Macron: we may have to re-consider Putin war crimes tribunal
French President, Emmanuel Macron, has said that war crimes trials targeting Russian President, Vladimir Putin, may have to be reconsidered if the Moscow-fuelled…
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US reprimands Kosovo after escalating violence
The United States has expressed its intense displeasure over escalating tensions in Kosovo, sternly reprimanding the Kosovan government.
Bullet-ridden Ukrainian ambulance visits Brussels European quarter
"This Ukrainian ambulance has been attacked by the Russian army in 2022 in the Kharkiv area" read the poster attached to a bullet-ridden vehicle in the Brussels…
Russia’s Medvedev: UK officials helping Ukraine war are ‘legitimate target’
Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev said on May 31 that Britain was Moscow's "eternal enemy" and that any British officials who facilitated…
Pope Francis appoints new Archbishop to war-torn Libya
Pope Francis has appointed Archbishop Savio Hon Tai-Fai as the new apostolic nuncio to war-torn Libya against a backdrop of rising persecution of Christians in the…
World War Two tensions still simmer between Poland and Ukraine
Simmering tensions between Poland and Ukraine regarding the Volhynia massacre of thousands of Poles in WW2 erupted again over the weekend after Ukraine’s ambassador…
Russia’s Medvedev: Western arms for Ukraine make ‘nuclear apocalypse’ more likely
A member of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s powerful Security Council on Tuesday warned that the more destructive the weapons that the West supplied to Ukraine,…
Nato says F-16 training doesn’t make it party to Ukraine conflict
Training Ukrainian pilots on Western F-16 fighter jets does not make NATO a party to the conflict, its chief Jens Stoltenberg said on Tuesday, as allies pledged…
World War Two tensions still simmer between Poland and Ukraine
Simmering tensions between Poland and Ukraine regarding the Volhynia massacre of thousands of Poles in WW2 erupted again over the weekend after Ukraine’s ambassador…
Armenia could recognise Nagorno-Karabakh enclave as part of Azerbaijan
Armenia's Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan, says his country is willing to recognise Nagorno-Karabakh - operating as a breakaway Republic under heavy Armenian influence…
EU sidesteps neutrality and peace concerns while boosting ammunition production
Euro MPs are questioning the compatibility of the EU’s ammunition production drive with the EU’s peace mission.
Poland admits to ‘delays’ in sending fighter planes to Ukraine
Polish President Andrzej Duda has admitted to delays in transferring fighter planes to Ukraine.
EU ‘Peace’ fund set to exceed €10 billion
The European Peace Facility for supporting Ukraine looks set to break through €10 billion.
EU use of ‘Peace’ fund for Ukraine is ‘terrifying’
The EU’s use of the European Peace Facility to support Ukraine is a “terrifying” and moves the bloc towards the brink of war, according to a Hungarian government…
Council of Europe moves towards Ukraine compensation regime
European leaders at the Council of Europe Summit in Reykjavik have announced the establishment of the “register of damage” for victims of Russian aggression…
Macron says France is ready to step up military support for Ukraine
France is ready to train Ukrainian fighter jet pilots, says President Emmanuel Macron.
Armenia, Azerbaijan accuse each other of new cross-border attacks
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Kremlin condemns Polish renaming of Kaliningrad, now Królewiec
Poland demands name change for Russian city named after war criminal
Putin declares Russia in ‘sacred’ fight; EU looks to fast track Ukraine ammo procurement
Russians are united in a “sacred” fight against the West, President Vladimir Putin declared during the annual May 9 Victory Parade in Moscow.
Switzerland holds biggest military exercises in decades
In one of Switzerland’s largest military exercises in more than three decades, soldiers rehearsed repelling a fictional enemy, tossed grenades and fired live munitions…
Bonanza for arms contractors as EU embraces ‘war economy mode’
The EU’s March pledge to provide one million artillery shells to Ukraine now has €500 million of EU funds behind it thanks to new legislation as of May 3.
EU in ‘warlike mood’, says Hungarian foreign minister
A “warlike mood” pervades the European Union, while those speaking out for peace are coming under “heavy attack”, says the Hungarian Minister of Foreign…
MEPs deny claims they are Putin’s ‘henchmen’
MEPs have dismissed a study claiming they are among the most "pro-Putin" politicians in the European Parliament.
European Commission sidesteps Pentagon leaks
The US is getting it in the neck from its European allies over recent intelligence leaks about the war in Ukraine.
United but fragile: Europe and Ukraine
Wars do not end in peace negotiations but at the ballot box, argues the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) in the introduction to its latest Ukraine war…
War: Brussels in desperate search for 155 mm shells
The war in Ukraine could be won or lost by the European Union’s ability to ship one specific type of ammunition to the front, to judge by a March 10 press briefing.
Is Europe losing the Ukraine propaganda war?
A majority of those surveyed in India, China, and Turkey see Russia as a “partner” or an “ally”, according to the European Council on Foreign Relations.