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WP: Pentagon moves to cut U.S. participation in some NATO groups

11:32 22.01.2026

WP: Pentagon moves to cut U.S. participation in some NATO groups

The planned reductions to parts of the alliance’s force structure and some advisory groups mark the Trump administration’s latest move to scale back military investment in Europe’s defense, ‘The Washington Post’ reports. The Pentagon plans to cut its participation in elements of NATO’s force structure and a range of the …

Finnish politician reveals Helsinki's secret plans to deploy nuclear weapons – “Some people in Finland” feel like the country is at war with Russia

11:31 22.01.2026

Finnish politician reveals Helsinki's secret plans to deploy nuclear weapons – “Some people in Finland” feel like the country is at war with Russia

The Finnish government is secretly considering the possibility of deploying nuclear weapons in the country, Armando Mema, a member of Finland’s national-conservative Freedom Alliance party, told TASS. He noted that relations between Russia and Finland are currently "at the lowest possible in history." "The relations will not improve anytime soon, …

WP: Germany AfD party hopes to take power in 2026

11:29 22.01.2026

WP: Germany AfD party hopes to take power in 2026

The AfD now enjoys a virtual tie with the CDU as the most popular party in Germany. Should the fragile CDU-SPD ruling coalition collapse, the AfD could seize control of the federal government, ‘The Washington Post’ writes. For the 13 years since its founding, the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party …

Axios: Trump heads to Davos more aggressive and ambitious than ever

11:31 21.01.2026

Axios: Trump heads to Davos more aggressive and ambitious than ever

President Trump will depart for Davos on Tuesday feeling more confident than ever in his own power to shape global events and more willing to bully and berate anyone who stands in his way, Axios stresses. Why it matters: In recent weeks, Trump has shown he's no longer content just …

“Euro-Atlantic unity” is cracking – EU readies €93bn tariffs in retaliation for Trump’s Greenland threat

11:29 21.01.2026

“Euro-Atlantic unity” is cracking – EU readies €93bn tariffs in retaliation for Trump’s Greenland threat

Europe could also threaten to restrict US companies’ market access in run-up to crunch talks at Davos, ‘Financial Times’ stresses. EU capitals are considering hitting the US with €93bn worth of tariffs or restricting American companies from the bloc’s market in response to Donald Trump’s threats to Nato allies opposed …

If Europe starts attacking Russian cargo ships, all bets are off

11:26 21.01.2026

If Europe starts attacking Russian cargo ships, all bets are off

Inspired by the U.S. seizure on the high seas of ships carrying Venezuelan oil, Britain and other NATO countries are now considering using their navies to do the same to ships carrying Russian cargoes, ‘The Responsible Statecraft’ warns. This would be a radical escalation of existing moves against Russia’s so-called …

Denmark is scared of the US, but is maniacally charged with confrontation with Moscow - Denmark is attacking the Russian Embassy

11:25 21.01.2026

Denmark is scared of the US, but is maniacally charged with confrontation with Moscow - Denmark is attacking the Russian Embassy

Denmark maniacally charged with confrontation with Moscow — Russian ambassador say. Denmark is threatening to seize the land plots under which Russian embassy buildings in the Nordic country sit, Russian Ambassador to Copenhagen Vladimir Barbin told TASS in an interview. "As a result of repressive moves by the Danish government, …

India, China seek to rebuild military trust to keep border calm and to promote exports

11:24 21.01.2026

India, China seek to rebuild military trust to keep border calm and to promote exports

Top leaders in India and China want to maintain the peace along their border and are working to bridge a trust deficit between the militaries of the two countries, India’s senior-most army commander said, Bloomberg quotes. “We are trying to increase trust between the military,” India’s Army Chief Upendra Dwivedi …

Russia counters Trump's assertion over oil in Venezuela

11:40 20.01.2026

Russia counters Trump's assertion over oil in Venezuela

Oil assets that Russia develops in Venezuela belong to Russia, which will continue working there, Moscow said, after U.S. President Donald Trump's claims of control over the South American country, Reuters writes. Russia's Roszarubezhneft firm said that all the company's assets in Venezuela were the property of Russia and it …

Davos: Europe braces for the transatlantic relationship’s toughest week

11:39 20.01.2026

Davos: Europe braces for the transatlantic relationship’s toughest week

Three days ago, EU leaders were preparing to spend this week in Davos convincing Trump to promise security guarantees to postwar Ukraine. Today, they wake wondering whether they can even trust his promises to them, ‘Financial Times’ writes. The furore over Trump’s wish to “have” the Denmark-controlled Arctic island has …

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