This story was originally published in German by WELT, a sister publication of POLITICO in the Axel Springer Group. Nate Lin wants to be prepared for war. On a Saturday morning in November, Lin, a 35-year-old Taiwanese man, practices how to apply a tourniquet to his right arm. In this fictive scenario, he’s been shot and … Read more
Armies rarely measure their success by the roads they’ve paved or the rail lines they’ve laid down — but that may be the metric Russia is using in occupied portions of Ukraine, where major infrastructure projects are underway or are being planned. Over the last few months, Moscow-based media have reported on the construction of a new railway line between Rostov-on-Don … Read more
Russia’s Ministry of Justice late Friday designated one of the country’s most popular fiction writers a “foreign agent” because of his opposition to Moscow’s war in Ukraine. The historical detective stories of Boris Akunin, the pen name of Georgian-born Grigori Chkhartishvili, used to be bestsellers in Russia before the authorities turned on him for what … Read more
Russia launched a wave of rocket and drone attacks against several regions of Ukraine on Saturday morning, a day after the U.K. announced a security pact with Kyiv and billions more toward Ukraine’s war effort. Saturday’s Russian barrage came as France’s newly appointed Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné arrived in Kyiv and pledged more French support … Read more
Ukrainians worry about the state of U.S. elections – CBS News Watch CBS News Some Ukrainians have expressed concern about the outcomes of the 2024 U.S. presidential election, with one lawmaker warning that the country could be “finished” without continuing funds from the U.S. Candidates are split on whether that funding should continue. CBS News’ … Read more
A HUGE inferno tore through a warehouse in St Petersburg this morning, leaving two injured and one missing in a suspected arson attack. The 70,000sqft blaze moved at “lightning speed” through the site that is reportedly used to to recruit migrant works for Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine. 10 Over 300 firefighters as well as … Read more
Britain will increase their financial support for Ukraine to £2.5bn over the coming year, Rishi Sunak has announced. The PM pledged Britain’s largest annual commitment since Russia’s invasion, following a face-to-face meeting with President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv. The new agreement in support of Ukraine’s long-term security will provide them with equipment such as long-range … Read more
BRUSSELS — Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has not officially asked to join the right-wing European Parliament group dominated by the Brothers of Italy and Poland’s Law & Justice party, despite having said that he was holding negotiations, according to a spokesperson. At a press conference with international media last month, Orbán indicated that he … Read more
The potential reelection of former U.S. President Donald Trump would be a “threat” to Europe, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde warned. “If we are to draw lessons from history, meaning the way he ran the first four years of his mandate, it’s clearly a threat,” Lagarde said Thursday during an interview with TV channel France 2. “Just look … Read more
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visits soldiers at the Kupiansk front line on Nov. 30, 2023, in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Ukrainian Presidency | Anadolu | Getty Images Ukraine is set to pitch its peace plan for ending the war with Russia to allied national security advisors in Switzerland on Sunday, as officials gather in the ski resort … Read more
