War in Ukraine

Latvia bans MPs from traveling to Russia, Belarus
The Riga parliament overwhelmingly voted in favor of restricting travel for members of parliament and state officials, citing national security and safety concerns.

Baltic countries team up on mass evacuation plans as Russian threat grows
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Ukraine blasts Russia Day well-wishers as Rubio sends greetings to Moscow

Das Update zum Kiew-Besuch von Boris Pistorius

Das SPD-Manifest gegen Klingbeil
Zelenskyy: ‘Russia is simply lying to Trump’
“It’s all in his hands,” the Ukrainian president said, referring to his American counterpart.
Das Update neuen Russland-Manifest der SPD
Unter anderem Ralf Stegner, Rolf Mützenich und Norbert Walter-Borjans gehören zu den Unterzeichnern eines Debattenpapiers aus der SPD zur Außen- und Sicherheitspolitik. Das Papier fordert eine Wiederannäherung …
EU faces uphill battle to pass new Russia sanctions
Brussels wants to cut the flow of cash to Moscow — but Hungary and Slovakia are poised to hold up the proposals.
Poland’s Tusk set to win confidence vote, but faces uphill slog to govern
The pro-EU prime minister will have to contend not only with a nationalist president blocking his reforms, but also with increasingly frustrated coalition partners.
Lithuania continues to battle for Ukraine to join NATO
Defense Minister Dovilė Šakalienė warns the world is under attack from a “new axis” of Russia, China, North Korea and Iran.
EU announces punishing sanctions targeting Russian energy and banks
“Our message is clear: This war must end,” Ursula von der Leyen says.
European Commission to unveil new Russia sanctions on energy, banks
The measures are designed to target the Nord Stream pipelines and drain the Kremlin’s war chest.
Zelenskyy says Russia struck maternity hospital in huge overnight attack
“For yet another night, instead of a ceasefire, there were massive strikes with Shahed drones, cruise and ballistic missiles,” says Ukrainian president.
Putin launches biggest ever drone attack at Ukraine, Kyiv says
Russia is escalating the war and has no intention of stopping it,” says top Ukrainian official.
NATO’s Rutte: ‘We’re all on the eastern flank now’
Military alliance chief makes the case for gargantuan defense spending increase as Vladimir Putin lurks.
Poland’s Sikorski: Nationalist election win won’t derail fight against Russia
Maybe Karol Nawrocki’s victory can even help relations with the U.S. and Hungary, Polish foreign minister tells POLITICO.
Slovakia will block EU sanctions on Russia that hurt Bratislava’s interests, Fico says
“I am interested in being a constructive player in the European Union, but not at the expense of the Slovak Republic,” Prime Minister Fico said.
Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow closes 2 major airports
A spat over the latest planned prisoner swap escalated as the Kremlin and Kyiv exchanged accusations over an ongoing delay.
US Senator Graham wants ‘bone crushing’ sanctions on Russia. It could backfire.
The proposed 500 percent tariffs on countries that buy Russian energy could cut the US off from major trade partners.
Merz has ‘no doubt’ US is committed to NATO after Trump meeting
Speaking after his debut trip to the Oval Office, the German chancellor said he’s confident Washington will stick with the security alliance despite years of tensions.
Huge Russian attack on Ukraine days after ‘Spiderweb’ drone raid
Friday’s massive bombing was Putin’s biggest attack since Kyiv’s daring drone assault took out dozens of strategic bombers at Russian airfields.
Russia’s opposition talking with Ukraine behind the scenes, top dissident says
Many in Ukraine have criticized the idea that Kyiv and the Russian opposition are natural allies.
Russia’s blacklisted classical music stars make a comeback in Europe
Vladimir Putin’s opera darlings are back in the spotlight — and Ukraine and the EU are not pleased.
Europe arms itself against cyber catastrophe
EU to train with militaries, industry and NATO to better fend off large-scale cyberattacks.
Merz avoids a blowup in the Oval, but Trump goes his own way on Russia
Germany’s new leader disarmed the president with praise, but their daylight on the war was clear.
To free Russia from Putin we need to save Ukraine first, Russian opposition tells EU
Ukraine has previously accused some Russian opposition figures of echoing Putin’s imperialist views — particularly by hesitating to fully condemn Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014.
Der US-Blick auf den Merz-Besuch in Washington
Der Kanzler ist in Washington und wird dort erstmals in seinem Amt auf Donald Trump treffen. Flüchtig kennen sich die beiden bereits. Was erwartet man in den …
China helps Russia pull ahead in lethal drone war race with Ukraine
Beijing denies helping Moscow, but Russia is scaling up both the production and the sophistication of its drones.