Macron, Tusk to discuss Ukraine peacekeeping force
The leaders will discuss sending foreign troops to Ukraine after the war ends.
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Ukraine war briefing: Trump urges China to help end Ukraine war
After meeting US president-elect, Volodymyr Zelenskyy cautions that Ukraine needs a โjust and robust peace, that Russians will not destroy within a few yearsโ. What we know on day 1,020See all our Ukraine war coverageDonald Trump has called for an imme…
From Brussels to Warsaw, troubled Europe reckons with Trump โ and itself
The next few months will be pivotal for the Atlantic alliance. A fragmented Continent will struggle to meet the moment.
Trump is complicating Bidenโs final push in the Middle East
Some regional leaders appear inclined to unveil key initiatives under the next president, giving him the glory.
Kyiv issues ultimatum on NATO membership
Ukraine is losing hope that the alliance will invite it to join anytime soon.
Peace plans galore: Lots of ideas to end the fighting but the sides remain far apart
More than 3 years of fighting and the arrival of Donald Trump is increasing pressure for a peace deal.
Security guarantees vital if Ukraine is to rebuild economy, says steel CEO
Metinvest boss says there is a high degree of uncertainty over Trumpโs plan to negotiate with RussiaBusiness live โ latest updatesRussia-Ukraine war โ latest news updatesSecurity guarantees will be key to Ukraine healing its shattered economy if Donald…
Zelenskyyโs diplomatic play for Trumpย
Kyiv knows that it will have to recalibrate and take care not to get on Trumpโs bad side, hence Zelenskyyโs emphasizing the importance of exploring diplomatic solutions.
7 weeks until Trump: Russia and Ukraine fight for advantage before peace talks are imposed
The risk of a miscalculation is growing as the war enters a potentially decisive โ and dangerous โ new phase.ย
Trump appoints Keith Kellogg asย Ukraine peace envoy
The retired general has a major task ahead given that Trump has pledged to end the Russia-Ukraine war in one day.
Zelenskyy says Scholz-Putin phone call opens โPandoraโs boxโ
Kyiv says Russia is not prepared to negotiate an end to the war in good faith and that Ukraine needs robust security guarantees before there is any ceasefire in hostilities to prevent a future Russian offensive.
Zelenskyy: We need NATO or nukes โฆ and we want NATO
Ukraine suffered uniquely from its 1994 decision to denuclearize, the country’s president said.
Orbรกn on Zelenskyyโs victory plan: More than frightening
Hungarian leader urges Germany and France to start negotiations with Moscow instead of helping Ukraine.
Saudis urge US to suspend weapons to Israel until Gaza aid resumes
Ambassador to the U.K. Prince Khalidย bin Bandar Al Saud criticized Benjamin Netanyahu’s conduct in Lebanon as well.
Giorgia Meloni plans Lebanon visit as fears grow for UN peacekeeping troops
Italian PM demands security guarantees for her countryโs Unifil troops after series of attacks by IsraelMiddle East crisis โ live updatesItalyโs prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, has said she plans to visit Lebanon and has demanded security guarantees fo…
Zelenskyyโs 5 asks on his Europe tour (and the odds heโll get them)
The Ukrainian president is racing across Europe to lock in support for Kyiv. We rate his chances of success.
Ukraine, Nato membership and the West Germany model
Security guarantees will have to underpin any peace deal where Russia retains control of Ukrainian land
Ukrainians increasingly open to negotiations on condition of security guarantees
Polls show that the population is more open to territorial concessions than a year ago, even though most Ukrainians surveyed remain opposed to this idea.
Zelenskyy to push Biden for security guarantees to end war
Ukrainian leader says backing his โvictory planโ will allow the outgoing US president to cement his legacy
The Saudi Crown Prince is Talking About An Assassination. His Own.
Many people want to kill the Saudi leader, but is he using such threats as a means to get the U.S. to pressure Israel on a future Palestinian state?
Is IRISยฒ heading for a rethink?
SNEAK PEEK โ The EUโs IRISยฒ satellite communications network project is increasingly troubled. โ NATO seeks to make procuring arms faster, the allianceโs procurement agency boss Stacy Cummings told me. โ The U.K. and Germany team up on defense as fears grow that U.S. presidential contender Donald Trump will ditch Ukraine if he wins in [โฆ]
Isolated Germany fears a second Trump term
The possibility that a new administration could weaken security guarantees and increase tariffs on US imports is causing angst in Berlin
Biden introduced Zelenskyy. It didnโt go well: โLadies and gentlemen, President Putinโ
With the world watching his every word, Biden needed to avoid any gaffes at the NATO summit. He wasnโt able to.
Ukraine builds a NATO-lite while it waits for the real thing
Non-binding pacts are “second-best” to belonging to the alliance, but they’re the best Kyiv can get for now.
The Strange Future After a Second Trump Term
The dollar will decline, Europe will rise, and Asia will nuclearize.
