There is no guarantee the US presidentโs impatience with Russia will last, but the Kremlin may come to regret testing his patienceBefore Donald Trump was a politician he was a property tycoon. Naturally, he thought he could fix the Ukraine war with a r…
The event demonstrates that a nation can be strong and resolute while also posing no threat.
The Belarusian rulerโs price controls have backfired.ย
The U.S. president’s reelection has changed the nature of Europeโs domestic politics as well as its geopolitical standing.
Russian president says Russians and Ukrainians are one people โ which Volodymyr Zelenskyy has repeatedly rejected โ and warns Moscow could also seize Sumy city. What we know on day 1,214Vladimir Putin has said he believes the whole of Ukraine is โoursโ…
As Western leaders continue to insist theyโll support Ukraine โfor as long as it takes,โ the question now is, to what end?
The day-long celebration of the Armyโs 250th birthday coincided with nationwide protests against Trump and military strikes between Israel and Iran that are testing the presidentโs โAmerica Firstโ resolve.
Israelโs strike against Iran isnโt just self-defense โ itโs the front line in a broader clash of freedom versus tyranny.
Arming Palestinian clans in Gaza will only sow further chaos โ and delay any chance of a two-state solution.
On 15 June 1940, the Red Army began the annexation of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia18 June 1940 Continue reading…
Tskaltubo enjoyed years of prosperity as a jewel of Soviet architecture. But after the collapse of the USSR in December 1991 the sanatoriums were abandoned, and in 1992 people fleeing the war in Abkhazia found refuge here. While efforts continue to res…
Many in Ukraine have criticized the idea that Kyiv and the Russian opposition are natural allies.
Vladimir Putinโs opera darlings are back in the spotlight โ and Ukraine and the EU are not pleased.
โI am deeply convinced that history is calling on us now. Just like back in 1989, when the winds of change swept through Europe,” she said on accepting the Charlemagne prize.
How the 39th president pulled off the kind of Mideast peace deal Donald Trump dreams about.
The presidential front-runnerโs hostility to Ukraine is creating a rift with fellow European conservatives.
Moscow stages largest Victory Day parade since start of Ukraine war with Putin using celebrations to justify invasionRussian troops fighting in Ukraine marched together with Chinese forces on Moscowโs Red Square to mark the 80th anniversary of Nazi Ger…
Slovak PM is the only EU leader to attend Red Square festivities.
For occupied parts of Ukraine, Russiaโs war and the propaganda fuelling it has forced many to relive the memory of previous warsMariia Sinhayevska was 11 when the Germans occupied her village, near Zaporizhzhia in south-eastern Ukraine, then part of th…
Chinese President Xi Jinping is among the leaders set to attend the Victory Day Parade in Moscow.
Paris and Stockholm are deepening defense ties in missiles, air defenseย and even nuclear deterrence amid uncertainty caused by Donald Trump.
Russia has yet to prove it wants to end the war, prime minister says.
Ukraine president urges month-long truce after Russia suggests three-day one to mark a world war two victory. What we know on day 1,161Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called for an immediate month-long ceasefire after Vladimir Putin unilaterally announced a th…
The interviewโs release comes amid the Kremlinโs announcement of a three-day May ceasefire to the war.
Moscow is emboldened after U.S. President Donald Trump caves in to a key Russian demand.
Kremlin calls on Ukraine to reciprocate during period covering 8-10 May and says it will respond to any violationsVladimir Putin has declared a three-day full ceasefire in the war with Ukraine next month to mark the 80th anniversary of the victory of t…
Police have long wanted to read encrypted messages. They now have the backing of the EU’s top brass.
Troubling links exist between Moscowโs war machine and the leadership of the iconic strategy game.
Dmitry Kalmykov is a Ukrainian scientist who has dedicated his life to investigating environmental disasters, first at Chornobyl and now in Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan โ formerly the Soviet Unionโs primary nuclear weapons testing site. He teaches schoolc…
Dmitry Kalmykov is a Ukrainian scientist who has dedicated his life to investigating environmental disasters, first at Chornobyl and now in Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan – formerly the Soviet Union’s primary nuclear weapons testing site. He teaches schoolc…
NATO members and other allies would do well to start thinking about how theyโd respond if Russia took action against one of its most remote geographies.
