Military
The G7 conundrum: How hard should you push China in a crisis?
NATO needs ‘visible’ counter to Russia threat via Belarus, Lithuania warns
Leaders to back Ukraine’s EU bid while skirting tough questions on war
Russia wants to control energy reserves of all former Soviet countries, Mike Pompeo says
‘Today’s ruinous prices … will be remembered as a time when gas was cheap,’ if Putin prevails in Ukraine, former US secretary of state says.
Mission Not Yet Accomplished: Biden heads to Europe hoping to keep Ukraine coalition intact
The upcoming G7 trip in some ways represents a taller task than the last time the president went to the continent.
The pro-Putin preacher the US won’t touch
The U.S. tends to avoid sanctioning religious figures. Could the head of Russia’s Orthodox Church prove an exception?
EU champion Airbus has deep links to Chinese military industrial complex, report says
The planemaker has key manufacturing facilities in China and its local CEO is a member of the Communist Party.
Italy’s Di Maio quits 5Stars, leading to party split
Foreign minister says he can no longer support the party because of its stance on sending weapons to Ukraine.
EU is sabotaging itself with Russian oil sanctions, Khodorkovsky warns
The Putin critic says Europe is harming its own finances when it should be pouring cash into arms for Kyiv.
Smugglers’ secrets: How Russia can beat EU sanctions
It’s only a matter of time before Russia starts pulling tricks on ships at sea and sending goods via friendly countries to avoid and evade sanctions.
Scholz adviser turns heads with appeal to consider future Russian relationship
German chancellor’s foreign policy adviser urges Europe not to forget about its long-term relations with Moscow and to tread carefully toward China.
Russia to summon EU envoy over Kaliningrad row, official says
Tensions are high over the Russian exclave following Kremlin outburst on Monday.
Stoltenberg says war in Ukraine could last for years
More modern weapons could free Donbas region, NATO chief tells Bild am Sonntag.
US officials weigh doubling the number of rocket launchers sent to Ukraine
Yet Ukrainian leaders who visited Washington this week say the country needs way more weapons than the White House has already approved.
Boris Johnson warns against ‘Ukraine fatigue’
‘It is very important to show that we are with them for the long haul,’ Johnson says after surprise visit to Ukrainian capital.
Race against time to unlock Ukraine’s trapped grain
Western governments are scrambling to bolster a patchwork of land routes to export the grain before the summer harvest.
Julian Assange can be extradited to the US, says UK government
WikiLeaks founder has been battling against the move for years.
Macron ‘hopes’ Moldova also gets EU candidate status, remains silent on Georgia
Moldova ‘can become a candidate,’ says the French president.
Rhetoric and reality collide as France, Germany, Italy back Ukraine’s EU bid
In Kyiv, EU’s Big Three and Romania endorse candidate status but war shadows Ukraine’s aspirations.
Envy on the Kyiv Express: Scholz, Draghi needle Macron over posh cabin
German chancellor and Italian prime minister notice that the French president seems to have gotten the nicest spot on the train to Kyiv.
UK sanctions head of Russian Orthodox Church
The new wave of sanctions also targets the Russian Children’s Rights Commissioner, military commanders and arms dealers.
Former Russian football captain speaks out against war on Ukraine
Igor Denisov says he could be ‘imprisoned or killed for these words.’
NATO readies fresh eastern flank defenses
The response to Russia’s war in Ukraine will feature additional troops rotating through countries along the military alliance’s eastern edge.
China’s Xi gives most direct backing to Putin since invasion
‘Sino-Russian relations have maintained a good momentum for development,’ Xi tells Putin.
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