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Putin’s forces claim capture of strategic town as Zelensky makes Trump appeal - Ukrainian brigade confirms withdrawing strategically from some areas to avoid encirclement

BRUSSELS — For years, Germany and its austerity-loving allies were Europe’s fiscal buzzkills. Their motto was simple: No joint debt, no budgetary free-for-alls and absolutely no blank checks for Brussels. Together, this coalition of rich northern ...

In contrast, the Russian Federation has been referred to as an “imitation democracy”. It has institutions that one would find in democratic systems of government (a parliament and a directly elected president). But, among other flaws, these institutions do not function within a genuinely competitive or fair electoral environment.

It’s our turn to occupy Brussels!' in reference to what he ... dictators Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin doubled down on their anti-West alliance by holding a video call in which they discussed ...

Viktor Orban, in visita a Mosca, con Vladimir Putin (Foto ANSA/SIR) “In a few hours, even the sun will shine differently in Brussels,” said Viktor Orban on the eve of the swearing-in of the ...

In December, he met Vladimir ... in Brussels told The Telegraph. “It will be interesting to see a country of 5.5 million inhabitants fend for itself when faced with Trump, Xi, and Putin ...

President Donald Trump has signed a series of executive actions, revoking 78 of Joe Biden’s policies, hours after returning to the White House. The 47th US president ordered a crackdown on immigration and withdrew the US from the Paris Climate Agreement and World Health Organization.

There is a lot of major change happening in Washington today but in one very minor change, Reuters has reported that the Pentagon has removed an official portrait of Mark Milley, the former chairman of the joint chiefs of staff and very much a perceived enemy of Trump.

Serbia, Slovakia and Poland's call for a permanent end to Russian gas flows pose issues for the Russian leader.

MOSCOW, January 30. /TASS/. Any discussion of a physical elimination of the Russian president may be qualified as an act of international state terrorism, the State Duma said in an appeal to the US Congress following reports that there was a discussion of plotting an assassination attempt on Russian President Vladimir Putin.

With no easing of geopolitical tensions in sight, the EU and its members need to fight for themselves by prioritising strategic partnerships with resource-rich countries in Central Asia and beyond, Nicolas Tenzer writes.