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Putin wants Western Balkans as his next ‘playground,’ UK warns

Putin wants Western Balkans as his next ‘playground,’ UK warns

Tensions are rising in the Western Balkans, Europe’s ‘other hotspot.’ Britain’s foreign affairs chief David Lammy sees the ‘long hand of Russian interference.’

April 9, 2025 4:01 am CET
Ukraine still holds land in Russia and is actually expanding, top US general says
Norway criticizes Finland’s move to quit land mine treaty
How to use Russia’s central bank assets for Ukraine
Putin to conscript 160,000 more Russians for war with Ukraine
Marine Le Pen’s allies in Russia and Hungary lash out at guilty verdict
Ukraine and Russia do the Trump dance to shift blame for peace-talk problems
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Kyiv officials trash Putin’s ‘external governance’ plan for Ukraine

Ukrainian presidential adviser tells Russian ruler to “pop some pills.”

March 28, 2025 12:00 pm CET

The Romanian mathematician trying to stop Putin and Trump wrecking the West

Elon Musk and JD Vance don’t know enough to judge the country’s election crisis, and Trump should be tougher on Putin, says Bucharest Mayor and presidential candidate Nicușor Dan.

March 28, 2025 4:00 am CET

Ceasefire? What ceasefire? Killer Russian drones rain down across Ukraine

“And against this backdrop, speaking about easing pressure on Russia, lifting sanctions, and so on, is definitely inappropriate and unhelpful,” says Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

March 27, 2025 10:23 am CET

Trump’s deal with Putin faces European reality check

Top leaders meeting in Paris want to show the U.S. and Russia can’t carve up the continent by cutting out the EU and Ukraine.

March 26, 2025 7:31 pm CET

Trump team’s rush to get Ukraine peace deal risks letting Russia off the hook for war crimes

“Justice is a prerequisite for sustainable peace,” says the head of a Nobel Peace Prize-winning NGO.

March 26, 2025 2:28 pm CET

Armenian parliament adopts law to launch EU membership process

Decision in Yerevan paves the way for a long and winding (and potentially fruitless) quest toward a place in the bloc.

March 26, 2025 1:24 pm CET

Russia refuses to give up massive Ukrainian nuclear plant to Trump or anyone else

It’s ours, end of story, Moscow says.

March 26, 2025 11:55 am CET

Trump admits Russians could be ‘dragging their feet’ on Ukraine peace deal

“I’ve done it over the years,” U.S. president says of using stalling tactics when negotiating contracts.

March 26, 2025 4:21 am CET

The Ukrainian teens who took on Putin’s gulag archipelago — and won

When Vlad and his friends realized the Kremlin would not return them home, they staged an open revolt.

March 26, 2025 4:00 am CET
Beyond the Bubble

We need to pay closer attention to Svalbard

NATO members and other allies would do well to start thinking about how they’d respond if Russia took action against one of its most remote geographies.

March 26, 2025 4:00 am CET

7 bargaining chips Trump has given Putin over Ukraine

In seeking a historic peace accord between Russia and Ukraine, President Donald Trump has presented himself as an agnostic arbiter focused only on bringing the three-year war …

March 24, 2025 9:24 pm CET

Putin prayed for Trump after assassination attempt, top envoy says

The Russian president “was praying for his friend,” Steve Witkoff claimed.

March 22, 2025 9:57 am CET
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Russia could return to international sports scene, incoming Olympics chief says

The Olympic committee banned Moscow from competing as a team in the 2024 Paris Olympics because of the country’s incursion in Ukraine.

March 22, 2025 9:49 am CET

Why Zelenskyy won’t wear a suit

All clothing sends a message, and the Ukrainian president’s is that he’s standing by his people as long as the war continues.

March 22, 2025 4:00 am CET

Russia aspires to Olympic comeback under new IOC boss

“We expect that in the era of the new leader … Russia will return to the Olympic podium,” Moscow’s sports chief said.

March 20, 2025 10:19 pm CET

German defense minister slams Trump-Putin partial ceasefire deal

“Putin is playing a game, and I am certain that the American president will not be able to watch for long without reacting,” said Boris Pistorius.

March 19, 2025 1:08 pm 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

Inside the scramble to save America’s pro-democracy media outlets from Trump

In ending media mission Washington will be “ceding territory to the Russians, the Iranians and the Chinese,” says Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty CEO.

March 19, 2025 4:01 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

Putin refuses Trump’s full Ukraine ceasefire demand

Russian leader agrees to 30-day suspension of strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure after call with American counterpart.

March 18, 2025 6:07 pm CET

Moscow and Beijing rejoice at looming death of Radio Free Europe, VOA

“We couldn’t shut them down, unfortunately, but America did so itself,” editor-in-chief of Russia’s state broadcaster said.

March 18, 2025 5:28 pm CET

German parliament passes historic spending reforms

The vote to unleash borrowing for the military and Ukraine is a “first major step towards a new European defense community,” says incoming chancellor Friedrich Merz.

March 18, 2025 4:24 pm CET

EU’s front-line states rally against Russian energy return

A return to buying more of Moscow’s fossil fuels would be a mistake, EU countries bordering Russia told POLITICO.

March 18, 2025 1:24 pm CET
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