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POLITICO: Is Friedrich Merz set to become Germany’s most American chancellor as US turns its back to Europe?

10:32 25.02.2025

POLITICO: Is Friedrich Merz set to become Germany’s most American chancellor as US turns its back to Europe?

After winning the German election, the conservative leader Friedrich Merz must navigate a new era without Washington as a close ally, POLITICO stresses. Never in history has a German head of government had more affinity for the United States. Merz has traveled to the U.S. over 100 times, by his …

Kremlin: Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping engaged in an in-depth exchange of views on the current issues

15:54 24.02.2025

Kremlin: Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping engaged in an in-depth exchange of views on the current issues

Kremlin.ru reports on a telephone conversation of Vladimir Putin with President of China Xi Jinping: “During a lengthy telephone conversation, Vladimir Putin and President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping engaged in an in-depth exchange of views on the current issues regarding the further development of the comprehensive …

Axios: “We created a monster with Zelensky”

11:02 24.02.2025

Axios: “We created a monster with Zelensky”

Ukraine Zelensky angered Donald Trump so much during the peace talks with Russia that Trump was on the verge of withdrawing American military support from Ukraine, three U.S. officials familiar with the discussions tell Axios. Why it matters: The conflict between Trump and Zelensky escalated into a war of words …

‘The National Interest’: Donald Trump’s Ukraine war endgame comes into focus

11:00 24.02.2025

‘The National Interest’: Donald Trump’s Ukraine war endgame comes into focus

In all but name, the Ukraine War is over — and further NATO expansion is likely over, too. Only time will tell if Russia is content with this resolution, stresses ‘The National Interest’. The Trump administration has made it clear: they are negotiating an end of the seemingly interminable Ukraine …

POLITICO: Europe suffers from bad management and lack of money

10:57 24.02.2025

POLITICO: Europe suffers from bad management and lack of money

Madrid wants governments to be jointly liable for borrowing huge amounts of money to boost the bloc’s coffers. Spain has urged the EU to break one of its biggest taboos and force governments to become liable for each other's debt — to double the bloc's spending power. Madrid’s center-left government …

Sergey Lavrov at the meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi

10:01 23.02.2025

Sergey Lavrov at the meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s opening remarks at the meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on the sidelines of the G20 Ministerial Council, Johannesburg: “Mr Minister, Dear friends, Colleagues, We continue our tradition to meet regularly. In addition to our annual bilateral visits, we use any opportunities multilateral events provide …

Donald Trump dismisses Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron because they 'didn't do anything' to end the Ukraine war

9:58 23.02.2025

Donald Trump dismisses Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron because they 'didn't do anything' to end the Ukraine war

Donald Trump has claimed Sir Keir Starmer 'didn't do anything' to end the Ukraine war – just days before he is due to welcome the Prime Minister to the White House, ‘The Daily Mail’ writes. The US President lashed out at Sir Keir and France's Emmanuel Macron amid a transatlantic …

NYT: Dismissals at Pentagon – Trump fires Joint Chiefs Chairman

9:56 23.02.2025

NYT: Dismissals at Pentagon – Trump fires Joint Chiefs Chairman

President Trump fired the country’s senior military officer Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., as part of an extraordinary Friday night purge at the Pentagon that injected politics into the selection of the nation’s top military leaders, ‘The New York Times’ reports. Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., a four-star fighter pilot …

View from London: Europe has had its bleakest week since the fall of the Iron Curtain – the implications have yet to sink in

9:55 23.02.2025

View from London: Europe has had its bleakest week since the fall of the Iron Curtain – the implications have yet to sink in

The past week has been the bleakest in Europe since the fall of the Iron Curtain, ‘The Economist’ panics. Ukraine is being sold out, Russia is being rehabilitated and, under Donald Trump, America can no longer be counted on to come to Europe’s aid in wartime. The implications for Europe’s …

Nord Stream 2: Will the bomb explode after the German elections?

9:53 23.02.2025

Nord Stream 2: Will the bomb explode after the German elections?

The Russians and Americans could join forces to investigate the explosion of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline. This would not be good news for Olaf Scholz, writes ‘Berliner Zeitung’. Scholz is facing problems due to recent attempts by the Americans and Russians to normalize their relations. In these negotiations, a …

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