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Europe
Germany Set for Massive Rearmament as Divide With US Widens
Merz, a longtime Atlanticist who had previously baulked at financing public spending through large-scale debt, has quickly changed his tune given the head-spinning pace of events.
March 5, 2025
US
“Ready for Any Type of War”: China Responds to Trump’s Tariff Hikes
In a lengthy statement, the Chinese Foreign Ministry declared that the country was ready to “fight to the end”
March 5, 2025
World Briefing: March 5, 2025
The world in focus, as seen by Canadian leading global affairs analyst Michael Bociurkiw in a quick review of the biggest news in international media today.
March 5, 2025
Trump
Trump Tells Greenland US Will Get It ‘One Way or the Other’
In a speech to Congress, Trump underlined his expansionist vision of the US, as he repeated his aspirations to take Greenland and claimed an initial victory on retaking control of the Panama Canal.
March 5, 2025
Zelensky
Trump May Announce Minerals Deal in Address to Congress, Sources Say
Three officials close to the president said the US president wanted to announce an agreement during Tuesday’s primetime TV event, but cautioned that there still was no inked deal with Zelensky.
March 5, 2025
Drones
‘Like a Spider’s Den, With Drones All Over It’ – Ukraine’s Kursk Mire
Kyiv Post has gathered all available evidence on the current situation in the Kursk and Sumy regions – and the situation is dire.
March 4, 2025
Europe
Le Pen: Trump’s Aid Freeze is ‘Cruel’ – A Turn From Her Former Kyiv Policy?
Le Pen’s reaction contrasts with her previous vow to block French weapons for Kyiv. She warns that the loss of US help in intelligence, technical assistance, and digital ops is even more problematic.
March 4, 2025
Seize or Freeze? Friction in Europe Over Russian Assets for Ukraine
Tapping into the Russian assets would help plug a massive gap in defense budgets as Europe rushes to plug a Ukraine defense gap as American support for Kyiv wavers under President Donald Trump.
March 4, 2025
Ukraine
OPINION: Body Counts, Counterattacks, BlackRock Corporate Lawyers
Stefan Korshak, Kyiv Post’s military correspondent, shares his perspective on recent developments in Russia’s war in Ukraine.
March 4, 2025
Ukraine
Kyiv Faces Patriot Missile Shortages If US Halts Military Aid, PM Shmyhal Warns
Ukraine has modern air defense and mobile drone-hunting units, but without US support, maintaining and supplying Patriot missiles will be a major challenge, PM Shmyhal warned.
March 4, 2025
Ukraine
Zelensky, Merz Discuss Stronger German Support for Ukraine After Debacle in DC
Their conversation came amid reports that the US has frozen military aid to Ukraine following the clash between Zelensky and Trump on Friday.
March 4, 2025
Europe
France Denounces ‘Aggressive’ Russian Jet in the Mediterranean
A Russian SU-35 fighter jet on Sunday reportedly maneuvered dangerously around a French Reaper drone, which was on a surveillance mission in international airspace over the eastern Mediterranean.
March 4, 2025
Ukraine
Fighting Across Ukraine War Front Fierce but Static
Russian troops captured three villages in Kursk region, where Ukraine invaded six months ago. Kyiv troops were still holding ground gained in counterattacks over the weekend.
March 4, 2025
War in Ukraine
Putin’s Shadow Fleet: How Russia Evades Sanctions to Fund Its War
Chuck Pfarrer, a former Squadron Leader for the US Navy’s SEAL Team Six, a New York Times Best Selling author and journalist delves into Russia’s shadow fleet.
March 4, 2025
Orban
Hungary’s Orban to Meet Macron Ahead of EU Summit
Orban accused European leaders, who met in London over the weekend to rally around Kyiv’s defense, of having decided “that the war in Ukraine must continue.”
March 4, 2025
Europe
OPINION: “My Friends’ Enemy is Now My Friend” – Part 2
Statements by the new US administration signal a deepening transatlantic chasm in the view of the Russian threat and the risk of an even deeper societal rupture of the values and nature of democracy.
March 4, 2025
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