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Europe
Trump Gives Europe 3 Weeks to Accept Ukraine’s ‘Surrender,’ Says European Lawmaker
In what would appear to be Trump’s latest ploy to blackmail alliance members into capitulating to Putin, a Finnish lawmaker claims the US president is threatening to pull US troops out of Europe.
Feb. 21, 2025
Russia
Kremlin to Announce ‘Russian Victory Over NATO’ on Feb. 24
The Kremlin has ordered Russian propagandists to declare its supposed “victory” by Feb. 24, 2025, based on false narratives about the “West’s betrayal” and a “US-Russia deal.”
Feb. 21, 2025
War in Ukraine
Russia, US Have Been Holding Secret Talks on Ukraine in Switzerland for Months
The two countries are believed to have opened informal communication channels following Trump’s November 2024 US presidential election victory.
Feb. 21, 2025
War in Ukraine
Germany’s Scholz, Merz Dismiss Ukraine Peacekeeping Debate
Two days before the vote, Scholz said the question of whether Berlin would be prepared to send German soldiers to support any potential ceasefire “is a debate that we should not be having now”.
Feb. 21, 2025
Ukraine
OPINION: Why a US-Ukraine Resources Deal Makes Sense for Ukraine
Here’s why President Trump’s proposed resources deal should be taken seriously.
Feb. 21, 2025
War in Ukraine
US Hesitates to Co-Sponsor UN Motion Supporting Ukraine on War Anniversary
John Kelly, political coordinator at the US Mission to the UN, told VOA that Washington is still weighing the options.
Feb. 21, 2025
Top News
OPINION: Mocked by the Illiberal Traitors of the West, What Can Europe Do?
Giuliano Ferrara, founder of Il Foglio and one of Italy’s most prominent political commentators, decries Europe’s paralysis as it withers while Trump allies with Russia to effectively destroy Ukraine.
Feb. 21, 2025
Germany
Europe Braces for a ‘New’ Germany
Europe has been nervously watching the election campaign of the continent’s biggest economy, whose importance at a time of global upheaval can hardly be overstated.
Feb. 21, 2025
