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California Gov. Gavin Newsom handed his arch nemesis a backhanded compliment on Saturday, noting President Donald Trump’s attacks on Europe have united the continent in critical ways. Newsom, during a panel at the Munich Security Conference, said Trump’s behavior toward the alliance — from threatening to seize Greenland to questioning the NATO alliance and enacting […]

His comments came after U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio gave a speech in Munich that touched on Make America Great Again themes, highlighting Europe and America’s common heritage and shared Christian values, and also underlined that the U.S. still sees European countries as allies. U.S. Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker, a close Trump ally, […]

Estonia isn’t ruling out joining early-stage talks on a common nuclear deterrent in Europe, Deputy Defense Minister Tuuli Duneton said in an interview. “We are always open to discuss” with partners, she said, while emphasizing the U.S. was still “committed to providing nuclear deterrence for allied nations.” Latvia’s Prime Minister Evika Siliņa echoed that. “Nuclear […]

MUNICH — The U.S. ambassador to NATO declared Saturday that “Americans are not leaving” Europe or the alliance, assuaging a concern that has caused panic across the continent. Matthew Whitaker’s comments at the Munich Security’s Conference’s POLITICO Pub came hours after Secretary of State Marco Rubio sought to reassure European allies nervous that Washington would walk away from them […]

MUNICH — U.S. Senator Thom Tillis shot back at comments made by fellow Republican Lindsey Graham on Saturday, voicing frustration with the South Carolina senator’s dismissal of Greenland’s sovereignty. The disagreement over President Donald Trump’s threat to seize the Danish territory boiled over at the annual summit here, starting with Graham’s comment Friday, “who gives a shit who […]

Navalny died in a Russian penal colony in February 2024. The Russian authorities said he died of natural causes. But poisoning was “highly likely the cause of his death,” the five countries said in a joint statement on Saturday. Sky News reported that British scientists from Porton Down, the U.K.’s top secret laboratory, played a […]

Zelenskyy underlined that his country is making enormous sacrifices to hold Russia at bay, and reiterated his call for more and speedier arms deliveries from its allies. A particular sore point is delays in missiles for air defense systems while Russia pounds critical power and heating plants during a freezing winter. Ukraine is also hitting […]

The message from Rogers appeared to be another sign of the Trump administration trying to send conciliatory signals to Europe, despite the recently published National Security Strategy calling on the U.S. to “cultivate resistance” to the political status quo on the continent. And it came just hours after Secretary of State Marco Rubio called for […]

U.S. President Donald Trump is considering John Hurley, a senior official at the U.S. Treasury, for the role of ambassador to Germany, the Financial Times reported Friday. Hurley, who currently holds the position of undersecretary of the Treasury for terrorism and financial intelligence, has been interviewed by the White House for roles including ambassador to […]

“I believe the time has come to bring Europe’s mutual defense clause to life,” von der Leyen said, without providing specifics. “Mutual defense is not optional for the EU. It is an obligation within our own Treaty — Article 42(7) … It is our collective commitment to stand by each other in case of aggression.” […]