Will Zelensky’s dash to see Trump pay off?
Volodymyr Zelensky is in Washington today to debrief with Donald Trump following the US President’s meeting with Vladimir Putin in…
The Alaska summit doesn’t look good for Ukraine
And just like that, the highly-anticipated summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin in Alaska has been and gone, seemingly…
Europe is giving up on free movement
Ten years ago on 31 August 2015, Angela Merkel told the German press what she was going to do about…
Zelensky prepares to woo Trump one last time
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Berlin this morning, where at 3pm local time he will speak to Donald Trump…
Is Putin calling Trump’s bluff on Ukraine?
US special envoy Steve Witkoff was back in Moscow today to meet with Vladimir Putin, ahead of Donald Trump’s Friday…
Wimbledon has had enough of tennis
Wimbledon is the highlight of the year for tennis fans. But for local residents it’s a fortnight of traffic chaos…
Can freedom of movement survive Europe’s migrant crisis?
Freedom of movement in the EU received another nail in its coffin yesterday after Poland became the latest European country…
Mikhail Khodorkovsky: ‘The West isn’t ready for Putin’s hybrid war’
Mikhail Khodorkovsky is sounding the alarm. The end of the war in Ukraine, whenever it comes, won’t mean the end…
Germany can’t avoid conscription for ever
Germany’s new chancellor Friedrich Merz seems serious about his pledge to make the Bundeswehr the ‘strongest conventional army in Europe’. Yet less…
Ukraine has dealt a stunning blow to Russia
During their spat in the Oval Office in February, Donald Trump infamously told his counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky, ‘You don’t have…
Is a mood shift on Ukraine underway in Europe?
Following years of requests, pleas and false starts, Ukraine has, it appears, definitively been given permission to fire missiles deep…
Putin’s ‘biggest ever’ Victory Day goes off without a hitch
Not to be outdone by the celebration of VE Day across Western Europe yesterday, Vladimir Putin this morning staged his…
Merz’s bungled bid to become chancellor plunges Germany into crisis
Just when he thought he was home and dry, Friedrich Merz has fallen at the final hurdle to become Germany’s…
The AfD’s ‘extremist’ label is a long time coming
The far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party has been classified as ‘confirmed right-wing extremist’ by Germany’s domestic intelligence service. Until…
The US mineral deal will give Ukraine fresh hope
Overnight, Ukraine and the US finally signed a deal on Ukraine’s mineral reserves. The agreement, signed two months later than…
Is the US getting closer to a Ukraine deal?
US special envoy Steve Witkoff arrived in Russia this morning to meet with Vladimir Putin, as Donald Trump ploughs ahead…
Why Trump’s team snubbed the London Ukraine peace talks
Has the moment arrived when Donald Trump abandons the last iota of his support for Ukraine in the war against…
Why Putin wants a truce
At 4 p.m. UK time today, Russian troops were instructed to temporarily lay down their weapons in Ukraine. The order,…
Trump tells Russia to ‘get moving’
With just under a week to go until the supposed Easter deadline, it appears that Donald Trump is no closer…
The promise Putin made to Russia – and broke
When Vladimir Putin launched his bid to be elected as Russia’s president in 2000, he had already been in the…
Is Putin’s partial ceasefire really a victory for Trump?
It may be taking him longer than the 24 hours he pledged on the campaign trail, but it appears that…
Is Putin really open to a ceasefire with Ukraine?
Vladimir Putin is apparently open to a ceasefire in the war against Ukraine. But is he really? Just like that,…
Ukraine agrees to US plan for 30-day ceasefire with Russia
Ukraine has agreed to an American proposal for an immediate 30-day truce in the war against Russia. Kyiv’s decision to…
Will the EU ever get tough on defence?
European leaders are in Brussels today for an emergency summit on defence, and the future of both Ukraine and the…
Europe’s rearmament is off to a feeble start
If there is one silver lining to Donald Trump’s Oval Office bust-up with Volodymyr Zelensky last Friday, it is that…
