US top officials talk Russia, Israel and Trump – POLITICO

Better safe than sorry: US top officials talk Russia, Israel and Trump – POLITICO Skip to main content Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Pioneer Newz is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All trademarks belong to their rightful owners, all … Read more

Zelenskyy offers Trump a tour of Ukraine’s front line – POLITICO

“This is Russia’s war against any rules at all,” Zelenskyy said, to applause from the auditorium, adding:” If you do not manage to act now, Putin will make the next years catastrophic for other countries as well.” Zelenskyy’s appearance in Munich is part on an ongoing campaign to strengthen Kyiv’s ties with its Western allies. … Read more

Russia’s nuclear space weapon a risk for all, says German Space Command chief – POLITICO

The worst-case scenario of an indiscriminate nuclear blast in space radiating out a satellite-frying electromagnetic pulse across low earth orbit would be devastating for everyone, Traut said. “If somebody dares to explode a nuclear weapon in high atmosphere or even space, this would be more or less the end of the usability of that global … Read more

China can’t be cut out of global economy, warns foreign minister – POLITICO

Wang said the global economy is like “a big ocean that cannot be cut into isolated lakes,” adding: “The trend toward economic globalization cannot be reversed.” On the sidelines of the Munich conference, Wang met with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in a meeting that was as “candid, substantive and constructive,” according to a … Read more

Von der Leyen plans new defense commissioner post – POLITICO

The center-right European People’s Party, with which von der Leyen is aligned, has come out in support of creating a defense post in the next Commission to steer work on ramping up the bloc’s industrial and defense capacity. However, the scope of any such job is still unclear, and also if it would cover the … Read more

The Middle East headache for Munich Security Conference boss Christoph Heusgen – POLITICO

As the largest member of the European Union, Germany’s stance carries weight in Brussels. And Berlin has found itself at odds with many European countries — led by Spain, Ireland and Belgium — which have called for a cease-fire. French President Emmanuel Macron added his voice to the growing chorus of criticism of Israel’s actions, … Read more

It’s time to security proof Europe’s tech policies – POLITICO

We can no longer afford to diddle around like this! And rarely has anything hammered home just how much we remain stuck in the harsh reality of centuries past as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. It is, however, far from the only recent wake-up call as to just how far opponents of our liberal democratic order … Read more

Russia no longer perceived as top threat by Germans – POLITICO

The Munich Security Index 2024 also reveals how the war in Ukraine is competing with other geopolitical threats and priorities. Concern about mass migration and radical Islamic terrorism now top the list of threats in Germany — a turnaround from the previous year. The threat posed by radical Islamic terrorism jumped to second place, compared … Read more

POLITICO Europe’s most-read stories of 2023 – POLITICO

Well, here we are folks, at the end of another turbulent year. When we put this list together at the end of 2022, its contents largely covered something many of us thought we would not see again in our lifetime: a major war in Europe. Now, we are grappling with two wars in our immediate … Read more