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“The coalition of the willing declaration for a solid and lasting peace … for the first time recognizes an operational convergence between the 35 countries, Ukraine and the U.S. to build robust security guarantees,” Macron told reporters. Washington will participate in those guarantees, including with the “backstop” that Europeans wanted, he added.  British Prime Minister […]

But Kyiv also takes great pleasure in seeing Maduro, a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, being taken for trial to the U.S. — proof of the futility of previous Russian arms sales and security guarantees from the Kremlin. “The Maduro dictatorship helped Putin. Now, Putin lost his ally — this is a plus […]

PARIS — Europe and the U.S. stand ready to commit to “legally binding” security guarantees to support Ukraine in the event of a peace settlement with Russia, according to a draft statement seen by POLITICO. The plan, which needs to be approved by Washington and leaders who gathered in Paris on Tuesday, sets out security […]

The pair are expected to discuss Ukraine alongside other topics at their latest meeting, according to three British officials and one U.S. official familiar with their plans, not authorized to speak on the record. Lammy, Britain’s former foreign secretary, has developed a friendship with the American vice-president. It saw Vance and his family stay with […]

“We have worked together with the Americans on counter-narcotics for many years, but in a different way,” Brekelmans said. “When we see drug smuggling, we try to arrest and prosecute those responsible. Not by shooting ships.” The move was first reported by the Dutch daily Trouw. The decision marks a break with past practice. For […]

The statement was signed by Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk. Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof tweeted afterward that the Netherlands “fully supports” the statement. The show […]

“Where the legal certainty is not yet clear, morally, I do think it was the right thing to do,” she said. Badenoch was born in the U.K. in 1980, but grew up in Nigeria. She returned to the U.K. aged 16 in 1996. “I am different from other party leaders and other people in the […]

The Starmer drama continues as the PM is warned by the Scottish Labour leader to stay away ahead of a crucial set of local elections – so, how popular is Keir Starmer across the board? Well, not very, according to the first weekly check-in on the state of the polls in 2026, as ‘Never Here […]

Im Kanzleramt kommt es zu einem überraschenden Einschnitt. Friedrich Merz trennt sich von seinem langjährigen Büroleiter Jacob Schrot. Der Schritt wirft Fragen auf, weil er nicht nur etwas über die Personalie selbst sagt, sondern auch über die Lage des Kanzlers. Nach einem Jahr als außenpolitisch präsenter Regierungschef steht Merz unter wachsendem Druck, innenpolitisch und wirtschaftlich […]