Europe
Zelensky
The Dutch government is preparing the first 18 F-16 fighter jets for delivery to Ukraine. That’s enough aircraft to outfit a fighter squadron.
Dec. 22, 2023
War in Ukraine
Along with targeting diamonds, the European Council's 12th round of sanctions seeks to better enforce previous sanctions on Russian oil exports that attempt to cap the price at $60 a barrel.
Dec. 18, 2023
Ukraine
Elsewhere, Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban threatened Thursday to veto an EU plan to boost aid and open membership talks.
Dec. 14, 2023
Ukraine
Macron’s “enduring support,” Orban and the “terrible mistake,” Zelensky’s retort, Nordic support and Germany’s “sustainable” aid.
Dec. 13, 2023
War in Ukraine
Orban seems set on dealing Ukraine a double whammy: he has warned that he will veto plans for the EU to give Kyiv a green light on EU accession, along with EUR50bn in funding for 2024-27.
Dec. 6, 2023
War in Ukraine
Poland and Romania will join Ukraine, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia in boycotting the OSCE meeting in North Macedonia.
Nov. 29, 2023
Belarus
Official Kyiv’s incongruously unreceptive attitude towards the Belarusian democratic opposition needs to be changed or explained.
Nov. 23, 2023
Ukraine
The allegedly Kremlin-led crisis is seen by analysts as payback for Finland’s NATO bid
Nov. 23, 2023
Europe
Democratic institutions and the freedom they engender are not eternal. The Russo-Ukrainian war is a stark reminder that Europe must become a self-sustaining and self-defending axis of liberty.
Nov. 19, 2023
France
Macron has pleaded for accelerated talks on reaching a framework agreement during his two-day state visit.
Nov. 16, 2023
Germany
A new investigation reveals a German journalist and bestselling author who wrote extensively about Vladimir Putin received hundreds of thousands of euros from a close ally of the Russian president.
Nov. 15, 2023
Ukraine
While the European Commission has given its recommendation, the European Council must still gather in mid-December to consider the recommendation and vote on starting membership talks with Kyiv.
Nov. 8, 2023
Europe
It’s a story of way more ammo needed than there are factories to produce it, and new capacity won’t appear overnight, no matter what the politicians promise.
Nov. 2, 2023
War in Ukraine
Kyiv had hoped Berlin would see the way clear to hand over long-range Taurus cruise missiles to hit Russian airfields and warships, but it looks like the answer was “nein”.
Oct. 24, 2023
Ukraine
Spanish police announced the recovery of ancient Scythian gold jewelry stolen from Ukraine in 2016 and the arrest of five suspects, apparently including one Orthodox Church priest.
Oct. 23, 2023