BRUXELLES — Le président américain Donald Trump agit comme s’il avait toutes les cartes en main dans les négociations pour mettre fin à la guerre en Ukraine. Mais Bruxelles a une arme secrète de 200 milliards d’euros dans sa manche. Après avoir été exclus des discussions entre les Etats-Unis et la Russie le 18 février […]
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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. […]
Read MoreBrussels’ top prosecutor despairs about ‘weapons of war’ amid more gang violence
BRUSSELS — As a wave of violence rocks Brussels, struggling law enforcement agencies need more support from Belgian authorities to cope, the city’s public prosecutor said Tuesday. “The situation is disastrous enough, to be honest,” Julien Moinil told the Brussels regional parliament, local media reported, arguing that more resources and capacity are needed urgently for […]
Read MorePoland is ready to host US troops if Germany doesn’t want them, president says
Polish President Andrzej Duda said Tuesday that if Germany doesn’t want American troops on its soil, Poland would be happy to take them. Duda was responding to remarks by Germany’s election winner Friedrich Merz, who said that U.S. President Donald Trump doesn’t care about Europe and that the continent urgently needs to strengthen its own […]
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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 […]
Read MorePour la paix commerciale, l’Europe propose à Trump d’acheter du gaz, des voitures et des armes
BRUXELLES — Le commissaire européen au Commerce, Maroš Šefčovič, s’envolait mardi pour Washington avec une valise pleine de cadeaux qui, espère-t-il, pourront acheter la paix avec le président des Etats-Unis Donald Trump et éviter une guerre commerciale qui dégénère. Promettant un “paquet de coopération” à la nouvelle administration pour tenter d’éviter les droits de douane […]
Read MoreTrump’s defense deputy secretary pick avoids saying Russia invaded Ukraine
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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Italy must compensate stranded migrants, high court rules
Italy must pay compensation to migrants who were not allowed to disembark from the Diciotti ship in August 2018, the country’s highest court ruled on Friday. The 177 migrants who were held aboard the ship for 10 days were deprived of their personal freedom, Italy’s Court of Cassation ruled on Friday, and are therefore entitled […]
Read MoreMusk backs criticism of Zelenskyy that says he ‘doesn’t want peace’
Elon Musk expressed tacit support for a post accusing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of prioritizing power and money over pursuing peace, as the United States looks to negotiate an end to Russia’s war. “Zelensky doesn’t want peace, he wants money and power,” a user of Musk’s platform X wrote Tuesday, to which Musk replied with the “100″ […]
Read MoreUkraine 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, […]
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