Belgium wins battle over Russian assets, EU to lend Ukraine €90bn instead
European leaders have decided to loan €90 billion to Ukraine over the next two years using their own means instead of frozen Russian assets.
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France calls for ‘robust security’ deal for Ukraine after Trump hails ‘good talks’ with Zelensky
France wants "robust security guarantees" for Ukraine before any talks on Kyiv ceding territory to Moscow to end Russia's war, President Emmanuel Macron's team said.
Zelensky to continue peace talks with EU allies and US – drops bid to join NATO
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with US President Donald Trump's envoys for talks on how to end the war with Russia, kicking off two days of crisis diplomacy…
Meloni urges Zelensky to make Ukraine territory concessions to forge peace
Italy's Prime Minister Georgia Meloni is reportedly trying to persuade Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky to accept a compromise over territory in a peace deal…
Poland offers Ukraine MiG fighters, wants drone and missile technology in return
Poland has entered into talks on donating more MiG-29 fighter aircraft to Ukraine, with Warsaw expecting in return to receive access to drone and missile technologies…
Polish President cancels meeting with Hungarian PM Orbán over Putin visit
Poland’s President Karol Nawrocki has cancelled his meeting with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in protest against Hungary's leader's trip to Moscow to…
Europe’s peace plan oozes with reliance on the US
If you’ve been on X over the past few days, and your algorithm is as politics-filled as mine, you may have seen an old video being passed around.
With Russia in mind, Macron announces ‘army-nation pact’
"Confrontation with Russia has gone up a notch,” according to French President Emmanuel Macron.
Rubio hails ‘progress’ of Ukraine-Russia peace talks but doubts remain
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio boasted "tremendous" progress after a day of meetings with Ukrainian and European officials in Geneva on a proposal to halt the…
Russia-Poland relations plummet further after war graves ‘desecration’
The Russian authorities have removed sculptures of Polish military symbols adorning the graves of Polish officers at the Katyn cemetery in western Russia.
Mearsheimer knows: The Russian war machine adapts and grinds on
It had been their major goal since their summer 2024 offensive.
Russia’s pre-war demands may get another look
At the end of 2021, when Russia tabled its draft documents on “legal and security guarantees from the United States and NATO”, demanding a halt to NATO enlargement,…
Ukraine must get rid of kleptocrats before the West can help rebuild
The plans that President Trump has been carefully developing to force a reasonable peace upon Russian President Putin after his nearly four years of unsuccessful…
Poland accuses two Ukrainians of causing railway explosions
The explosions that damaged railway tracks in the east of Poland were the work of two Ukrainians working for Russia, according to the Polish authorities.
Polish opposition PiS slams government after railway hit by saboteurs
Poland's opposition Conservatives (PiS) have criticised the centre-left government led by Prime Minister Donald Tusk over its handling of national security.
Is Putin a good strategist?
Recent footage of shabby Russian troops advancing in Pokrovsk on motorcycles, converted pickup trucks and other civilian vehicles has drawn comparisons with familiar…
Ex-Russian president Medvedev calls Belgian defence minister an ‘imbecile’
Dmitry Medvedev, Russia's former president turned hawkish deputy security council chairman, has unleashed tirade against Belgium's defence minister Theo Francken.
Poland’s Sikorski hopes Ukrainians ‘destroy pipeline supplying Hungary with Russian oil’
Polish foreign minister Radosław Sikorski has said he hopes that Ukrainian forces succeed in destroying an oil pipeline that supplies Hungary with Russian oil.
The paradox of Europe’s latent power and the fine line in Putin’s strategy
It is no secret that Europe is in a woeful state and continues to decline. It has long fallen from the peak of its economic success on the eve of the Great Recession.
Poland warns Putin risks arrest if he flies through its airspace to any peace talks
Polish foreign minister Radosław Sikorski has warned Russian President Vladimir Putin against flying through Poland’s airspace on his way to any future meeting…
Hungary slams Poland for freeing Ukrainian accused of blowing up Nord Stream
A Polish court's decision to free a Ukrainian man wanted by Germany for blowing up the Nord Stream pipelines has been criticised by Hungarian foreign minister Peter…
Trump is attacking Russia’s global strategy
At the heart of the West’s strategic approach to Russia – insofar as there is such a thing – lies a major fallacy.
Polish PM Tusk opposes Ukrainian Nord Stream suspect’s deportation to Germany
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said he was opposed to deporting a Ukrainian man detained in Poland on suspicion of being involved in the blowing up of the Nord…
Ex-German chancellor Merkel blames Poland and Baltic States for war in Ukraine
Former German chancellor Angela Merkel has blamed Poland and the Baltic States for turning down a proposal for the European Union to negotiate directly with Russia…
Hybrid warfare doesn’t work
The latest round of Russian provocations, inaugurated by the large drone incursion into Poland on September 10, has sent the Europeans into a tizzy.
Hungary PM Orbán slams Polish PM Tusk for saying conflict in Ukraine is ‘our war’
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has attacked his Polish counterpart Donald Tusk for declaring that the conflict in Ukraine is “our war”.
Poland detains Ukrainian wanted for allegedly blowing up Nord Stream pipelines
A Ukrainian has been detained in Poland in connection with the 2022 Nord Stream gas pipelines explosions.
Trump ‘making Ukraine Europe’s war’ says Polish PM
Washington is stepping back and pushing responsibility for Ukraine onto Europe, according to Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk.
Denmark says ‘professional’ behind drone flights over airports
Denmark said a "professional actor" was behind drone flights over multiple airports in a "hybrid attack" designed to create fear.
Trump has just washed his hands of the Ukraine war
Of all of President Trump’s social media posts, it is the one he fired off on Tuesday that future historians may pick as marking the biggest turning point of the…