The writer, a former soldier and ex-prisoner of the Russians, underlines the despair gripping Ukrainian fighters and warns of the difficulty of mobilizing new troops against Russia.
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By Ali Walker and Paul Dallison
<p><strong><span style=”color: rgb(0, 0, 0)”>Which of these European commissioners did not step away from Ursula von der Leyenโs top team this year?</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style=”color: rgb(0, 0, 0)”>Von der Leyen joined Mark Rutte and Giorgia Meloni on a trip to which country to strike a deal to limit migrant departures?</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style=”color: rgb(0, 0, 0)”>A European Parliament staffer says he suffered a near-death experience after eating soup containing which unadvertised ingredient bought at a canteen in Strasbourg?</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style=”color: rgb(0, 0, 0)”>National capitals dashed EU plans for a new residence for its ambassador in which city because the apartment was too fancy?</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style=”color: rgb(0, 0, 0)”>A train carrying MEPs bound for Strasbourg accidentally ended up at which destination? </span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style=”color: rgb(0, 0, 0)”>Franceโs armed forces minister was furious at the depiction of French troops in which movie?</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style=”color: rgb(0, 0, 0)”>Paris has a bedbug problem that has caused uproar (and itchiness). Whatโs the Latin name for bedbugs?</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style=”color: rgb(0, 0, 0)”>Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgoโs trip to which Pacific island caused a storm in France? </span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style=”color: rgb(0, 0, 0)”>Bernard Arnault, one of the worldโs most powerful CEOs, lobbied Emmanuel Macron to replace Elisabeth Borne as PM. But who did Arnault want in the role?</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style=”color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt”>Which French politician appeared on the cover of Playboy in April?</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style=”color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt”>It was revealed that the German government splashed out almost โฌ55,000 on what for ex-Chancellor Angela Merkel since she left office in 2021?</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style=”color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt”>Chancellor Olaf Scholz suffered a sporting accident this year that led to him wearing what?</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style=”color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt”>Finance Minister Christian Lindner came under fire for flaunting his wealth after putting on what at the end of a TV talk show?</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style=”color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt”>Which constitutional spending law has caused consternation for the governing coalition? </span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style=”color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt”>A man high on drugs made his way into Olaf Scholzโs official convoy in May, hugged the chancellor and asked him to do what? </span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style=”color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt”>David Cameron made a shock return to front-line politics after years hiding in a shed. How many British prime ministers have there been since he left office in 2016?</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style=”color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt”>Labour leader Keir Starmer met French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris and gave him a football club T-shirt. But from which club?</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style=”color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt”>Which American rock star turned up to watch Prime Ministerโs Questions in the House of Commons?</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style=”color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt”>A senior Scottish government minister blamed an ยฃ11,000 data roaming charge, incurred on a parliamentary iPad, on what? </span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style=”color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt”>In March, King Charles took his first trip since becoming monarch. Where did he go?</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style=”color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt”>Geert Wildersโ party won the Dutch election in November. But who led the grouping in second place?</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style=”color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt”>What did controversial former Romanian socialist leader Liviu Dragnea launch?</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style=”color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt”>Norwegian left-wing party leader Bjรธrnar Moxnes resigned in July after being caught stealing which item? </span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style=”color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt”>Turkeyโs President Recep Tayyip Erdoฤan won reelection in May with what percentage of the runoff vote?</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style=”color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt”>Sanna Marin was ousted as Finnish prime minister after a spring election. Which global organization did she join after being voted out? </span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style=”color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt”>Nikki Haley called which fellow Republican presidential candidate โscumโ?</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style=”color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt”>Who was elected as the new speaker of the House of Representatives in October? </span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style=”color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt”>The Biden family’s dog, Commander, was moved out of the White House after he repeatedly did what?</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style=”color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt”>Mitt Romney announced he would retire from politics in 2024. But which state is the former Republican presidential candidate a senator for?</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style=”color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt”>Enrique Tarrio, the former top leader of the Proud Boys, was sentenced to how long in prison for his role in the January 6, 2021 U.S. Capitol insurrection?</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style=”color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt”>Whose teeth did Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin threaten to pull out?</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style=”color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt”>Which southern Russian city did Prigozhinโs mercenaries capture with no resistance during his mutiny against the Kremlin?</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style=”color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt”>What did Prigozhin say the temperature was during a video shot in Africa days before his death?</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style=”color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt”>What did Vladimir Putin say could have caused the plane crash in which Prigozhin died?</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style=”color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt”>Where was Prigozhin buried?</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style=”color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt”>โAnyone who has had anything to do with Ukraine knows that this is a country that is corrupt at all levels of society.โ</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style=”color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt”>โPresident Xi is a brilliant man: If you went all over Hollywood to look for somebody to play the role of President Xi, you couldnโt find him.โ</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style=”color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt”>โThis is a witch hunt by the opposition.โ</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style=”color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt”>โPerhaps the less junk, the better. There is less of a chance of bedbugs coming here from large European cities.โ</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style=”color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt”>โFor me, Silvio [Berlusconi] was a dear person, a true friend. I have always sincerely admired his wisdom, his ability to make balanced, far-sighted decisions even in the most difficult situations. During each of our meetings, I was literally charged with his incredible vitality, optimism and sense of humor. His death is an irreparable loss and great sorrow.โ</span></strong></p>
Labour says Michael Mathesonโs position is untenable after admitting his children used his iPad while on holiday
Michael Matheson apologized for the huge bill on his parliamentary device from a holiday in Morocco.
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German foreign minister sets out incremental approach to enlargement.
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An agreement between 38 Western Balkan telecom operators and the EU โ which slashes the cost of roaming โ has come into force, lowering the cost of internet data for the regionsโ residents when in the EU and vice versa….
With the aim to bring high connectivity for all Europeans by 2030, the Parliament agreed on an ambitious text pushing towards EU harmonised rules for telecoms, abolition of extra fees for intra-EU calls and adoption of the principle of administrative t…
This comedy sees a troupe of clowns, living statues and ravers roaming about a dystopia where electricity has been stopped by a solar flareFor years, Bobcat Goldthwaitโs cult classic Shakes the Clown was the only adult-oriented black comedy featuring a…
Officers comb streets of capitalโs south-west suburbs over 24 hours since last reported sightingPolice in Germany have extended the search for a wild animal believed to be a lioness roaming the outskirts of Berlin, more than 24 hours since the last rep…
Tory MPs fear roaming charges and extra passport checks will make a Brexit PR push a tough ask this summer.
