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H2 EU slams the door on US in colossal defense plan
H2 ‘You see?’ Russia broke Trump’s hyped partial Ukraine ceasefire after 1 hour
H2 Europe looks to poach US researchers as Trump cuts funding
H2 ‘Punching allies in the face’: Trump sparks US weapons conundrum for Europe
H2 Putin showed ‘true face’ by bombing Ukraine after ceasefire call, says Finland’s president
H2 The Fed’s forecast on Trump’s economy: Slower growth, higher inflation
H2 EU opens fiscal tap to secure Europe but warns against ‘defense washing’
H2 EU risks more Trump tariffs in looming Big Tech crackdown
H2 EU conservative chief will be back — because no one can be bothered to force him out
H2 Inside the scramble to save America’s pro-democracy media outlets from Trump
H2 Latest news
H2 Trump says he had ‘very good telephone call’ with Zelenskyy
H2 Germany warns its travelers about US border crackdown under Trump
H2 UK’s Starmer ‘deeply concerned’ about fresh Israeli strikes on Gaza
H2 Belgian public transport companies quit Elon Musk’s X
H2 Serbia’s government resigns as Vučić floats idea of fresh elections
H2 Pressure mounts on Metsola to sideline lawmakers linked to Huawei bribery probe
H2 German defense minister slams Trump-Putin partial ceasefire deal
H2 Zelenskyy says he has call with Trump after White House’s failed bid to halt Putin
H2 Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty sue over US grant termination
H2 Europe is going full 1790s America
H2 Putin plays for time, dazzling Trump with talk of glory days ahead
H2 Trump fails to get Putin to stop the shooting
H2 Editors’ picks
H2 Erdoğan’s main rival arrested in major clampdown on Turkish opposition
H2 As Trump cuts aid, EU leaders make plans to contain ISIS-linked camps
H2 Orbán bans Pride in Hungary as polls show rival surging
H2 Danish PM: Europe must ‘be totally able to defend ourselves’
H2 European leaders warn Putin’s talk of peace is a mirage
H2 Germany poised to unlock €3B Ukraine aid after historic spending deal
H2 Von der Leyen calls for collective arms purchases by 2030
H2 Most read
H2 Zelenskyy says he has call with Trump after White House’s failed bid to halt Putin Duplicate text
H2 ‘You see?’ Russia broke Trump’s hyped partial Ukraine ceasefire after 1 hour Duplicate text
H2 Trump fails to get Putin to stop the shooting Duplicate text
H2 Europe is going full 1790s America Duplicate text
H2 EU slams the door on US in colossal defense plan Duplicate text
H2 Give back the Statue of Liberty, French MEP tells US
H2 Newsletters
H2 Podcasts
H2 The Trump-Putin friendship goes on ice
H2 Can EU leaders handle a world on fire?
H2 When politicians fight the law and the law wins
H2 How can Trump push Putin toward peace?
H2 France
H2 France vows response after Algeria refuses to cooperate with expulsion order
H2 Give back the Statue of Liberty, French MEP tells US Duplicate text
H2 Macron to Europe: Stop buying American, buy European
H2 The Continent
H2 EU’s front-line states rally against Russian energy return
H2 Poland accused of brutality as Belarus border crackdown escalates
H2 Saving steel: The fight to keep Europe’s industrial waste on its shores
H2 Italy’s release of a warlord puts Meloni’s entanglements with Libya under scrutiny
H2 Britain
H2 After the North Sea tanker crash, a multi-million dollar battle over who’s to blame
H2 Farage spies an opening as Labour angers small business
H2 Tony Blair’s right-hand man goes into battle for Ukraine
H2 Washington
H2 Trump moves to gut Voice of America, media organization he has long reviled
H2 US has ‘cautious optimism’ on Ukraine ceasefire after Trump envoy’s Moscow visit
H2 Trump threatens mega 200 percent tariff on EU wines and spirits
H2 Brussels
H2 Huawei bribery scandal: What we know so far
H2 Kyiv’s trade warning to the EU: Work with us — or face consequences
H2 EU lays out ‘massive investment’ boost in defense to deter Russia
H2 Trump aid freeze decimates UN food agency: ‘It’s catastrophic.’
H2 Germany
H2 German parliament passes historic spending reforms
H2 Will the threat of Trump end Germany’s austerity zeal?
H2 Germany should keep Nord Stream options open, conservative politician says
H2 Opinion
H2 Establish an international tribunal for aggression against Ukraine before it’s too late
H2 Kallas and Lammy: This moment of crisis demands closer UK-EU cooperation
H2 The EU needs a proactive approach in Bosnia
H2 Putin is playing Trump (again)
H2 Get ahead of the policies that matter to you
H2 Discover POLITICO's print edition
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