EU’s sweaty summer — what you missed (and what matters) – POLITICO
Just when we thought we could get a break for the summer, geopolitics had other plans. This week…
US to take part in Russia’s answer to Eurovision – POLITICO
Howard’s music “transcends borders and unites cultures,” the Intervision organizers said in a post on Telegram announcing his…
Zelenskyy urges tougher response after Russian overnight strikes – POLITICO
One of the missile attacks reportedly hit an American electronics manufacturer site in Mukachevo, which has around 800…
Security guarantees: These are the European countries willing to send troops to Ukraine
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The West can disrupt Putin’s long game in Ukraine – POLITICO
This isn’t the war Russia had planned, but it’s the war it has learned to fight: one of…
Russia wants … Russia to have veto over Western security guarantees for Ukraine – POLITICO
“Moscow won’t agree with collective security guarantees negotiated without Russia … Russia will accept if the security guarantees…
Poland blames Russia for drone crash – POLITICO
A Russian military drone crashed in eastern Poland early Wednesday, jolting NATO’s eastern flank just as Western leaders…
Donald Tusk trashes Budapest as possible Ukraine talks venue – POLITICO
But Hungary would be an uneasy venue for Ukraine. The 1994 memorandum, signed there by the U.S., U.K.,…
US and EU to push for the return of abducted Ukrainian children from Russia
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Europe thinks Trump’s peace talks will fail. It wants them anyway — to call Putin’s bluff. – POLITICO
A second diplomat confirmed the allies were happy to support the American initiative to broker a truce, not…