon is suspected of visiting Sevastopol in November 2023 and May of this year.

July 11, 2024 5:43 pm CET

Washington im Ausnahmezustand

Auf dem NATO-Gipfel geht es nicht nur um die Sicherheit im transatlantischen Raum, sondern auch um Joe Bidens Gesundheitszustand. Ist der 81-Jährige wirklich in der Lage, den …

July 11, 2024 5:49 am CET
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Trump considering cutting back intel sharing with Europe, officials warn

European officials say they rely on U.S. intelligence to help fend off Russian aggression on their own soil.

July 11, 2024 4:35 am CET

At NATO, the center left is having its moment. It won’t last.

The U.K’s Keir Starmer may be among political friends now — but the future isn’t so bright for his international allies.

July 11, 2024 4:00 am CET

Germany goes soft on China, dragging out Huawei ban until 2029

Berlin’s Western partners will be pleased it is cutting ties with the Chinese 5G equipment maker, even if the terms of the deal suggest a capitulation.

July 10, 2024 10:29 pm CET

F-16s jets from Denmark, Netherlands to begin Ukraine defense within months

Denmark and the Netherlands have begun sending the jets, but Ukraine’s president says he needs more.

July 10, 2024 5:08 pm CET

UK’s Starmer must boost defense spending by 2030, former army head says

Patrick Sanders urges the new British prime minister to commit to a timeframe to hit 2.5 percent of GDP — and to go even further.

July 10, 2024 4:28 pm CET

Post-Brexit security pact with EU ‘will complement’ NATO, Starmer says

The new U.K. PM is seeking to recalibrate Britain’s relationship with Europe.

July 10, 2024 1:04 pm CET

Washington-Special: Die NATO und das Geld

Noch bis morgen läuft in Washington, D.C. der NATO-Gipfel, auf dem auch das 75. Jubiläum des Verteidigungsbündnisses gefeiert wird. Gordon Repinski, Chefredakteur von POLITICO in Deutschland, ist …

July 10, 2024 6:36 am CET

Biden or Trump? To the Polish president, it doesn’t matter

“We have to be honest and tell ourselves that the Cold War situation is back and it’s not due to the actions of the United States,” Andrzej Duda said.

July 10, 2024 6:24 am CET

Zelenskyy dodges the question on everyone’s mind

When pressed on Trump, Ukraine’s president won’t go there.

July 10, 2024 5:02 am CET

Biden aimed to prove US and global doubters wrong with NATO speech

His high-profile address served as both a political and geopolitical test for the president.

July 10, 2024 4:41 am CET

What the China-Russia alliance means for the West

Putin’s recent visit to Beijing is one more sign of an evolving new Cold War.

July 10, 2024 4:02 am CET

Labour’s new tribes: 7 gangs to watch in the class of 2024

Hundreds of the party’s brand-new MPs are finding their feet in the British parliament following its landslide election victory.

July 10, 2024 4:00 am CET
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