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Eastern EU countries like Poland say they are currently bearing the financing brunt.

Americans watched in horror as their 401(k)s plunged Thursday morning after the markets opened.

“If we start weakening our commitment, it makes it easier for warring factions around the world to use these weapons again, because it reduces the stigma,” says Norwegian foreign minister.

Berlin formally activates brigade in Lithuania, signaling a major shift in defense posture.

Warsaw is already spending big on defense. Now it needs the manpower.

European allies are increasingly worried about the U.S. commitment to NATO.

Warsaw will suspend protection for new asylum seekers crossing into Poland from Belarus, PM Donald Tusk says.

In ending media mission Washington will be “ceding territory to the Russians, the Iranians and the Chinese,” says Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty CEO.

The EU has poured millions into Poland’s border enforcement — even as human rights groups accuse Warsaw of illegal pushbacks.

Time to get serious, says Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys.

The man filmed the fire to “document the act of sabotage,” according to Polish prosecutors.

Time is running out to disrupt Tehran’s nuclear program, the Israeli foreign minister said.

Cuts to aid from Washington could dramatically strengthen Moscow’s hand in the region and jeopardize Europe’s security interests.

EU tries to make farming sexy again — and keep farmers from revolting.

The Ukrainian president says he won’t accept a peace agreement if his country is iced out of talks.

Riga wants to reduce the risks of human rights violations of Latvian citizens in those countries, and prevent their recruitment as spies.

The German chancellor and his conservative challenger faced unfiltered questions from young interviewers on coalition disputes, the war in Ukraine and even döner kebabs. 

Disconnecting from the Soviet-era grid faced an intimidation campaign — but it’s Moscow that could be left in a precarious position.

Victory “demonstrates your high political authority,” the Kremlin chief gushes about his counterpart in Minsk.

“This is a blatant affront to democracy. Lukashenko doesn’t have any legitimacy,” EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued a directive Friday to rejoin a global anti-abortion pact.

Intercepted phone calls and documents obtained by POLITICO reveal how Alexander Lukashenko’s regime weaponized migration.

“There is no choice,” the Polish prime minister warned in an address to the European Parliament.