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As Trump proves unreliable, Europe rushes to firm up defenses on its ownFor Europe to defend both itself and Ukraine from Russia, Europeans will need to agree on what sacrifices they will make and who will pay.
US moves on Ukraine make Europeans wonder: Is America an ally?President Trump’s overtures to Russia and hostility to Ukraine’s leader have undermined the historic US alliance with democratic European partners.
Russia likes the US turn on Ukraine. But do Putin and Trump share an endgame?Moscow’s return from the diplomatic wilderness has been sudden. But Vladimir Putin’s attempts to capitalize on it may not match Donald Trump’s expectations.
Ukrainians flock to Zelenskyy’s banner, but hope for solution with USUkrainians were shocked to see Volodymyr Zelenskyy lock horns with a seemingly Russia-aligned Donald Trump. They are now seeking a new way forward.
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How will Europe defend itself? 3 ways Trump is forcing the continent to adapt.After President Donald Trump’s public rebuke of Ukraine’s president, European leaders are attempting to step up their defense of Kyiv and adjust to shifting security norms.
First LookU.K. pledges new funding for Ukrainian air defenseAt a security summit in London, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer pledged export financing for 5,000 air defense missiles for Ukraine. The prime minister also said that Britain, France, and Ukraine had agreed to work together on a ceasefire plan that they will present to United States.
Amid war’s ruins, a family grapples with young son’s hunger to learnUkrainian families in front-line regions struggle daily to rebuild their lives amid the destruction of Russia’s invasion. Providing the electricity, phone, and internet needed for online schooling can be frustrating.
In Europe, Trump’s overture to Putin sets off ‘appeasement’ alarmUS President Donald Trump has drawn accusations of appeasement for his rapprochement with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, seemingly abandoning Ukraine.
Who will end government corruption? In Serbia, it may be the students.While much of Europe is wrestling with far-right politics, Serbia is seeing a student-led movement against corruption and its strongman president.
The ExplainerAs its trust in US ebbs, Europe takes hard look at more defense spendingAs the U.S. becomes an increasingly unreliable ally, the pressure is mounting on Europe to pay for its own defense. But the transition will be slow.
German centrists hold the line against right-wing populists – barelyIn German elections Sunday, voters boosted parties on the partisan poles. Patience with faltering attempts to govern from the center is wearing thin.
Once-occupied Ukraine towns try to stay defiant amid fear over Russia gainsAmid recent Russian battlefield gains and a radical shift in U.S. diplomacy, residents of Ukrainian towns occupied three years ago now fight fears and struggle to remain defiant.
Trump-Putin summit prospect brings Moscow in from the coldProposing talks with Vladimir Putin to end his war in Ukraine, Donald Trump has freed the Russian president from his diplomatic isolation and confounded U.S. allies.
Germany’s ‘firewall’ against populism has held so far. Sunday will be its biggest test.Germany democracy was built to repel the populism now sweeping the West. That makes its elections Sunday a test of whether this bulwark can hold.
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