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Ukrainian, US and Russian officials will hold security talks in the United Arab Emirates on January 23, the Kremlin said, following a meeting of top US negotiators with President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on a US-drafted plan to end the Ukraine war. Yet, it’s unlikely that the talks will lead anywhere. Russia asks that Ukraine […]

As we approach the fourth anniversary of Russia launching a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, we wanted to take a closer look at the state of the resistance inside areas of the country that have been occupied by Moscow. A report published by the Center for Strategic and International Studies sheds light on the scope of […]

With CCTV cameras on almost every street corner, London is the European capital with the most video surveillance, and facial recognition is becoming increasingly prevalent. According to London’s Metropolitan Police, this tool allows them to be more efficient in making arrests. But locals are divided on its implications for their privacy. Our France 2 colleagues […]

In recent weeks, Russia has ramped up its attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, causing mass power cuts in Kyiv during one of the harshest winters in recent memory. Almost half a million residents have fled the Ukrainian capital, and those who remain have been left without reliable heat, electricity or water for days on end.

Ahead of talks between US, Ukraine and Russia in the UAE, Zelensky gave a very critical speech in Davos, accusing the EU of lacking political will in, a surprising change of tone for the Ukrainian president. But for FRANCE 24’s Gulliver Cragg, this could be a calculated move “to keep Americans on side”, and especially […]

While the world waited Wednesday on what Donald Trump would utter on Greenland, what if we missed the bigger picture? That for 73 minutes, the US president before an audience of traditional transatlantic allies in Davos, hurled invectives and insults while doubling down on what’s now official US policy, the assessment that Europe’s a continent […]

The European ​Union must remain ⁠vigilant and ready to respond firmly in ​case ‍of new threats, President ​Emmanuel Macron said in ​Brussels ahead of an emergency EU leaders summit to discuss U.S. President Donald Trump’s public ‍intends to acquire ​Greenland. FRANCE 24’s Nicholas Rushworth reports.