NATOโs Stoltenberg rules out Ukraine land-for-peace deal
While Trump advisers mull pushing Ukraine to give up land for peace, the alliance chief pointed at Russia’s refusal to abide by previous cease-fire pledges.
Ukraine โbridgeโ to NATO could be dangerous, experts warn
Some foreign policy experts want Ukraine to move closer to joining the alliance, while others say it would rupture the military bloc.
EU, Ukraine to sign bilateral security agreement
The European Union and Ukraine are expected to sign a long-term security agreement when Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visits Brussels on Thursday (27 June), pledging to maintain military support and other aid to Kyiv as it fights off Russia&#…
To understand Georgiaโs European identity, look to its past
Itโs important to understand why the Georgian people take to the streets any time their Euro-Atlantic path is put into doubt.
Trump threatens to cut US aid to Ukraine quickly if reelected
Ukraineโs allies are scrambling to secure long-term aid for Kyivย amid fears about a second Trump term.
Biden strikes security deal with Zelenskyy โ but its future is in doubt
The move comes as President Biden aims to portray himself as the unquestioned leader of the West heading into Novemberโs presidential election.
Biden in Normandy says he prays Americans donโt become isolationists
In the first of his two addresses in France, Biden makes the case for international alliances.
NATO needs to bend its rules to help Ukraine. Hereโs why.
This weekโs edition of Power Play comes from the Copenhagen Democracy Summit, where host Anne McElvoy talks to President Zelenskyyโs closest aide, Andriy Yermak, and former NATO Secretary General, Anders Fogh Rasmussen.ย As Russian forces advance on Kharkiv, delays in weapons deliveries from the U.S. and Europe are proving costly. Now the war has reached [โฆ]
Listen to the US or brace for escalation โ the choice is Israelโs to make
Washington remains deeply anxious and more determined than ever to find an end to the escalatory pressures in the Levant.
EU sets out plan for lasting Ukraine security commitments
The EU has put together a framework document, based on the bloc’s existing and ongoing efforts, to give Ukraine lasting security commitments, according to a draft by the blocโs diplomatic service (EEAS), seen by Euractiv.ย The draft document, dat…
NATOโs steady enlargement shows attraction of Western security guarantees
Turning 75 on Thursday (4 April), NATO will celebrate the success of its open-door policy that has charmed many over the decades but will remain keenly aware that it is facing possibly the biggest security challenges since its inception.
NATO expands its Romania Black Sea air base
With the decision to expand NATO’s military base near the strategic Black Sea port of Constanta, Romania will have stronger security guarantees, a representative of the Romanian Defence Ministry told Euractiv on Tuesday (19 March).
Itโs official: Sweden to join NATO
Hungary finally lets Sweden into the military alliance, dealing a blow to Russia.
Italy, Canada sign bilateral security agreements with Ukraine
Leaders from Canada and Italy signed security agreements with Ukraine on Saturday (24 February) after talks with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as Kyiv marked the second anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion.
Ukraine and Denmark sign 10-year security agreement
Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday (23 February) signed a bilateral security agreement – the first such pact to be made between Kyiv and a Nordic country.
Why the West is losing Ukraine
U.S. Republicans blocking aid. European right-wingers pushing to abandon Kyiv. Ultra-cautious leaders. What is the Westโs real strategy on Ukraine?
Trump triggers Germanyโs nuclear nightmare
German leaders fear confronting Putin’s menace without the protection of America’s nuclear umbrella.
As Ukraine signs French security deal, Macron warns Russia risk reached โnew phaseโ
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a security pact with France on Friday (16 February), hours after securing a similar deal with Germany, as Paris hardened its tone on Russiaโs threat to the West.
Germany becomes second country to sign security agreement with Ukraine
Germany became the second country, after the UK, to sign a bilateral security agreement with Ukraine, providing long-term security guarantees for the war-torn country, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced …
Rishi Sunak arrives in Ukraine with ยฃ2.5B and a security deal
Britain will commit to providing โswift and sustainedโ help, should Russia attack Ukraine in the future.
Stalemate best describes the state of war in Ukraine
By providing Kyiv with tangible security guarantees, Moscow would be made to understand it will never determine Ukraineโs future.
Hungaryโs Viktor Orbรกn threatens to blow up EUโs Ukraine policy
In a letter to Charles Michel, the Hungarian leader demands full review of EU policy on Ukraine.
Will Ukraine really join the EU? The answer lies with the countries facing the bill | Dermot Hodson
Upcoming membership talks must balance high political aspirations with thorny practical issues from subsidies to grainWhen the 27 EU heads of government convene in Brussels in December, they will face one of the most momentous decisions in the history …
Donโt trust the data: France insists itโs pulling its weight on arms to Ukraine
But the numbers show that France is doing even less than Lithuania.
US isnโt ready for a war of great powers
Americaโs adversaries are preparing for wider conflict โ to prevent war, it needs to do so as well.
Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 613
Moscow says more than 100 Ukrainian soldiers were killed in Yuzhno-Donetsk; Russian losses in Avdiivka may be its worst of 2023, says UKSee all our Ukraine war coverageRussia says it has shot down 36 Ukrainian drones over the Black Sea and the Crimean …
EUโs foreign policy weakness is here to stay
The outlook for Europe is only going to get tougher โ not only because of events unfolding in the Middle East but also the prospect of a second Donald Trump presidency.
Podemos leader calls for protests against Israelโs โgenocideโ in Gaza
Israel is carrying out a โplanned genocideโ in the Gaza Strip by leaving hundreds of thousands of people without water and electricity and demanding their evacuation without any security guarantees, stressed Ione Belarra, leader of the left-wing Unidas…
Ukraine tells NATO: Forget me not
The alliance insists it can handle crises in Ukraine and Israel at the same time.
Hereโs how the Israel-Hamas conflict affects Ukraine, China, Iran โ and everyone else
From the threat of a regional war to Chinaโs strange diplomacy, thereโs no end to the dilemmas ahead.
How I decolonized my Russian mind and retook Kyiv
Ukrainians are responding to Vladimir Putin’s assault by reclaiming our identity from those who sought to erase it.
Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 564 of the invasion
G20 declaration โnothing to be proud ofโ, says Kyiv; Ukraine warns against lifting sanctions as Russia pushes grain deal; Ukraine condemns lack of progress for a tribunal to prosecute Russian leadersSee all our Russia-Ukraine war coverageThe Ukrainian …
Itโs time for a plan C in Ukraine
As military stalemate possibly beckons and negotiations remain a non-starter as long as Putin has no incentive to engage in good faith, what comes next?
Give Russia security guarantees for lasting peace in Ukraine, Hungary says
Senior Hungarian minister also repeats Budapest’s position that Kyiv should not join NATO.
Prigozhinโs lesson for Trump & Co: Donโt trust Putinโs promises
Trump, Vivek Ramaswamy and Macron should all be thinking twice after Prigozhin’s death about pinning hopes on deals with Putin.
Is there any real prospect of negotiations between Russia and Ukraine?
For Moscow, accepting Zelenskyyโs peace plan would be an unconditional surrender. But Kyiv needs security guarantees
Putin canโt count on his friends in Italy anymore
Russia-loving Silvio Berlusconi is dead and Italyโs new leader Giorgia Meloni is Joe Bidenโs ally now.
Hungary doesnโt want โฌ20B fund for Ukraine military โ for now
Budapest said it would object to the fund until Ukraine removes a controversial Hungarian bank from its ‘war sponsors’ list.ย
Ukraine sees third night of Russian attacks on Black Sea port cities
Wednesday evening marked the third consecutive night of Russian attacks on Ukrainian port cities on the Black Sea. Mykolaiv was targeted even though it was not a part in the Black Sea Grain deal that Moscow pulled out of three days ago. FRANCE 24’s co…
Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 510 of the invasion
Russia says it carried out โrevengeโ strikes on Odesa and Mykolayiv after Crimea bridge was attacked; Kremlin warns it will be a risk for Ukraine to ship grain without Russian security guaranteesRussiaโs defence ministry said on Tuesday it had carried …
NATO summit wrap-up and the EUโs battle over biodiversity
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NATO summit in Lithuania: Zelensky, between satisfaction and frustration
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky hailed an “important package of security guarantees” from G7 nations on Wednesday, after they vowed long-term support to help defeat Russia. “The Ukrainian delegation is bringing home a significant security victo…
G7 countries pledge long-term support for Ukraine
Capitals will discuss bilaterally with Kyiv on arms deliveries and recovery aid.
Zelenskyy puts brave face on lackluster NATO membership signal
The Ukrainian leader is touting Western security guarantees, which is angering the Kremlin.
G7 nations to announce security guarantees framework for Ukraine
G7 countries are expected to announce an international framework for Ukraineโs long-term security arrangements on the sidelines of a NATO summit in Vilnius on Wednesday (12 July).
Make Ukraine a porcupine rather than a protectorate
The US shouldnโt โ and canโt โ guarantee Ukraineโs security.
NATO falls short of giving clear path to membership for Ukraine
NATO leaders did not answer Ukraine’s plea for a clear commitment on when and under what circumstances Kyiv would join the Western military alliance on Tuesday (11 July) at their Vilnius summit.
UK resists pressure to station troops permanently in Estonia
Rishi Sunak says only that his government has a ‘long track record’ of supporting Estonia.
๐ด Live: Ukraine seeks security guarantees as NATO members gather in Vilnius
NATO members gather Tuesday for a two-day summit in Vilnius amid calls from President Volodymyr Zelensky to confirm Ukraine as a de-facto member. Sweden’s NATO bid appeared set to go forward after a last-minute reversal from Turkish Presidentย Recep Ta…