President Donald Trump’s pick for deputy Defense secretary declined to say Russia invaded Ukraine when pressed Tuesday by senators and defended massive Pentagon firings — a sign he’s unlikely to challenge the dramatic changes underway at the department. Stephen Feinberg, a Trump donor and billionaire investor, told lawmakers during his confirmation hearing that he didn’t want to […]
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Ukraine and US agree to minerals deal, reports say
Ukraine and the United States have agreed on the terms of a minerals deal and could sign it this week, according to several media reports. U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday hinted Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy could travel to Washington to sign the deal this week, telling reporters: “I hear that he’s coming on Friday. Certainly, […]
Read MoreVon der Leyen floats EU effort to finance missiles, ammunition and air defense
BRUSSELS — The EU is unleashing efforts to boost defense spending, including a new so-called instrument aimed at key weapons programs, loosening fiscal rules to allow countries to spend more and prodding banks to boost lending, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Tuesday. “We should enable more targeted and efficient defense spending […]
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Europe must show leadership against Trump’s ‘ruthlessness,’ Baerbock says
BERLIN — As European leaders prepare to meet in London on Sunday for an emergency summit on Ukraine, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has called for Europe to show decisive leadership in the wake of the Oval Office clash between U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. In a starkly worded speech delivered […]
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UK’s Starmer embraces Zelenskyy after Ukraine leader’s Oval Office showdown
LONDON — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer gave a highly public show of support for Volodymyr Zelenskyy Saturday night, a day after the Ukrainian president was berated in the Oval Office by Donald Trump. Starmer greeted Zelenskyy — in town for a meeting of European leaders on Sunday — on the steps of No. 10 […]
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‘We’re in danger,’ NGOs say as German conservatives join far-right crackdown on civil society
BRUSSELS — German conservatives and the Hungarian far right may have little in common, but they do agree on one thing: Non-governmental organizations rank high on their list of enemies. In a significant political maneuver, incoming German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s center-right Christian Democratic alliance (CDU) last week submitted an inquiry targeting NGOs, which involved 551 […]
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Trump exempting us from tariffs won’t prevent economic damage, says UK’s Reeves
LONDON — Britain’s economy will be hit by President Donald Trump’s trade war with its allies even if the U.K. strikes a trade deal with the White House, Chancellor Rachel Reeves said Tuesday. “It’s absolutely the case that even if tariffs aren’t applied to the U.K. we will be affected by slowing global trade, by […]
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Germany moves to rewrite debt rules to unleash defense spending
BERLIN — Europe’s most powerful economy is poised to take a major step to bolster its defense capabilities, with Germany’s chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz announcing a plan to partly exempt defense spending from the country’s constitutional fiscal restraints. “In view of the threats to our freedom and peace on our continent,” Merz said Tuesday evening in […]
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Trump issues threat of sanctions, tariffs on Russia in push for cease-fire
President Donald Trump said he is “strongly considering” issuing large-scale sanctions and tariffs on Russia to get a cease-fire and settlement deal on the table to end the war in Ukraine. In a Friday post on Truth Social, Trump put pressure on the country that so far has faced little public pushback from his administration. […]
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Trump veut détruire l’UE et la reconstruire à son image
Trump veut détruire l’UE et la reconstruire à son image Donald Trump ne traitera pas avec l’UE. L’UE ne peut pas traiter avec Trump. Par NICHOLAS VINOCURet CAMILLE GIJSà Bruxelles Illustration de Nicolás Ortega pour POLITICO Donald Trump a tenté, en vain, de trouver une faille dans l’armure de l’UE avec la guerre commerciale qu’il […]
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