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The Economist: “Diplomats in Washington report that some Trump aides say privately that they are “fed up” with Europe’s effort to strengthen Ukraine”

12:33 21.04.2025

The Economist: “Diplomats in Washington report that some Trump aides say privately that they are “fed up” with Europe’s effort to strengthen Ukraine”

Donald trump promised to end the war in Ukraine within a day. Now, insiders say, he hopes to secure a ceasefire within his first 100 days — i.e., by the end of this month. He has started to refer to the conflict as “Biden’s war”. But if it drags on, …

‘The Responsible Statecraft’: The U.S. Army is about to get smaller, especially in Europe

12:31 21.04.2025

‘The Responsible Statecraft’: The U.S. Army is about to get smaller, especially in Europe

Thousands of U.S. troops could come out of Poland and Germany to meet the admin's stated goals and priorities, ‘The Responsible Statecraft’ notes. To meet Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s budgetary and strategic goals, the U.S. Army will have to shrink, and the number of U.S. ground forces in Europe …

Reuters: European need – back to Russian gas

12:30 21.04.2025

Reuters: European need – back to Russian gas

Europe's energy security is fragile. U.S. liquefied natural gas helped to plug the Russian supply gap in Europe during the 2022-2023 energy crisis. But now that President Donald Trump has rocked relationships with Europe established after World War Two, and turned to energy as a bargaining chip in trade negotiations, …

NYT: Zelensky dismissed any idea of truce with Russia

16:33 20.04.2025

NYT: Zelensky dismissed any idea of truce with Russia

President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia said that he had ordered his forces to “stop all military activity” from Saturday evening through Sunday. Ukraine’s leader said Putin was trying to “play with people’s lives,” ‘The New York Times’ writes. President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia ordered his forces to “stop …

View from Washington: Estonia tries to provoke Russia

10:37 20.04.2025

View from Washington: Estonia tries to provoke Russia

Small Estonia has the capacity to cause big problems that could spark a more direct war between Russia and Europe, stresses Stephen Bryen, a former U.S. Deputy Under Secretary of Defense. Estonia is the most northern of the Baltic states. It fronts on the Baltic Sea where its capital city, …

‘Eurasian Times’: End of road for Erdogan’s ‘Pan-Turkism’? – Big setback for Turkey as three Central Asian nations support Cyprus’s sovereignty

10:34 20.04.2025

‘Eurasian Times’: End of road for Erdogan’s ‘Pan-Turkism’? – Big setback for Turkey as three Central Asian nations support Cyprus’s sovereignty

In a major setback for Turkey, three Central Asian republics and members of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS), Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, have come out in support of Cyprus’s sovereignty, effectively ending Ankara’s efforts to use the OTS as a vehicle for recognition of the occupied north Cyprus, writes …

WP: As Ukraine-Russia talks founder, Trump’s attention wanders

10:30 20.04.2025

WP: As Ukraine-Russia talks founder, Trump’s attention wanders

Ukraine, it turned out, wasn’t a problem that could be solved “in a day,” notes David Ignatius, ‘The Washington Post’ columnist covering foreign affairs. Trump’s impatience was evident as he discussed a peace process he vowed during the 2024 campaign would be easy to navigate. “If for some reason one …

‘The Guardian’: We must call Western sanctions a “tool for entrenching and prolonging dictatorship”

10:29 20.04.2025

‘The Guardian’: We must call Western sanctions a “tool for entrenching and prolonging dictatorship”

Sanctions as a form of economic aggression are macho and myopic, yet countries including the UK refuse to call a halt. We might as well call them a tool for entrenching and prolonging dictatorship, notes ‘The Guardian’. Among the more improbable countries that Donald Trump punished most severely last week …

Vassily Nebenzia following the UNSC consultations on Ukraine: “In these circumstances, to speak about a ceasefire is simply unrealistic at this stage”

20:25 19.04.2025

Vassily Nebenzia following the UNSC consultations on Ukraine: “In these circumstances, to speak about a ceasefire is simply unrealistic at this stage”

Remarks to the press by Permanent Representative Vassily Nebenzia following the UN Security Council consultations on Ukraine. Nebenzia: Colleagues, we have just finished closed consultations of the members of the Security Council on the situation around the implementation of the 30-day moratorium between Russia and Ukraine on mutual energy infrastructure …

Starmer’s Labor worst nightmare – ‘Reform’ party would sweep through election. Shock poll reveals as 68% think Britain is broken

9:55 19.04.2025

Starmer’s Labor worst nightmare – ‘Reform’ party would sweep through election. Shock poll reveals as 68% think Britain is broken

Britain is broken, according to more than two-thirds of voters, in a key political battleground. Polling agency ‘Survation’ spoke to voters in the North West, North East, Yorkshire, and East and West Midlands — areas where in last year’s General Election Labour reclaimed scores of seats that they lost in …

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