Category: Politico News

After years of denying any connection, Russian oligarch Yevgeny Prigozhin admitted that he was directly involved in creating the Wagner Group, a network of mercenaries and a de facto private army of Russia’s President Vladimir Putin. In a statement, Prigozhin confirmed the reporting of an investigation by the Russian independent online portal “Bloknot.” The entrepreneur, […]

John R. Deni is a research professor at the U.S. Army War College’s Strategic Studies Institute and a non-resident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council. He’s the author of “Coalition of the unWilling and unAble.” Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent decision to partially mobilize Russian reservists represents a significant escalation in his war against Ukraine. […]

Paul Taylor, a contributing editor at POLITICO, writes the “Europe At Large” column. PARIS — Five years after French President Emmanuel Macron outlined his ambitions for a more integrated, sovereign Europe, a German leader has finally responded, setting out their own vision for an enlarged, reformed European Union to counter a revanchist Russia — one […]

The current geopolitical situation is having a great impact on the energy markets in Europe. How can the EU continue to drive its energy transition in this context? “Naturally, the biggest concerns in Europe right now are the high energy prices and security of supply. This, however, is not in contradiction with the energy transition. […]

Microbes are so tiny we cannot see them with our naked eye, yet their value could be immense: these little organisms can be a game-changer in how we make food and care for our planet. That’s what scientists at start-up Andes are working hard to nail down: designing the right kind of microbes to significantly […]

Sam Eathington, executive vice president at Corteva Agriscience The future of food and farming has never been more important. The reasons are well documented and while they’ve been discussed many times, it’s worth repeating to remind us of the need for urgent action. First, global food demand continues to rise as our population increases. Second, […]

Asked on Sunday whether he thought stability in Europe was possible with Russian President Vladimir Putin in power, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine initially gave a one-word answer: “No,” Zelenskyy said on CBS’ “Face the Nation.” “I don’t have anything to add. My opinion is no,” he said when pressed further by host Margaret Brennan. […]

Liz Truss, the United Kingdom’s newly appointed prime minister, called the United States “an incredibly close partner” Sunday, adding the countries’ relationship “is special.” “I do think our relationship is special, and it’s increasingly important at a time when we’re facing threats from Russia, increased assertiveness from China,” Truss said Sunday on CNN’s “State of […]

Olaf Scholz culminated a two-day trip to the Persian Gulf region by signing a gas deal with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Sunday, but the German chancellor’s mission was overshadowed by human rights concerns. Amid Russia’s halt in gas deliveries to Germany and skyrocketing energy prices in Europe, Scholz traveled to the region to […]

ROME — Italy is on course to elect its most right-wing government since World War II, after projections suggested a coalition led by Giorgia Meloni is set to take power. Italians voted on Sunday in an election that analysts predicted would usher in the far-right firebrand Meloni — leader of the Brothers of Italy party […]