Ukraine and allies fear easing Russian sanctions will prolong war
Ukraine’s president says the US decision “certainly does not help achieve peace”.
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France’s role in Middle East remains ‘purely defensive’ despite soldier’s death – POLITICO
Macron has linked the attack to the war in the Middle East but declined to assign blame for the killing. Instead he said he would remain “prudent,” wait to speak to the Iraqi prime minister and receive more details from the France’s own armed forces. The incident, however, comes as a pro-Iranian armed group called Ashab […]
Continue ReadingIranians react to new supreme leader’s first address
People in Iran are questioning who’s really in charge after Mojtaba Khamenei’s first address came via a presenter on state TV.
Continue ReadingNuclear plans hand Starmer a way to woo Trump – POLITICO
Oldbury is “an absolutely prime site” for private firms to sweep in, he told MPs in February. “We have lots of companies from the U.S. working with U.K. companies on these other routes to market,” he said. Easing planning rules to build nuclear closer to urban centers could open up another site, Heysham in north-west England, to future development. That site is owned by French […]
Continue ReadingAs Iran regime change hopes fade, Netanyahu faces political test
“This is the culmination of what [Netanyahu] has tried to rebrand as the War of Redemption, which in his mind started on October 7, 2023. And this is – if not the last war – then the big war against Iran,” said Neri Zilber, a journalist based in Tel Aviv and a policy advisor to […]
Continue ReadingAndrew and Mandelson pictured in bathrobes with Jeffrey Epstein
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Peter Mandelson have been pictured in bathrobes alongside paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein. The undated photograph has been unearthed as part of the US department of justice’s Epstein-related document dump earlier this year. In the image, first reported by ITV News, Andrew, the King’s disgraced brother, and Mandelson appear to be sitting outside […]
Continue ReadingEU deforestation law will damage trade with US, Trump official warns – POLITICO
The senior official also complained about a stipulation in the law that if the level of deforestation in any country exceeds 70,000 hectares annually, that country cannot be considered “low risk.” That standard “just doesn’t work for us,” they said. “It’s not fair.” Representatives from the European Commission are meeting with members of the delegation […]
Continue ReadingUS-Sanktionslockerungen helfen Russlands Putin – und nicht dem Ölpreis
Analyse Mit der temporären Aussetzung ihrer Sanktionen gegen russisches Öl wollen die USA dem gestiegenen Ölpreis entgegenwirken. Gleichzeitig gibt sich die Regierung Mühe, zu betonen, dass Russland nicht signifikant davon profitieren werde. Erreichen werden die USA wohl bei beiden Zielen das Gegenteil. 13.03.2026, 15:5213.03.2026, 16:10 Folge mir Donald Trumps Regierung hat grosse Probleme. Es wird […]
Continue ReadingMade in UK: Ukrainian drone company opens first UK plant to boost production
Thanks to the 2025 UK-Ukraine partnership agreement and the end of Kyiv’s arms export embargo, the drone manufacturer Ukrspecsystems is set to start building drones in its first ever UK plant. This scheme is being reproduced in other European countries. The goal: boost and secure Ukraine’s drone production.
Continue ReadingNorway pitches itself as Europe’s energy lifeline – POLITICO
Norway supplies roughly a third of EU gas imports, though Arctic gas accounts for a much smaller share, around 3 percent of the bloc’s imports. Still, Norwegian leaders argue a moratorium would send the wrong signal while Europe remains dependent on external energy supplies. Norwegian officials, industry groups and unions are lobbying Brussels to drop […]
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