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5 revelations from the Trump administration’s war plan texts

Vice President JD Vance suggested the president doesn’t understand the stakes of the Houthi strikes and other takeaways from the messages inadvertently shared with a journalist.

March 24, 2025 9:23 pm CET
Analysis

Ukraine’s phony peace has begun. Only Trump still believes it’s real.

Donald Trump’s talks with Vladimir Putin have paralyzed Ukraine’s allies in Europe. Nobody is ready for peace.

March 21, 2025 12:38 am CET

‘You see?’ Russia broke Trump’s hyped partial Ukraine ceasefire after 1 hour

Moscow struck civilian infrastructure Tuesday night, prompting Ukraine to respond with counterattacks.

March 19, 2025 9:39 am CET
ANALYSIS

Putin plays for time, dazzling Trump with talk of glory days ahead 

Russia is delaying a full ceasefire in Ukraine. But that didn’t stop Trump and Putin planning hockey matches for the future.

March 18, 2025 8:58 pm CET
Unpacked

Trump fails to get Putin to stop the shooting

Russia insists on terms to end the war that spell the end of democratic Ukraine, and has followed up the Trump call with an assault on Kyiv.

March 18, 2025 8:30 pm CET

Trump launches strikes targeting Houthis in Yemen

The attacks are the largest foreign military action taken to date by the Trump administration.

March 15, 2025 8:57 pm CET

EU lays out ‘massive investment’ boost in defense to deter Russia

The European Commission’s defense policy proposal lays out a strategy for the bloc to rearm.

March 14, 2025 4:27 am CET

Putin’s soldiers squeeze Ukraine out of main Kursk stronghold

Moscow’s forces push to recapture lost ground in southwestern Russia.

March 12, 2025 3:09 pm CET
Unpacked

Now it’s Putin who has to tread carefully with Trump

In a remarkable volte-face, the U.S. is making clear it now regards Russia as the “impediment” to peace if it rejects a ceasefire.

March 12, 2025 2:07 pm CET

Trump’s Ukraine ceasefire plan: What we know so far 

Your questions answered about the proposed Russia-Ukraine truce agreed between Marco Rubio and Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s team in Saudi Arabia.

March 12, 2025 4:00 am CET

Hungary begs Ukraine to spare Russian oil pipelines after drone strike cuts off flow

Budapest has refused to reduce its dependence on Russian fossil fuels despite the war raging next door.

March 11, 2025 3:57 pm CET

Germany’s military is struggling as Trump tests NATO, report shows

Germany’s Bundeswehr remains atrophying and ill-equipped despite political leaders’ repeated vows to reverse the force’s decline.

March 11, 2025 1:52 pm CET
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March 11, 2025 5:00 am CET
Unpacked

Trump says Ukraine doesn’t hold any cards — he’s the one snatching them

The U.S. president has single-handedly pushed Kyiv into its most perilous time since Russia’s all-out invasion began.

March 10, 2025 4:00 am CET

Russian strikes on Ukraine leave at least 20 dead

“This is what happens when someone appeases barbarians,” Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said after the latest Russian attacks.

March 8, 2025 1:46 pm CET

Intense Russian attacks force Ukraine to consider pulling out of Kursk

Kyiv is trying to hang on to the territory it holds inside Russia despite fierce counterattacks by Moscow’s military.

March 7, 2025 3:26 pm CET

Ukraine uses French Mirage jets for first time in repelling massive Russian attack

It was the first large combined airstrike by Moscow since Washington halted aid and intel-sharing to Kyiv.

March 7, 2025 12:34 pm CET

EU promises big on defense ― but risks leaving Ukraine disappointed

Plans to announce a large package of military aid for Ukraine fizzled ahead of the gathering.

March 7, 2025 12:49 am CET

US halts intelligence sharing with Ukraine

The Trump administration said it wants to pressure Kyiv to get to the bargaining table.

March 5, 2025 5:31 pm CET

European leaders brace for their ‘5-minutes-to-midnight’ nightmare summit

Diplomats are already worried pro-Russian EU governments could derail the attempt to regain the initiative from Trump ― and save Ukraine.

March 5, 2025 4:00 am CET

Trump halt of arms aid to Ukraine ‘painful, but not fatal,’ Kyiv says

The U.S. sends key weapons to Ukraine — without them it will have a tougher time fending off Russian attacks.

March 4, 2025 12:03 pm CET

EU leaders fear Commission power grab on defense after Trump’s exit

Tensions around defense spending will take center stage during an emergency meeting of EU leaders on Thursday.

March 3, 2025 4:15 am CET

Von der Leyen floats EU effort to finance missiles, ammunition and air defense

Eyeing Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, Europe scrambles to ramp up production of military equipment and boost its defense capabilities.

February 25, 2025 10:05 pm CET

Ukraine is too powerful to be sold out, Polish official says

“It’s Ukraine that decides whether she wants to fight or not,” Radek Sikorski said.

February 23, 2025 9:10 pm CET
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