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Latvia bans MPs from traveling to Russia, Belarus

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.

June 13, 2025 5:02 pm CET
Baltic countries team up on mass evacuation plans as Russian threat grows

Die Trump-Story

June 13, 2025 5:55 am CET
All about the €€€: How Bulgaria’s euro dreams could become a nightmare
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

Das SPD-Manifest gegen Klingbeil

June 12, 2025 6:14 am CET
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Zelenskyy: ‘Russia is simply lying to Trump’

“It’s all in his hands,” the Ukrainian president said, referring to his American counterpart.

June 12, 2025 1:57 am CET

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 …

June 11, 2025 4:57 pm CET

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.

June 11, 2025 12:12 pm CET

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.

June 10, 2025 9:56 pm CET

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.

June 10, 2025 6:22 pm CET

EU announces punishing sanctions targeting Russian energy and banks

“Our message is clear: This war must end,” Ursula von der Leyen says.

June 10, 2025 4:32 pm CET

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.

June 10, 2025 12:10 pm CET

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.

June 10, 2025 9:30 am CET

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.

June 9, 2025 1:00 pm CET

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. 

June 9, 2025 12:26 pm CET

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.

June 9, 2025 11:56 am CET
Germany Interpreted

Can Merz have an effective foreign policy?

While Merz’s approach has already paid dividends in terms of mood music in the German establishment, in concrete terms, it hasn’t.

June 9, 2025 4:00 am CET
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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.

June 8, 2025 5:36 pm CET

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.

June 8, 2025 12:59 pm CET

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.

June 7, 2025 4:32 pm CET

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.

June 6, 2025 12:59 pm CET

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.

June 6, 2025 11:56 am CET

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.

June 6, 2025 8:31 am CET

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.

June 6, 2025 4:00 am CET

Europe arms itself against cyber catastrophe

EU to train with militaries, industry and NATO to better fend off large-scale cyberattacks.

June 5, 2025 10:01 pm CET

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.

June 5, 2025 7:50 pm CET

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.

June 5, 2025 3:50 pm CET

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 …

June 5, 2025 5:36 am CET

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.

June 5, 2025 4:18 am CET
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