Macron accuses US of ‘breaking free from international rules’
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday that the United States was “breaking free from international rules” and “gradually turning away” from some of its allies.
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Russia says foreign troops sent to Ukraine would be ‘legitimate targets’
Russia said on Thursday that any troops sent to Ukraine by Western governments would be “legitimate combat targets”, after France and Britain announced plans to deploy a multinational force there in the event of a ceasefire.
UK armed forces helped US mission to seize Russian tanker, MoD says
British armed forces provided support to the United States in its operation to seize a Russian-flagged oil tanker in the North Atlantic on Wednesday, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has confirmed
US backs security guarantees for Ukraine at summit of Kyiv’s allies in Paris
The United States has for the first time backed a broad coalition of Ukraine’s allies in vowing to provide security guarantees that leaders said would include binding commitments to support the country if it is attacked by Russia again. The agreement …
EU offers farmers extra funds to quell anger over Mercosur deal
The EU has offered a carrot to farmers angered at a trade deal with South American bloc Mercosur, promising to unlock funds for the sector as EU agriculture ministers are due to gather in Brussels Wednesday for an extraordinary meeting to try to get t…
Conventional Wisdom On S-300 Effectiveness Called Into Question
Conventional defense wisdom has held that Russian-made long-range S-300 surface-to-air missiles (SAM) pose significant threats to U.S. military aircraft, including the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 stealth fighter, yet the Jan. […]
Ireland’s China visit underscores EU divisions over how to handle Beijing
Ireland’s prime minister, Micheál Martin, arrived in Beijing this week for the first visit by an Irish leader to China in more than a decade, placing Ireland at the centre of a rapidly evolving European strategy towards the world’s second-largest econ…
Ireland’s China visit underscores EU divisions over how to handle Beijing
Ireland’s prime minister, Micheál Martin, arrived in Beijing this week for the first visit by an Irish leader to China in more than a decade, placing Ireland at the centre of a rapidly evolving European strategy towards the world’s second-largest econ…
Paris hosts Ukraine’s EU, US allies for meeting on security guarantees
Dubbed the “Coalition of the Willing” – key Ukrainian allies are set to gather with top US envoys in Paris on Tuesday to discuss security guarantees, as they press ahead on US-brokered plans to end the war with Russia.
US territorial ambitions in Denmark: from the Danish West Indies to Greenland
President Donald Trump’s renewed insistence that the United States should “get Greenland” has reopened a diplomatic wound between Washington and Copenhagen, reviving memories of the only time the US successfully purchased Danish territory: the 1917 ac…