Der Kanzler in Kiew und die Außenministerin in Peking. Tausende Kilometer trennen beide und doch sind sie in der gleichen Mission unterwegs: Deutschlands und Europas Sicherheitsinteressen zu vertreten. Worin sich ihre Ansätze und Argumentationen unterscheiden, analysiert Gordon Repinski unter anderem zusammen mit dem EU- und Diplomatie-Experten Hans von der Burchard. Selten schien die Union so … Read more
The U.K. prime minister — who has been at pains to talk up a good-natured dinner with Trump before the U.S. Republican won in November — sought to put Britain’s ties with America in a historical context. He reeled off past prime ministers who had worked with both the U.S. and Europe in times of … Read more
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico criticized the European Union’s new foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, and Council President António Costa for expressing support for Ukraine on behalf of the bloc on Monday. He said had he conveyed those sentiments in a phone call with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen earlier in the day. … Read more
The bloc’s new foreign affairs chief, Kaja Kallas, European Council President António Costa and European Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos visited Kyiv on Sunday, on the first day of the new European Commission’s mandate, to reaffirm their “unwavering support to the Ukrainian people,” Costa said on X. Russian lawmakers had already approved the budget plans … Read more
“That’s what we need to do first, and then Ukraine can get back the other parts of its territory in a diplomatic way,” the Ukrainian leader said. Zelenskyy suggested that such an arrangement could be the basis for a cease-fire deal with Moscow. But he stressed that NATO membership needs to be offered to the … Read more
And unlike others in Trump’s MAGA circle, Kellogg welcomed President Joe Biden’s decision to approve Ukraine’s use of U.S.-supplied long-range missiles to strike targets inside Russia, saying it has given Trump “more leverage” and adding that “it gives President Trump more ability to pivot from that.” Contrast that with the howls of protest over the … Read more
On Sunday, Romanians vote in crucial parliamentary elections, with polls showing hard-right parties on track to bag a third of the ballots, riding on the momentum created by Georgescu who surged in the polls out of nowhere last Sunday to secure a shock win. The stakes are high. An outright victory for the far-right presidential … Read more
Merkel has also called to explore a diplomatic solution to the war at some point, though the leadership in Ukraine says that Moscow cannot be trusted to negotiate in good faith. “It is not only in the interest of Ukraine, but also in our interest that Putin does not win this war,” Merkel told German … Read more
U.S. President Joe Biden, meanwhile, led Western powers in giving Kyiv permission to fire long-range missiles at targets inside Russia. Kyiv and Moscow each have other reasons to want a quick end of the war. “They’re both in a race against time, not just because of Trump, but also because they both have systemic, endemic … Read more
Lasconi said Georgescu, who has campaigned on reducing imports and increasing Romanian domestic food and energy production, wanted to unhitch Romania from the European and international financial mainstream and NATO, leaving the country at Russia’s mercy. Accusing Georgescu of wanting Romania to be isolated like before the 1989 revolution, she summoned up images etched into … Read more
