“If Germany does not return to being a strong export nation, then we will not be able, economically and financially, to bear any further additional burdens,” one of Friedrich Merz’s conservatives said. Dec 17 3 mins read
Continue ReadingHe also claimed the West had “shot itself in the foot” by cutting reliance on Russian energy after Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Dmitriev, an increasingly visible Kremlin economic envoy who has negotiated with the U.S. about the war in Ukraine, has ramped up his messaging in recent days, casting Russia as indispensable […]
Continue Reading“I would like to note that local air defense specialists are at a fairly high level, by the way, but they mostly work with ballistic threats. As for short-range air defense — how to counter massive “Shahed” [Iranian-made kamikaze drones] attacks — I believe no one has,” Zelenskyy said previously. Earlier, Zelenskyy said he would […]
Continue ReadingWhile the ban only applies in the Netherlands, the groups that brought the case said it could have wider repercussions since Grok can’t determine where a user is resident. X didn’t respond to a request for comment. The platform took steps to restrict features in January after Grok was found to be generating pictures of real people […]
Continue Reading“This is a complicated, difficult task, but it is a feasible one because we now have the necessary legal framework in place,” he said, saying the framework approved by the Parliament had put the initiative “on solid legal ground.” EU lawmakers on Thursday agreed to start negotiations on new migration measures aimed at speeding up […]
Continue ReadingKallas said that Russia’s support of Iran shows why Europe needs to keep up the pressure on the Kremlin with respect to the war in Ukraine. “If America wants the war in the Middle East to stop, Iran to stop attacking them, they should also put the pressure on Russia so that they are not […]
Continue ReadingThe intervention raises the stakes in a dispute that has been building since the Biennale Foundation confirmed earlier this month that Russia would return for the first time since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. The decision has already drawn condemnation from more than 20 European governments and prompted warnings from the European Commission […]
Continue Reading“This shows that NATO allies recognise our changed security environment, and the need to meet our collective obligations,” NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte wrote in the report. “I expect the NATO Summit in Ankara this July to build on our achievements in 2025. There is no room for complacency and no time to waste.” Yet the […]
Continue ReadingKim responded by saying that both leaders share similar positions on international issues and slammed Western countries for their interventionist mentality. “We oppose unlawful pressure on Belarus from the West and express support and understanding for measures taken by the Belarusian leadership to ensure socio-political stability and economic development,” he said. Lukashenko and Kim are two […]
Continue ReadingPistorius suggested any potential deal would follow a more flexible procurement approach. Pointing to Germany’s recent purchases of loitering munitions, he said Berlin is shifting away from locking in long-term contracts upfront and instead testing systems in practice before deciding whether to expand orders. “We tested what they really offer — not just papers or […]
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