When Vlad and his friends realized the Kremlin would not return them home, they staged an open revolt.
With the US threatening unilateral withdrawal, even from the top Nato military post, five European nations must fill the vacuumIn the face of Vladimir Putinโs aggression against Ukraine and Donald Trumpโs destabilisation of the Atlantic alliance, an em…
Gubaidulina was one of a group of composers blacklisted in the Soviet Union in 1979.
Gubaidulina was one of a group of composers blacklisted in the Soviet Union in 1979.
An agreement is ready to be signed, but Azerbaijan has a few last requirements.
Kristen Michal tells POLITICO that no country should shirk its obligations as U.S. casts doubt on NATO security.
Brussels threatens to use its trade bazooka after President Donald Trump says the European Union was created to โscrewโ America.
Trump vindicated the French president on self-reliant defense. But with Putin looming, the hard work starts now for Europe.
Merz has four to five years not just to breathe new life into his party, but to ensure the countryโs traditional political constellation isnโt broken for good.
Keir Starmer and Donald Trump will likely be all smiles during their meeting Thursday โ but a frosty encounter between the two nations’ leaders isn’t unusual.
The idea that US President Donald Trumpโs negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin will bring about lasting peace in Ukraine has been met with scepticism across Europe. FRANCE 24 spoke to political scientist Anton Shekhovstov about what the …
Europe and Ukraine are learning how little the U.S. cares, as the new president aligns himself with their greatest enemy.ย
Keep calm and carry on? Nah โ everybody panic, Edgars Rinkฤviฤs advises.
“Radiation levels inside and outside remain normal and stable,” says International Atomic Energy Agency.
There is broad agreement to boost defense spending โ but the U.S. president’s call for 5 percent of GDP is too much for most European countries.
The switchover to the European electricity network, which Baltic leaders said held geopolitical and symbolic significance, came more than three decades after the collapse of the Soviet Union.
An aide-mรฉmoire to Secretary of State Marco Rubio from a former adviser to Tony Blair.
Aides to the president and Elon Musk suspected USAID officials were trying to go around a funding freeze.
More than 30 years after leaving the Soviet Union, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania will join the EU’s grid.
Baku reportedly preparing to appeal to โan international courtโ unless Moscow takes responsibility for crash Europe live โ latest updatesAzerbaijan is escalating its rare standoff with the Kremlin as the fallout from the downing of an Azerbaijani passe…
If Ukraine isn’t granted NATO membership it will need another way to defend itself from Russia in future, said the Ukrainian president.
“There will be more and more of us. Those who want to live in our little Slovakia, but in a civilized Europe,” said Eva Kulovรก, 84, who helped topple Communism.
Any deal must not become a back door for Russian influence, says Moldovan official.
Slovenia has drawn global attention and its fair share of misinterpretation. Now its residents are saying enough is enough.
Azerbaijan has fought a series of wars against Armenia in recent years.
In a world less constrained by international norms and rules, and increasingly governed by sheer power, the strictures that long constrained nuclear proliferation are in danger of loosening โ if not untangling altogether.
The former Council President wanted to intervene in a bitter conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan. He ended up mired in problems of his own, excerpts from a new book on the region reveal.
The gas supply dispute between the Moldovan government and its breakaway region of Transnistria is reigniting political tensions.
Ukrainian leader has sought to build bridges with Trump amid fears the president-elect could slow vital military aid once in office. What we know on day 1,045See all our Ukraine coverageUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has expressed hope that US…
Breakaway territory of 450,000 people suffers painful and immediate hit as Ukraine ends transit agreementThe shutdown of Russian gas supplies to Moldovaโs breakaway Transnistria region has forced the closure of all industrial companies except food prod…
Explosions boomed across the morning sky as Ukraineโs air force warned of incoming drones. What we know on day 1,044See all our Ukraine war coverage Russia launched a New Yearโs Day drone strike on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv early on Wednesday, killing…
Russia’s gas transit to Europe via Ukraine stopped on Wednesday, Moscow and Kyiv said, ending a decades-long arrangement and marking the latest casualty of the war between the neighbours. Russian gas has been supplied to Europe via pipelines crossing …
Carter’s one-term presidency was marked by the highs of the 1978 Camp David accords between Israel and Egypt, bringing some stability to the Middle East.
