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War, disease and geopolitics: The von der Leyen Commission’s half-time scorecard

May 17, 2022 10:12 am

The head of the EU executive is pressing forward with her green and digital agenda despite massive upheavals. How well is she doing?

Ukraine evacuates troops from Mariupol, ceding control to Russia

May 17, 2022 9:08 am

‘Ukraine needs its heroes alive,’ Volodymyr Zelenskyy says.

We’re not all Ukrainians now

May 17, 2022 4:00 am

Pretending Western interests are fully aligned with Kyiv’s risks further escalating the war.

Putin says Russia has ‘no problems’ with Finland, Sweden in NATO

May 16, 2022 7:33 pm

Comments ease off earlier Russian rhetoric about ‘far-reaching consequences.’

From worms to war: The unlikely beginnings of NATO’s next top general

May 16, 2022 2:28 pm

As war in Ukraine rages, Gen. Christopher Cavoli has been nominated to become supreme allied commander for Europe.

Russia will not ‘put up with’ Finland, Sweden’s NATO bid, minister says

May 16, 2022 11:38 am

‘It is a pity that common sense is being sacrificed for some phantom ideas about what should be done in the current situation,’ Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov says.

Analysis

Europe’s leaders fall out of key on Ukraine

May 16, 2022 4:00 am

Germany, France and Italy are making overtures to Moscow.

Dramatic U-turns by Social Democrats in Sweden, Finland paved way to NATO

May 15, 2022 9:48 pm

Russia’s Ukraine invasion prompted a swift rethink in parties that have resisted joining the defense alliance for decades.

NATO officials ‘confident’ on Swedish, Finnish membership bids despite Turkish reservations

May 15, 2022 6:21 pm

Stoltenberg says Turkey ‘has made it clear’ it doesn’t intend to block applications by Sweden and Finland.

Suspended trains, empty roads, vacant malls: Silence blankets Finland’s border with Russia

May 14, 2022 4:00 am

For decades, Finland and Russia connected their two countries across a long border. In a matter of weeks, those connections were severed.

Commentary

Western allies diverge over Ukraine war aims

May 13, 2022 7:28 pm

Pushing for negotiations, Western European leaders are at cross-purposes with Kyiv.

Besieged Ukrainian forces in Mariupol beg Elon Musk for help

May 12, 2022 7:28 pm

Soldiers’ families describe ‘apocalyptic’ conditions at surrounded Azovstal steel plant.

Analysis

Putin’s war backfires as Finland aims to join NATO

May 12, 2022 5:00 pm

Helsinki’s move strengthens the Western military alliance that the Russian leader wanted to weaken.

If Finland and Sweden join NATO, it’s on Russia

May 12, 2022 2:09 pm

Putin has failed to contain the military alliance, bringing it much closer to his borders instead.

Finnish leaders announce backing for NATO membership

May 12, 2022 9:09 am

Historic shift is response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and prepares path for application to join alliance.

Spain’s Sánchez is still fighting for political survival — even after peace offering

May 12, 2022 4:03 am

A spying scandal has engulfed the Spanish leader, who is trying to keep his leftist coalition together — just as the right rises in the polls.

EU membership for Ukraine would be a victory for Europe

May 12, 2022 4:01 am

Kyiv has proven its commitment to the bloc — now its time for European leaders to step up.

Helicopter parent: German defense minister under attack over holiday flight

May 11, 2022 5:49 pm

Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht took her son on a government flight to a holiday retreat and he later put it on Instagram.

‘We are not as dumb as you might think’: Ukraine’s foreign minister rues US delay in providing weapons

May 11, 2022 4:43 am

In an exclusive interview, Dmytro Kuleba unloads on Western officials who he says spent weeks scouring Soviet stockpiles for old weapons — instead of giving Kyiv what it wanted.

The end of naivete: How NATO must boost Baltic defenses

May 11, 2022 4:01 am

Putin may survive a long time yet, and the region’s security vulnerabilities need fixing.

Belgium’s De Croo: Europe needs to boost its defense industry

May 9, 2022 5:57 pm

Buy European military tech, says Belgian leader.

The Anglosphere is saving Ukraine while the EU is saving itself

May 9, 2022 3:28 pm

It’s the military support provided by the US and Britain in particular that’s protecting European democracy.

Vladimir Putin must share ‘same fate’ as Nazis: UK defense minister

May 9, 2022 9:23 am

UK Defense Secretary Ben Wallace will speak at the National Army Museum in London on Monday.

Putin’s encroaching war is fueling a battle for Moldova’s future

May 9, 2022 4:01 am

As Russia threatens to expand its Ukraine war into Moldova, the traditionally neutral country turns West — not to everyone’s liking.

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