Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has rarely been more isolated on the European stage — but he has seized on plans for a Russian oil ban to show he remains an EU power player. Since the start of the war in Ukraine, the outspoken right-wing populist has taken a softer line on Russia than other …
Press play to listen to this article French President Emmanuel Macron used a speech on Europe Day to put forward a sweeping, avant-garde but detail-light proposal to redraw the political map of the Continent with a new organization that would give Ukraine a closer relationship with the EU short of membership — and could even …
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Dr. Eoin Drea is senior research officer at the Wilfried Martens Center for European Studies. Judging by the number of European Union leaders visiting Ukraine in recent weeks, it would be easy to assume it is Brussels that’s solely responsible for equipping the brave resistance of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his people. But while …
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V Ladimir Putin has delivered a speech in Moscow’s Red Square in which he blamed the West for his war in Ukraine. It came as a huge military parade was taking place in the capital to mark Russia’s “Victory Day”. At the same time, the UK’s defense secretary said it is possible Ukraine could “break” …
V Ladimir Putin’s May 9 display of military power was undermined on Monday by British defense chiefs who said his forces were having to fire “ageing” munitions in Ukraine after using up many of their precision-guided weapons. Just hours before the Russian president was due to oversee a military parade in Moscow’s Red Square, the …
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Press play to listen to this article Emmanuel Macron is heading for Germany with the wind — and plenty of ambition — in his sails. Having won a second term as French president, Macron can claim to be the EU’s preeminent leader and to have gained new impetus for his push to make Europe more …
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