European Commission’s Kallas says Russia still wants Ukraine territory
Kaja Kallas, European Commission Vice-President and European Union foreign policy chief, has said interactions between the US and Russia showed Moscow had not given…
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Commission chief urges Caribbean nations to ‘call for peace in Ukraine’
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has pushed attendees at the Caribbean Nations Summit (Caricom) to call for peace in Ukraine, despite the Caribbean…
Europe: checkmate
This year will see the 80th anniversary of VE Day, i.e. Victory in Europe over Nazi Germany in May 1945.
Ukraine war : US acts, EU reacts with another round of statements
The European political elite have been left in disarray as the US took the lead in shaping a resolution to the war in Ukraine without them, leaving them scrambling…
Polish PM Tusk’s refusal to send troops to Ukraine a ‘grave error’, says ex-minister
Former Polish foreign minister Jacek Czaputowicz has criticised Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s decision that Polish troops would not participate in any stabilisation…
Polish minister: ‘Unfair Ukraine peace deal would embolden China over Taiwan’
Poland’s foreign minister Radosław Sikorski has called US President Donald Trump’s decision to hold direct talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin a “mistake”.
US state secretary Rubio says Europe to be part of ‘any real talks’ on ending Ukraine war
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said Ukraine and Europe would be part of any "real negotiations" to end the war with Russia.
Doubts surface over continued US military presence in Poland
Pete Hegseth, the US Defence Secretary, has praised Poland’s efforts in ramping up military spending to 5 per cent of its GDP.
Russian drone damages Chernobyl nuclear plant’s shelter, Zelenskiy says
A Russian drone caused significant damage to the radiation containment shelter at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant overnight, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy…
My principles on Ukraine, ‘and if you don’t like them, well, I have others’
After the latest Trump-Putin “pas de deux”, in the ever-evolving theatre of international politics, the diplomatic ballet by European leaders that comes next…
European leaders’ alarm at Trump-Putin negotiations on Ukraine
European diplomats have condemned what they saw as the sidelining of both Ukraine and its European allies following a surprise agreement between former US President…
European watchdog warns China’s Deepseek AI on ‘further regulatory action’
Chinese artificial intelligence company Deepseek may face more actions from national regulators in the future, Europe's privacy watchdog has said.
Trump’s plan for Gaza: a new start on an intractable problem
There have been the predictable negative reactions around Europe about President Trump's comments on Gaza, and particularly the proposal effectively to remove the…
The Soviet Union erased Russia’s history as a European cultural nation
A crucial rule of successful diplomacy is that one does not have to approve of one enemy’s actions, but one does have to understand what motivates them.
Italy ends co-operation with UNRWA on Gaza aid but will still give funds
Italy has said it will no longer work with UNRWA, the United Nations Relief Agency for Palestinian Refugees, regarding aid in the Gaza strip.
France delivers Mirage warplanes to help defend Ukraine
France on January 6 delivered its first batch of warplanes to Ukraine as part of European efforts to strengthen Kyiv's hand in its war with Russia and show Paris'…
In treating Canada as an enemy, Trump made a serious mistake
There is a message in the current tariff imbroglio between the United States and Canada, Mexico, and China that can be usefully taken on board by other countries…
France hands over last army base in Chad
The French army has handed over its last military base near Chad's capital N'Djamena to the country's authorities following a military ceremony.
Putin questions Zelensky’s ‘legitimacy’ in new ceasefire push
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Ukraine could find a legal way to hold peace talks with Russia on ending their nearly three-year-old war, but…
Founding Israel: hatred, hypocrisy, dishonesty, hubris, all round
Eighty years ago last Sunday, Soviet troops “liberated” what remained of Auschwitz.
EC Vice-President Kallas: EU at risk of direct Russian attack ‘as soon as 2028’
The European Union is at risk of a direct attack from Russia as soon as 2028 if it fails to shore up its own defence, the bloc's foreign affairs tsar Kaja Kallas…
Trump pushes for peace with threat of Russian sanctions if Putin declines
US President Donald Trump has suggested that imposing additional sanctions on Russia was "likely" if President Vladimir Putin refused to engage in peace talks.
Europe as the Cold War order dies: stagnating, fading, failing, lost
Out of the many actions President Donald Trump took on his first day in office, two caught the eyes of Europeans: his announced withdrawal from both the Paris Climate…
Trump to stop all aid to Ukraine? Claptrap
The fantasyland of contemporary Western European notions of the Western Alliance was well-illustrated this week by an article published by the former foreign minister…
German defence minister floats idea of sending troops to Ukraine
German defence minister Boris Pistorius has suggested sending troops to Ukraine if a demilitarised zone was established.
EU Commissioner Lahbib visits Syria with €235 million support
Hadja Lahbib, the EU Commissioner for Crisis Preparedness and Management, has travelled to Damascus and met with Ahmed al-Sharaa, leader of the HTS rebel group that…
Eurocrats ignore Trump influence while welcoming Gaza ceasefire
Eurocrats have welcomed the introduction of a ceasefire in Gaza while ignoring incoming US President Donald Trump's influence on getting the deal.
Dominion: Trump’s new grand strategy?
With Donald Trump only days away from being sworn into what will likely be the most “imperial” of US presidencies since Franklin D.
Relatives of Israeli hostages say EU not doing all it can for their release
Relatives of 94 Israeli and international hostages still held by Hamas said the EU has not used its influence and resources to bring the hostages home.
Trump remembers Reagan: let the hostages go or ‘Hell to pay’
Despite the slightly pathetic effort of the departing Biden regime to claim that it is the diligence of the president and his secretary of state that has brought…