NATO Summit
Let us hit Russia where it hurts, Ukraine pleads
The EU must convince Washington to “lift restrictions on long-range strikes on all legitimate military targets in Russia,” Kyiv’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said.
Keir Starmer is a sensation with the French
How Donald Trump — and Kamala Harris — could surprise on Ukraine
A look at the 28 chaotic days between Biden’s disastrous debate and his dropout
US sees new Chinese, Russian military cooperation on eve of visit to region
Germany wants a Brexit mega deal
Europe should stop hand-wringing about Trump — and be more constructive
Starmer and Macron: New allies heading in different directions
A U.K. Foreign Office aide said the French president was pleased by how the Brits handled his brainchild summit.
Von der Leyen will skip Britain’s biggest European summit in years
New U.K. leader Keir Starmer is hosting the European Political Community this week. EU officials wish he weren’t.
Zelenskyy sees ‘positive signals’ on being able to hit Russian targets
Kyiv is getting enough to hold but not to win against Russia, the Ukrainian president said.
New Dutch government’s top NATO priority: Act normal
Support for Ukraine and maintaining a presence in Taiwan Strait will continue, new Dutch defense minister tells POLITICO.
EU to boycott Hungary’s foreign affairs summit
Increasingly exasperated by Viktor Orbán’s obstruction of EU foreign policy, Brussels is contemplating an unprecedented step to boycott Hungary’s foreign affairs summit next month.
Zelenskyy addresses Biden’s ‘President Putin’ gaffe on Europe tour
The Ukrainian president praised Washington for providing support to help defend his country against Russian aggression.
Israel, Turkey trade blows in row over NATO involvement in Gaza
President Erdoğan has vowed to prevent military support for Israel until a cease-fire agreement is reached.
Poland mulls shooting down Russian missiles over Ukraine
Warsaw is considering intervening after strikes have devastated the power grid and destroyed Kyiv’s largest children’s hospital.
‘It’s over’: US Democrats remain in panic over Biden’s reelection
They sum it up simply: It’s bad.
‘OMFG’: Biden’s mistakes push shocked US allies toward Trump
Western diplomats are privately horrified by the President’s public gaffes and are working to build links with the Trump team ahead of November’s election.
The Tories are gone — and Britain is moving closer to Europe again
Keir Starmer’s first foreign policy move is to refocus UK-EU relations.
Viktor Orbán’s rogue “peace missions” to Kyiv, Moscow, Beijing and Washington
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Biden at his press conference: See, I’m up to the job
The president tried to calm his party as calls to step aside intensified.
Scholz joins shaky chorus of world leaders sticking with Biden
Heads of state have been peppered with questions at this week’s NATO summit in Washington about Biden’s age and mental acuity.
Stoltenberg bashes China for creeping closer to NATO
The Chinese-Belarusian anti-terrorism exercises, conducted not far from the border with NATO ally Poland, coincide with the NATO summit.
Biden introduced Zelenskyy. It didn’t go well: ‘Ladies and gentlemen, President Putin’
With the world watching his every word, Biden needed to avoid any gaffes at the NATO summit. He wasn’t able to.
Weakened Macron keeps low profile at NATO summit
The political crisis in Paris is creating a void other European capitals are keen to fill.
Ukraine wins big, NATO wins smaller — and everyone was sweaty
Over the course of three days, the 32-member military alliance rallied around Ukraine’s war efforts to combat the Russian invasion.
2 percent on defense? That is so last year.
One of the NATO Summit’s biggest guessing games this week: What should members spend on defense?
NATO allies try to get inside Trump’s head while in Washington
Trump confidants are telling NATO allies there’s nothing to worry about, but that messaging isn’t comforting concerns.