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Kremlin condemns NATO's appeal for Ukraine to use Western arms in Russia
The Kremlin scolded NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Monday for suggesting alliance members should let Ukraine strike deep into Russia with Western weapons and said it was clear that NATO...
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Wider Europe Briefing: The EU's Hard Choices On Georgia
Welcome to Wider Europe, RFE/RL's newsletter focusing on the key issues concerning the European Union, NATO, and other institutions and their relationships with the Western Balkans and Europe's Eastern neighborhoods. I'm RFE/RL Europe Editor Rikard Jozwiak, and this week I'm drilling down on two...
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‘Heads, we win; tails, you lose’: how rightwing hush-money trial coverage boosts Trump
Donald Trump has retained much of his political support amid his ongoing hush-money trial in part due to a combination of the courtroom’s ban on cameras and conservative media echoing his claims that both the prosecutor and judge are corrupt, media analysts say. The experts suggest that the former...
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EU must make choice on Israel Borrell
Supporting both the Jewish state and international law is becoming increasingly difficult, the bloc's chief diplomat says Members of the EU are divided over the war in Gaza, as the goal of upholding international law appears to clash with support for Israel, the bloc's security and foreign policy...
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The new migration and asylum pact: smoke and mirrors?
By Luigi Scazzieri In April this year, the European Parliament agreed to a reform of the Union’s rulebook on migration and asylum, approving the different legislative files that make up the so-called New Migration and Asylum Pact. The Pact was finally approved by member-states around a month later,...
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Netanyahu not budging on Biden’s Gaza war plea
US President Joe Biden has mobilized his three top national security officials to pressure Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to accept US plans for ending the Gaza war and future Middle East peace. Biden wants Netanyahu to change battlefield tactics and prepare for negotiations leading to...
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America’s military has the edge in space. China and Russia are in a counterspace race ...
As Russian forces rolled over the Ukraine border in the first moments of their invasion, another, less visible onslaught was already underway – a cyberattack that crippled internet linked to a satellite communications network. That tech offensive – conducted by Russia an hour before its ground...
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EU hosts talks to strengthen Palestinian Authority for Gaza
BRUSSELS: EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on Sunday hosted Palestinian prime minister Mohammed Mustafa for international talks on building up the Palestinian Authority to eventually take over Gaza rule from Hamas. A “strong” Palestinian Authority is needed to bring peace in the Middle East,...
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Putin wants ceasefire in Ukraine, Kremlin sources say
Vladimir Putin has hinted at a ceasefire in Ukraine as Kremlin sources said the Russian leader believes he has taken enough territory to present as a victory. Moscow aides told Western journalists that Putin is ready for a deal to “freeze the war” along the current front lines. They also admitted...
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Why the Balkans region is so important to Europe
In another sign that Brussels is starting to give the attention that is due to the Balkans, the leaders of the region and the EU met in Montenegro last week to chart a realistic path toward eventual membership of the bloc. This meeting followed similar gatherings in recent months held in North...
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