Europe
Europe
Lithuania announced urgent funding to support Ukraine’s defense industry after the US and Russia initiated bilateral talks without Ukraine or EU participation.
13h ago
France
Macron said he would urge Trump to be firm with Putin during his upcoming trip to the US.
1d ago
War in Ukraine
French and UK leaders will pay an emergency visit to Trump next week, while American envoy to Ukraine arrived in Kyiv yesterday to answer questions about Trump’s nascent peace proposal.
2d ago
NATO
The Russian foreign minister said any form of foreign troop deployments in Ukraine, NATO or not, is “unacceptable” as European leaders have discussed it as part of security guarantees for Ukraine.
Feb. 18
War in Ukraine
Left out of talks in Saudi Arabia, European leaders sound off in Paris: UK says US peace force essential; Denmark worried about Russia’s “imperial” dreams; Germany “irritated” by “premature” debate.
Feb. 18
Germany
The German chancellor said discussions on German troop deployments were “immature” when prompted by a reporter after Monday’s emergency summit in Paris.
Feb. 17
Ukraine
The moving speech reflected many European leaders’ feelings about recent comments regarding Ukraine and NATO from the White House.
Feb. 17
War in Ukraine
The British Prime Minister said on Sunday that the UK would provide soldiers on the ground in Ukraine if necessary for a peace deal to end the war.
Feb. 17
Ukraine
Read the six questions that US officials sent European partners last week asking what Europe might need from the US to oversee a security deal between Ukraine and Russia that would end the war.
Feb. 17
Europe
France will host a last-minute meeting among European leaders on Monday to discuss the ‘situation in Ukraine’ and ‘security in Europe’ after US officials berated allies in Munich over the weekend.
Feb. 17
Europe
Zelensky warned that Putin is preparing to wage war on NATO if the alliance weakens and urged the creation of a European army.
Feb. 16
Europe
The German president said he is “concerned” by how some business elites are “rewriting the rules of democracy,” seemingly hinting at billionaire Elon Musk and his previous comments.
Feb. 14
Zelensky
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky discussed cooperation with the US, European security, and thanked the UK and Spain for supporting Ukraine on the international stage.
Feb. 14
Germany
JD Vance reportedly won’t be meeting with German Chancellor Scholz in Munich, opting to sit down with his rival instead: “I can’t stand Scholz but he is still our chancellor,” noted one opponent.
Feb. 14
War in Ukraine
Scott Bessent is the first cabinet-level Trump official to visit Ukraine, underscoring the administration’s priority of securing economic gains for the US in any upcoming peace plan with Russia.
Feb. 12
Russia
President Donald Trump hinted that another US citizen, presumably held in captivity by Russia, would be freed on Wednesday, after the release of Fogel.
Feb. 12