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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday signed decrees recognizing the occupied Ukrainian regions of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia as independent, ahead of their illegal annexation by Russia. In the decrees, published online by the Kremlin on Friday, Putin recognizes the “state sovereignty and independence” of the two southern Ukrainian regions. The illegitimate, unilateral decision follows sham […]

The outgoing government in Rome criticized Berlin’s decision to cap the price of gas for domestic consumers while taking on €200 billion in fresh debt. “We can’t divide ourselves according to our fiscal room for maneuver, we need solidarity,” Prime Minister Mario Draghi said late Thursday, according to Italian news agency ANSA. “No EU member […]

From housing to the energy transition, the world is facing challenges that demand innovative solutions.  And private investment can play a big role. The world’s largest alternative asset manager, Blackstone, doesn’t just look for sound investments, it identifies and invests in the industries of the future to help build a stronger Europe. This in turns […]

Western allies are rushing to formulate responses to the Kremlin’s pending forced annexation of parts of eastern Ukraine expected to be unveiled Friday, as Vladimir Putin pushes to consolidate dwindling gains in his faltering war. Putin is slated to deliver a speech Friday announcing the annexation of four Russian-occupied regions, just days after his government […]

Listen on Spotify Apple Music Google Play EN_Google_Podcasts_Badge Created with Sketch. Stitcher Acast POLITICO’s Ailbhe Rea meets the ultimate Westminster Insider, Laura Kuenssberg, until recently the BBC’s political editor and the new host of the BBC’s flagship Sunday politics show. In a rare interview, Kuenssberg discusses her early career, life covering the tumult of the […]

A startling undersea attack on Europe’s gas pipelines has officials deliberating how to better defend a vast array of local targets that are, effectively, not fully defensible. For months, European governments have been scouring their military arsenals to help furnish a grueling ground war in Ukraine while making pledges to boost their own defenses. But […]

The European Commission has some explaining to do Friday when national energy ministers gather to discuss ways to lower energy prices, several diplomats said. They want to know why Brussels still hasn’t detailed what a cap on the price of imported natural gas could look like — three weeks after being asked to do so […]

LONDON — Liz Truss’ ministers don’t like telling Brits what to do — but measures to cut energy demand are being actively considered in her government as winter fast approaches. With concern mounting over U.K. energy security, the risk of shortages, and the huge cost to the government of its support plans, Truss’ ministers — instinctively […]

Anthony J. Constantini is a PhD candidate at the University of Vienna, with a dissertation focus on populism. A right-populist wave washed over the European Union from 2015 to 2020. Poland elected a hard-right government, then the following year saw the United Kingdom leave the bloc in 2016. This was followed by the election of […]

Welcome to Declassified, a weekly humor column. The following is an exclusive extract from Liz Truss’ diary, found in a skip around the back of 10 Downing Street and taken from under the noses of journalists from the Sun. “AAAARRRGGGHHHH.” Look, we’ve all had bad experiences during the first few days of a new job. […]