BERLIN (Reuters) -German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Saturday he expected that Russia would only stop its war against Ukraine once it could no longer wage it for economic and military reasons, given that diplomatic efforts in recent weeks had failed. “All efforts of the past weeks have been answered with an even more aggressive…
By Andreas Rinke and Michel Rose TOULON, France (Reuters) -France and Germany on Friday defended Europe’s right to adopt its own legislation on technology after U.S. President Donald Trump criticised European rules on digital services, saying any U.S. coercion would be met with retaliation. Trump on Monday threatened to slap additional tariffs on all countries…
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said direct talks between Russia’s Vladimir Putin and Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy wouldn’t happen, even as the Trump administration continues to push for a peace deal. “Unlike what had been agreed between President Trump and President Putin last week, when we were together in Washington, it is obviously not going to come…
By Andreas Rinke BERLIN, August 27 (Reuters) -The German government agreed on Wednesday to create a standing National Security Council with the goal of better planning for the country’s medium- and long-term security needs. The new body, which replaces the Federal Security Council and Security Cabinet, was a central manifesto promise of Chancellor Friedrich Merz,…
Six European leaders joined Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy for a briefing after Donald Trump’s recent summit with Vladimir Putin Compiled by Michael Williams Main image: Donald Trump receives Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House almost six months after their disastrous previous meeting there. Photograph: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters Mon 18 Aug 2025 23.36 BST Last modified on Mon 18…
U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 28, 2025. Nathan Howard | Reuters LONDON — European stocks opened in mixed territory on Monday as traders look ahead to a meeting between regional leaders and U.S. President Donald Trump to discuss Ukraine. The pan-European Stoxx…
European envoys in Beijing are discussing plans to skip China’s massive military parade next month after considering the attendance of Russian President Vladimir Putin and the possible participation of Russian troops, the Post has learned. According to five sources familiar with the matter, European missions in Beijing have been invited to the parade and events…
“At the request of President Zelenskyy, I will join the meeting with President Trump and other European leaders in the White House tomorrow,” von der Leyen said in a statement, prior to receiving the Ukrainian leader in Brussels for a virtual summit of the Coalition of the Willing, the informal grouping of European countries pushing…
War-weary Ukrainians desperate for a ceasefire War-weary Ukrainians desperate for a ceasefire 02:24 European and NATO leaders will join Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for his crucial meeting with President Trump on Monday, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Sunday. The move in relation to the key White House meeting is an apparent…
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Saturday that he plans to meet U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington next week after Trump’s summit with Russia’s Vladimir Putin ended without an agreement to end the war in Ukraine. Zelenskyy said he held a “long and substantive” conversation with Trump on Saturday after the…