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Macron talks tariffs and peace with Xi Jinping

French president seeks greater access to the Chinese market and urges Beijing not to impose tariffs on Cognac makers.

May 22, 2025 2:52 pm CET

Merz says Ukraine ceasefire talks could drag on for months

The German chancellor warns there’s “no quick fix” as Berlin steps up both military aid and diplomacy.

May 22, 2025 12:49 pm CET

Germany’s AfD wants to copy Hegseth’s ‘warrior culture’ in the Bundeswehr

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s war on woke in the Pentagon is serving as a model for Germany’s far right.

May 21, 2025 7:24 pm CET

Ukrainian power broker shot dead in Spain

Portnov was a key associate of Ukraine’s pro-Russian former president, and a towering figure in the judicial system.

May 21, 2025 6:42 pm CET

Western countries reveal major Russian cyber-espionage campaign

Attacks ramped up after Moscow invaded Ukraine in February 2022.

May 21, 2025 5:14 pm CET

Germany’s Pistorius says Trump misjudged his influence over Putin

Berlin’s defense minister outlines mistakes made by U.S. president in talks with Russia.

May 21, 2025 12:02 pm CET

EU ambassadors agree on €150B defense lending scheme

European Council President António Costa calls the agreement, “an important step toward a stronger Europe.”

May 21, 2025 10:51 am CET

Die Wirtschaftskrise und der Streit der Weisen

Am Vormittag wird die Konjunkturprognose vorgestellt. Wenig anderes als eine Null ist zu erwarten. Wie sich in die trüben wirtschaftlichen Aussichten auch noch Streit unter den Wirtschaftsweisen …

May 21, 2025 5:35 am CET

18 hours in the making of a president: Inside Nicușor Dan’s election win

Romania’s new leader told POLITICO how he will approach international affairs and what he will do to rebuild trust in a democracy battered by corruption, economic strife and Russian meddling.

May 21, 2025 4:00 am CET
Unpacked

There is no Ukraine ceasefire. Ever.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is here for a forever war.

May 20, 2025 7:52 pm CET

Putin and microplastics threaten bees’ survival

Wild pollinators face an array of hazards, a new report says.

May 20, 2025 5:24 pm CET

EU ministers seal fresh sanctions package against Russia

The package targets the Kremlin’s so-called shadow fleet.

May 20, 2025 1:48 pm CET
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Germany’s Pistorius signals openness to 5 percent defense spending

New Berlin government wants to make the Bundeswehr the strongest conventional army in Europe.

May 20, 2025 10:31 am CET

Putin, Trump und das gescheiterte Telefonat

Die EU will neue Sanktionen gegen Russland beschließen. Nach dem für die Ukraine erfolglose Telefonat zwischen Donald Trump und Wladimir Putin geht es jetzt nochmals um Russlands …

May 20, 2025 5:39 am CET

Trump could still be remembered as a lasting peacemaker

The only strategy that has any hope of bearing fruit will be weakening Putin and negotiating from a position of strength.

May 20, 2025 4:01 am CET

Race for Poland’s presidency blows wide open

The June 1 second-round vote will have an impact well beyond Poland.

May 20, 2025 4:00 am CET

Trump touts Russia-Ukraine talks, even as he steps back

The president signaled that the U.S. would not play a mediating role in the discussions.

May 19, 2025 5:33 pm CET

Das Update vor dem Telefonat von Trump und Putin

Die Welt wartet auf das Gespräch zwischen Donald Trump und Wladimir Putin an diesem Nachmittag. Gordon Repinski spricht mit Hans von der Burchard. Er war für POLITICO …

May 19, 2025 4:18 pm CET

Russia bans ‘undesirable’ Amnesty International

“They justify the crimes of Ukrainian neo-Nazis,” Moscow accuses top human rights organization.

May 19, 2025 3:25 pm CET

Time for the EU to close the Brexit chapter

The bloc needs to anchor the U.K. to its security interests, priorities and values.

May 19, 2025 4:00 am CET

US ambassador to Ukraine quit over Trump administration’s ‘appeasement’ approach

Bridget Brink on Friday wrote that she couldn’t in good faith adhere to the diplomatic instructions coming out of the Trump White House.

May 18, 2025 8:41 pm CET

World leaders descend on Rome for Pope Leo’s inauguration

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy shakes hands with U.S.’s Vance and meets the new pontiff at the Vatican.

May 18, 2025 1:03 pm CET

Russia slams Ukraine with biggest drone attack of the war

Sunday’s assault came just days after talks in Turkey failed to make progress toward a ceasefire.

May 18, 2025 11:27 am CET

Trump to speak with Putin and Zelenskyy on Monday in bid to end the ‘bloodbath’

Negotiations on the war that Trump promised to end on “Day One” of his term have dragged on over the last four months.

May 17, 2025 6:29 pm CET
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