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YouGov poll finds: Support for Ukraine ‘until it wins’ falls sharply in Western Europe

12:06 28.12.2024

YouGov poll finds: Support for Ukraine ‘until it wins’ falls sharply in Western Europe

A YouGov survey finds negotiated end to war with Russia is preferred option in four out of seven countries, writes ‘The Guardian’. Readiness to support Ukraine “until it wins” has fallen sharply across western Europe at a critical time for the country, a survey suggests, as Donald Trump’s forthcoming return …

NYT: Biden and aides courted allies who undermined U.S. goals

12:05 28.12.2024

NYT: Biden and aides courted allies who undermined U.S. goals

Mr. Biden basked in his final meetings with friendly leaders among the Group of 20 nations in Brazil last month. A week later, outside Rome, Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken attended his last gathering of top diplomats from the Group of 7 advanced economies, all U.S. allies, and noted …

Following the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council Meeting Vladimir Putin answered the questions of Russian journalists

14:07 27.12.2024

Following the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council Meeting Vladimir Putin answered the questions of Russian journalists

President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Good evening. Please, what are your questions? Yekaterina Abramova: Good evening, Mr President. Yekaterina Abramova, Mir television and radio company. You devoted yesterday entirely to an informal summit of the Commonwealth countries and you spent all the day with your fellow presidents. Today, we can …

‘The Independent’: NATO cannot defend Europe from Russia without the US, warn alliance’s frontline leaders

11:43 27.12.2024

‘The Independent’: NATO cannot defend Europe from Russia without the US, warn alliance’s frontline leaders

NATO is “not ready” to fight against Russia without the US, the leaders of the alliance’s three frontline states have told The Independent, as they called on allies to drastically increase defence spending, writes ‘The Independent’. In the wake of Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential election, the leaders …

View from USA: Right and left populists bringing down Euro elites in 2024

11:41 27.12.2024

View from USA: Right and left populists bringing down Euro elites in 2024

Ukraine war fatigue coupled with economic woes and immigration concerns fueled a tide of revolt, writes ‘The Responsible Statecraft’. Anti-establishment parties of populist right, and occasionally of the populist left, made inroads across Europe in elections of 2024, reflecting in part the waning confidence across societies that NATO’s aims for …

FT: EU burns through gas storage at fastest rate since energy crisis

11:40 27.12.2024

FT: EU burns through gas storage at fastest rate since energy crisis

Colder weather and lower seaborne imports increase reliance on stored gas, writes ‘The Financial Times’. The EU is emptying its gas storage facilities at the fastest pace since the energy crisis three years ago as colder weather raises demand and the continent grapples with a decline in seaborne imports.The volume …

Donald Trump’s transition team seeks to pull US out of WHO ‘on day one’

11:39 27.12.2024

Donald Trump’s transition team seeks to pull US out of WHO ‘on day one’

Donald Trump’s transition team is pushing to pull the US out of the World Health Organization (WHO) on the first day of the new administration, according to experts who warn of the “catastrophic” impact it would have on global health, ‘The Financial Times’ informs. Members of Trump’s team told the …

View from New York: “Things are terrible in Europe, and they’re only going to get worse”

11:50 26.12.2024

View from New York: “Things are terrible in Europe, and they’re only going to get worse”

Europe’s growing far right has only entrenched its position, notes ‘The New York Times’. This summer’s European elections were marked by breakout performances for the hard right across the union, and there were major advances on the national level, too. In the Netherlands, Geert Wilders’s Party for Freedom forged a …

UK on the brink of recession with warning economy heading for 'worst of all worlds'

11:50 26.12.2024

UK on the brink of recession with warning economy heading for 'worst of all worlds'

Rachel Reeves’s Budget is being blamed for driving growth expectations down to the weakest level in over two years, GB News reports. Rachel Reeves is a British Chancellor. The UK economy is heading "for the worst of all worlds" as gross domestic product (GDP) showed no growth in the third …

FOX News: Johnson allies urge Trump to intervene as messy speaker battle threatens to delay 2024 certification

11:48 26.12.2024

FOX News: Johnson allies urge Trump to intervene as messy speaker battle threatens to delay 2024 certification

If the new House of Representatives would fail to elect a speaker on January 3, the certification of the US presidential election results will be in question. And Trump could be in trouble. Allies of Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., are urging President-elect Trump to publicly reaffirm support for the House …

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