The post Jimmy Carter, former US president and Nobel Peace Prize recipient, dead at 100 appeared f…
Estonia’s third-largest city is struggling to face off threats from Russia.
Latest strike in shadow war with Moscow led by SBU, which emerged from Soviet Unionโs KGB
Three years in, Russiaโs invasion has drawn in dozens of countries.
As she quit Cabinet, the finance minister sounded the alarm about Canadaโs preparedness for Trump 2.0.
Governments need to make more orders and defense contractors have to take more risks, NATO’s secretary-general said.
Lucie Krรกlovรกโs daring documentary uses a choir and an original libretto to recount the story of the renegade Czech musicianRetelling the complicated life of prolific Czech composer Jan Kapr, Lucie Krรกlovรกโs category-defying documentary harmonises the …
Moscowโs wars are the natural product of an empire still clinging to its past. And if Trumpโs promise is to mean anything, it must confront this truth.
Will Kaja Kallas be able to make her voice heard?
More than 3 years of fighting and the arrival of Donald Trump is increasing pressure for a peace deal.
โThe Russians donโt really mind if anyone believes it fully, the point is that thereโs doubt,” says top UK official responsible for Russia policy.
Rumours about the US returning nuclear weapons to Ukraine have been circulating since November 21, when The New York Times published an article citing several unnamed US officials who “suggested that Mr. Biden could return nuclear weapons to Ukraine t…
Many liberal Russians shelter in states once part of the Soviet Union. Itโs time that they learned to respect the cultures and languages their nation has so long suppressedOne day in the 1990s, I was playing with my cousin in a local park in Chiศinฤu, …
BP is a global force in fossil fuel drilling โ and a major player with COP29 summit host Azerbaijan.
When the U.S. inaugurates Donald J. Trump as its 47th president, the country and world will be very different because of it.
Britain’s on a “stairway to hell” under Keir Starmer, argues mining magnate.
Authorities tell POLITICO they are working to fight Russian interference after first-round vote was marred by allegations of bribery and intimidation.
Georgiaโs richest man, Bidzina Ivanishvili is tilting his country toward Moscow ahead of an election on Oct. 26.
PM Viktor Orbรกn rails against the EU on the anniversary of the Hungarian uprising.
The cleric’s supporters infiltrated the police and judiciary โ but went too far when they challenged Erdoฤan’s allies and family.
A once proud fleet of power plants is about to be reduced to one last, lonely nuke.
Moscow is using cash and fear in an attempt to regain control of the former Soviet Republic, officials warn.
Russian ally Daniel Ortega berated the Ukrainian and Israeli leaders.
Defense Minister Pรฅl Jonsonย told POLITICO that a Russian attack “cannot be excluded.”
Kamala Harris’ invocation of a war 5,000 miles away seems to be missing the target in the key swing state of Pennsylvania.
“Russia is still beautiful, still wise and still advanced,” said lawmaker ฤฝuboลก Blaha, an ally of Slovak PM Robert Fico.
There was a public demand to commemorate the dictator responsible for millions of deaths, local politician says.
Defense ministers will discuss how to map out a new NATO strategy toward Moscow, to reflect the frosty relationship.
The admission of new countries to NATO requires unanimous agreement by alliance members.
Germany’s AfD is targeting Russian-speakers who migrated to Germany after the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Chrystia Freeland tells POLITICOโs โPower Playโ that sheโs โvery confidentโ money will start to flow in the coming months.
โI donโt think anyone should go to the UK when theyโre releasing convicted pedophiles in order to imprison people for social media posts,โ said tech billionaire.
At this perilous moment, a recommitment to nuclear arms control is nothing short of a moral imperative. Weโve done this work before; we can do it again.
Belgrade mayor wants Titoโs remains moved back to his native Croatia, triggering a debate hotter than a Balkan summer.
โSeriously?โ trolls the German foreign ministry.
โThey are here to help,โ the Polish PM said.
A traditional Moscow ally, Armenia has pivoted to the West since the Ukraine war began, and its PM now says it could seek EU membership.
