Time and again since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, there has been extended political wrangling among Western governments and Ukraine over purported wonder weapons that will turn the tide of the war. After the…
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Europe turns to Germany’s Merz for leadership and stability – DW – 02/24/2025
Friedrich Merz will need to hit the ground running. The leader of the conservative Christian Democratic alliance (CDU-CSU) looks set to become German chancellor after his party emerged victorious, though not as strong as they had hoped, in…
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EU spends more on Russian oil and gas than financial aid to Ukraine – report | Russia
The EU is spending more money on Russian fossil fuels than on financial aid to Ukraine, a report marking the third anniversary of the invasion has found.
EU member states bought €21.9bn (£18.1bn) of Russian oil and gas in the third year of the…
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Russian federation to surrender seat on UEFA executive committee as war in Ukraine rages on
File picture of UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin, right, shaking hands with Russian member of executive committee Alexander Dyukov during the 48th UEFA congress
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5 signs that a U.S.-Europe split is widening : NPR
Vice President JD Vance talks in front of the NATO logo at the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, on Feb. 14.
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Can Europe replace the US in Ukraine? – POLITICO
A U.S. withdrawal would not only cost Ukraine about half its arms, it would also deprive the country of many of its “most effective” ones, according to Ben Barry, senior fellow for land warfare at IISS.
Some U.S. systems such as Abrams…
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Why life expectancy gains in Europe stalled—and how some countries stayed ahead
New research reveals why life expectancy gains have slowed across Europe—and how proactive policies in some countries helped them weather the COVID-19 crisis better than others.
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Europe’s to-do list for defense without the US
PARIS — Europe can build up most of the critical defense enablers needed to deter or defeat Russia without U.S. support within five years, provided the political will to invest is there, according to security researchers and experts surveyed by…
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Putin offers to sell minerals to Trump, including from Russian-occupied Ukraine – POLITICO
Speaking in a televised interview after convening a meeting on development of the rare earth metals industry on Monday, Putin said Ukraine’s potential critical minerals deal with the U.S. “does not concern us” — but claimed Moscow had…
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Ukraine: Post-war reconstruction set to cost $524 billion
The updated joint Rapid Damage and Needs Assessment (RDNA4) commissioned by the Ukrainian Government, the World Bank Group, the European Commission and the UN, comes as Russia’s full-scale invasion enters its fourth year.
It covers damage…
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