Why the West is losing Ukraine – POLITICO
Not so dynamic duo Beyond fear, diplomats and experts pointed to the dynamic between Scholz and Biden as a driving force behind the West’s overriding…
Politics threatens to spoil Paris 2024 Olympics – POLITICO
Despite the IOC’s ultimate recommendation to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to participate in Paris as neutrals — that is, without a national flag or…
Is it ready to fight Vladimir Putin alone? – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Can Europe fend off a Russian attack on its own? It’s a question that…
Russia warns US that Ukraine will be its ‘second Vietnam’ – POLITICO
The Kremlin’s spy chief Sergei Naryshkin warned the U.S. that Ukraine will turn into its “second Vietnam,” amid disagreement in Congress over funding for Kyiv.…
Meet the Cubans who’ve joined Russia’s war on Ukraine – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. What César really wanted was to get out of Cuba. A bartender struggling to…
Putin exposes the myth of Austria’s victimhood – POLITICO
VIENNA — No one does victimhood quite like Austria. Over the past century, the Central European country has presented itself to the outside world as…
Russia declares Nobel Prize-winning journalist ‘foreign agent’ – POLITICO
Dmitry Muratov, one of Russia’s best-known journalists, has been added to the country’s list of foreign agents, less than two years after the Kremlin praised…
What’s life like for a spy once unmasked? – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. What fate awaits a spy whose cover has been blown? Some spies are just…
Putin can’t count on his friends in Italy anymore – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. When Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni walks into the Oval Office on Thursday, her…
French rejection of top American economist is a blow to liberal Europe – POLITICO
Lionel Barber is former editor of the Financial Times (2005-20) and Brussels bureau chief (1992-98) Nobody does “No” better than the French. Charles De Gaulle…
Scoop! Why Ben from Ben & Jerry’s blames America for war in Ukraine – POLITICO
Ben Cohen wasn’t talking about ice cream. He was talking about American militarism. At 72, the co-founder of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream is bald…
Sorry Russia, the Baltic Sea is NATO’s lake now – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. VILNIUS — A resurgent NATO is set to tighten its grip on the Baltic…
Risk of nuclear escalation is still too large for comfort – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Jamie Dettmer is opinion editor at POLITICO Europe. Neither side had wanted it to…
Don’t ask us to choose between the US and China – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Pakistan has enough problems — including escalating attacks by Taliban insurgents and a spiraling…
Scouring the seas for Putin’s pipeline saboteurs – POLITICO
It’s an hour before dawn breaks over the North Sea. Aboard the KV Bergen, the officer of the watch is wide awake. The 93-meter long Norwegian…
Reality of war rains on Russia’s Victory Day parade – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Moscow took 12 hours to respond after an explosion lit up the dome of…
Russia hunts for spies and traitors — at home – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. If there were a silver lining in her son being convicted of high treason,…
‘Oh my God, it’s really happening’ – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Kaja Kallas had been dreading the call. “I woke at 5 o’clock,” the Estonian…
How Vladimir Putin sells his war against ‘the West’ – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. MOSCOW — Every year, during the anniversary of the battle that turned back the…
UK should have ‘done more earlier’ to counter Vladimir Putin – POLITICO
LONDON — Former British Prime Minister Liz Truss argued the U.K. should have “done more earlier” to counter Vladimir Putin’s rhetoric before he invaded Ukraine,…