Germany’s next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, set European pigeons flying in circles when he suggested last month that given rising mistrust in President Trump’s commitment to NATO, he wanted to talk to France and Britain about extending nuclear deterrence over Germany. Warning that a “profound change of American geopolitics” had put Poland, as well as Ukraine,…
Prince William will travel to Estonia next week to visit British troops supporting NATO operations there as part of the UK’s efforts to strengthen ties with its allies and reinforce its commitment to the defence of the alliance’s eastern flank. The two-day visit, beginning on March 20, will be his first to Estonia, which shares…
By Michael Kahn PRAGUE (Reuters) – Estonia, a Baltic country of 1.4 million people that has long punched far above its weight in the tech sector, is now leading central and eastern Europe’s rush to fund defence projects spurred by Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine. It is not hard to see why. While heightened security…
The top foreign policy official for the European Union had a blunt assessment on Friday of the Trump administration’s apparent willingness to give Russia’s leader, Vladimir V. Putin, much of what he wants in Ukraine, even before negotiations to end the three-year war begin. “It’s appeasement,” the official, Kaja Kallas, declared at the Munich Security…
As Germans prepare to vote on Feb. 23, an almighty argument over whether mainstream parties should work with the anti-immigration AfD is threatening to upend politics in Europe’s most powerful democracy. Feb 1 7 mins read Source link
United kingdom, Norway, Canada, Ireland, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, France, and Iceland Anchor Seabourn Sojourn’s Over Forty-Destination Summer 2025…
NATO split Trump’s demand is splitting the alliance’s European nations into three groupings, said Camille Grand, a former NATO assistant secretary-general who’s now a distinguished policy fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations. A “relatively small group” that includes the Baltic nations and Poland is already spending nearly 5 percent of GDP on defense…
Finland, Latvia, Germany, United States, Sweden, United Kingdom, Lithuania, Poland, and More Drive Estonia’s Tourism Growth, Welcoming Over four Million Visitors…
These were the key developments on the 1,003rd day of the Russia-Ukraine war. Here is the situation on Saturday, November 23: Military Russian President Vladimir Putin has promised more combat test-firing of an experimental hypersonic missile – the Oreshnik – which was launched at Ukraine on Thursday. Ukraine is seeking updated air defence systems from…
China has added Japan to its visa-free entry scheme, allowing Japanese visitors to stay for up to 30 days without an entry permit, China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Friday. Ministry spokesman Lin Jian said the policy would apply from November 30 to the end of next year, and visitors would be able to…