Ukraine, Europe and Trump
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European leaders including Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskiy meet in The Hague on Tuesday to launch an International Claims Commission to compensate Kyiv for hundreds of billions of dollars in damage from Russian attacks and alleged war crimes.
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Europe takes control of Ukraine’s future | Ian Bremmer's quick take
In his latest Quick Take, Ian Bremmer explains a major shift in the Ukraine war: Europe, not the United States, is now driving the strategy. The EU has agreed to indefinitely freeze $247 billion in Russian assets,
The other is the National Escape Clause (nec), which allows countries to increase defence spending by up to 1.5% of gdp over the next four years without falling foul of eu deficit rules. Already 16 countries have signed up,
President Trump’s detractors on both sides of the Atlantic blamed him for rupturing the NATO alliance and for straying into matters far removed from national defense — such as migration, culture and demography — that are the province of racists and xenophobes.
The U.S. Army this fall activated an artillery battalion in New York that is intended to give commanders in Europe new options for long-range strikes.
Hard borders, defense spending, booming jobs and baby bonuses—the Europe the president says is dying looks alive in one country.
The American national security strategy echoes the language of far-right parties. But hardliners across the Atlantic seem unimpressed.
These companies are happy to accept the 10 percent tariff on ICE models thanks to China's lower production costs
Europe's embattled carmakers are hoping for a reprieve when Brussels unveils an auto sector package on Tuesday, which could water down an effective ban on new combustion engines initially slated for 2035 as a shift towards electric engines stutters.