War in Ukraine

An unholy row! Russia’s Lavrov blasts ‘un-Christian’ Pope

December 1, 2022 6:51 pm CET

On Monday the Pope claimed that some of the “cruelest” of Russia’s soldiers are from ethnic minorities.

License to kill: How Europe lets Iran and Russia get away with murder

December 1, 2022 6:32 pm CET

For rogue states, solving a problem by removing it often proves irresistible.

Brewing EU-US trade war — Ukraine FM Dmytro Kuleba — Future of Europe

December 1, 2022 6:29 pm CET

This week, we debate simmering industrial tensions in the EU over a new U.S. law. We also get an update on the situation in Ukraine, including from …

Biden and Macron show united front ahead of White House meeting

December 1, 2022 5:03 pm CET

The French president’s arrival marks the first state visit of Biden’s administration, coming at a time when the two countries face simmering tensions over issues plaguing the world.

Biden enters a new type of tango with Paris

December 1, 2022 10:59 am CET

The president is set to reaffirm America’s oldest alliance. But below the surface, repair work is needed.

The West’s consensus for a Ukraine Marshall plan is wrong

December 1, 2022 4:01 am CET

There’s a critical difference between 1945 and the present day: The landmines strewn across vast swathes of the country.

Poland plays politics with German Patriot missile offer

December 1, 2022 4:00 am CET

With elections in sight, Warsaw’s nationalist government is scoring points off what seemed a straightforward offer from Berlin.

Two Russians who fled draft to Alaska await asylum decisions in Washington state

November 30, 2022 9:06 pm CET

The men embarked on a nearly 300-mile boat ride across the Bering Strait after Russian authorities knocked on their doors.

Letter bomb explodes at Ukrainian embassy in Madrid

November 30, 2022 4:02 pm CET

Kyiv ramps up security at its diplomatic missions after the blast.

Watch out for next winter, energy chief warns Europe

November 30, 2022 12:39 pm CET

With very little new liquefied natural gas capacity coming on the market, the bloc faces another tough winter.

Analysis

Europe’s anti-American itch

November 30, 2022 6:13 am CET

Europeans have only themselves to blame for their industrial and strategic failings.

Target Crimea

November 30, 2022 6:04 am CET

Partisans are mobilizing, and Russians are trying to sell their holiday homes — as fear grows that the war is closing in on the peninsula.

The raw truth of Europe’s raw materials

November 30, 2022 4:02 am CET

Biden’s ‘Buy America’ plans are unnecessarily restrictive, but the EU can still reap benefits from partnering with North America to diversify its supply chains.

Target Crimea

November 30, 2022 4:02 am CET

Partisans are mobilizing, and Russians are trying to sell their holiday homes — as fear grows that the war is closing in on the peninsula.

Analysis

Europe’s anti-American itch

November 30, 2022 4:01 am CET

Europeans have only themselves to blame for their industrial and strategic failings.

Moldova is Europe’s democratic ‘bright spot,’ report says

November 30, 2022 12:01 am CET

Hungary and Poland continue to backslide, according to Global State of Democracy paper.

US tries to break EU deadlock over Russian oil price cap

November 29, 2022 9:18 pm CET

As time runs short to get a deal, Poland, Estonia and Lithuania are pushing to hit Putin’s oil revenue with a tougher cap on prices.

Western allies vow to help Ukraine stay warm in winter

November 29, 2022 9:17 pm CET

Putin ‘is trying to weaponize winter — to force Ukrainians to freeze or flee,’ says NATO boss Jens Stoltenberg.

Berlin’s push for Nord Stream 2 contributed to Ukraine war, German minister says

November 29, 2022 8:55 pm CET

Justice minister says it’s Germany’s duty to ‘confront this truth directly.’

Russians can buy Zara dresses and Nike sneakers again

November 29, 2022 5:23 pm CET

Russian Post sets up service allowing customers to bypass Western sanctions, state media reports.

The EU is privatizing its migrant rescue work — by default

November 29, 2022 4:02 am CET

Sniping over how private NGO rescue ships should operate has proved a more manageable target than harmonizing fractured asylum rules. 

Sanction pro-war Russian parties

November 29, 2022 4:00 am CET

Putin’s regime doesn’t exist in a vacuum — it relies on a network of loyal political parties to assist its corrupt rule. And it’s time we took notice.

NATO countries must ramp up arms production for battles ahead, Ukraine says

November 28, 2022 11:52 pm CET

Foreign minister tells POLITICO without such effort, ‘we won’t be able to win — as simple as that.’

The Kremlin’s friends in the sky: The EU satellites carrying Russian propaganda

November 28, 2022 6:10 pm CET

Europe wants new sanctions and tougher oversight to stop Russian propaganda on its airwaves.

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