LONDON — UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer strongly criticized US President Donald Trump on Friday for remarks claiming that NATO troops “stayed a little back” from the front lines in Afghanistan. Starmer described the comments as “insulting” and “appalling,” sparking outrage across the political spectrum in the United Kingdom. In an interview aired Thursday on…
BRUSSELS — European Union leaders are set to review their relationship with the United States at an emergency summit on Thursday, following a week of volatility sparked by US President Donald Trump’s threat of tariffs and possible military action over Greenland. Trump abruptly reversed course on Wednesday, ruling out military action and halting proposed tariffs…
PARIS — The United States has pledged firm backing for Ukraine’s post-war security, while France and the United Kingdom committed to deploying troops if a ceasefire with Russia is reached, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Tuesday. The commitments were announced at a high-level coalition summit in Paris, bringing together representatives from 35 countries, including…
BRUSSELS — A coalition of European leaders on Tuesday reaffirmed their support for Denmark after US President Donald Trump once again suggested potential designs on Greenland, Denmark’s autonomous Arctic territory. In a joint statement, the leaders of France, Britain, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, and Denmark stressed that sovereignty, territorial integrity, and the inviolability of borders…
MAR-A-LAGO, FL — US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy are “getting a lot closer, maybe very close” to a peace agreement to end the war in Ukraine, though “thorny issues” remain, particularly regarding the Donbas region. The two leaders spoke at a joint press conference at Trump’s…
A confidential phone call between European leaders this week reportedly revealed deep anxiety over the Biden administration’s approach to ending Russia’s war in Ukraine, with top officials expressing fear that Washington may push Kyiv toward a deal favoring Moscow. According to a report from German news magazine Der Spiegel, written notes from Monday’s conference call…
President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he has postponed his planned summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Budapest, saying he didn’t want a “wasted meeting” amid the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. The reversal comes just days after Trump publicly stated he would meet Putin “within two weeks” following what he described as a productive…
