War in Ukraine

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Russia takes first steps to withdraw from WTO, WHO

May 18, 2022 2:43 pm

Top official accuses the international bodies of neglecting ‘all obligations towards our country.’

Brussels spells out plan to end dependence on Russian energy

May 18, 2022 1:31 pm

The plan aims to rapidly find alternative sources of energy while ramping up energy savings and renewables.

Germany set to strip Schröder of office space — but he can keep €8K monthly allowance

May 18, 2022 11:32 am

The former German chancellor refuses to distance himself from old friend Vladimir Putin despite the war in Ukraine.

EU to pitch in €9B for Ukraine as it weighs financing options for reconstruction

May 18, 2022 11:25 am

Ukraine needs around $15 billion over the next three months to keep its economy afloat.

Orbán’s price: What will it take to get Hungary to ban Russian oil?

May 17, 2022 10:19 pm

Brussels eyes the EU leaders’ summit at the end of May for a sanctions deal as hopes of a breakthrough fade.

Finland and Sweden sign off on NATO bids — now the waiting game begins

May 17, 2022 8:42 pm

Finnish President Sauli Niinistö visits Stockholm as two countries prepare to join military alliance.

Ukraine war heats up energy poverty debate

May 17, 2022 8:33 pm

Soaring gas prices across the Continent are focusing attention on the issue.

Parliament tries to boost climate efforts as emissions and temperatures soar

May 17, 2022 7:18 pm

Surge in CO2 pollution is tied to the end of the pandemic, but an analyst says it ‘is just a bump on the road.’

Italy’s Eni to open ruble accounts for gas payments

May 17, 2022 5:22 pm

The announcement comes after the European Commission sent countries updated sanctions guidance, which does not explicitly forbid opening a ruble account.

Ukraine war brings NATO mission on eastern flank into sharp relief

May 17, 2022 3:39 pm

Allied presence in Estonia provides reassurance for Baltic leaders — but they want more to deter Russia.

Russia must withdraw troops as part of peace deal, say Scholz and Zelenskyy

May 17, 2022 3:37 pm

German chancellor and Ukrainian president find common line after criticism grows that West could push for a ‘face-saving’ solution for Moscow.

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.

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The war has shown the EU must step up its game on stolen assets

May 17, 2022 5:00 am

The war in Ukraine has lifted the veil on the EU’s worst-kept secret: it is a haven for dirty money.

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.

Dumping Russian energy raises climate questions

May 16, 2022 10:13 pm

The Commission’s REPowerEU initiative lands this week, and there’s worry it’s too focused on natural gas.

EU sanctions deal could still be weeks away, Borrell says

May 16, 2022 9:29 pm

Hungary wants more time and money to agree to the ban on Russian oil that Brussels proposed on May 4.

Ukraine’s front-line farmers battle to feed the world

May 16, 2022 6:39 pm

Russia has planted mines in millions of hectares of the world’s most fertile soil.

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.

McDonald’s to exit Russia completely

May 16, 2022 1:20 pm

The company was the oldest American fast-food chain in Russia.

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.

Commission delivers gloomy numbers but tries to bat away stagflation fears

May 16, 2022 11:02 am

If gas supplies were halted, the EU economy could lose up to 2.5 percentage points of growth this year, according to the Commission.

A green salvo to counter Putin’s war in Ukraine

May 16, 2022 4:00 am

As transatlantic climate and security objectives align, the clean energy transition must become a reality.

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.

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