WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump has tapped former acting attorney general Matthew Whitaker as U.S. ambassador to NATO — set to make him the nation’s representative to a bedrock Western alliance that the president-elect has repeatedly relished criticizing. Whitaker has a legal and criminal justice background, rather than one focused on foreign policy and national…
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM – OCTOBER 17: NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte (R) welcomes Ukraine’s President … [+] Volodymyr Zelensky as he arrive for a joint press conference at the NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium on October 17, 2024. (Photo by Dursun Aydemir/Anadolu via Getty Images) Anadolu via Getty Images As Kyiv gets a green light to…
Robin Niblett is a distinguished fellow with London-based think tank Chatham House, where he was director and chief executive from 2007 to 2022. A leading expert on the relations between Europe, the United States and Asia, he is the author of The New Cold War: How the Contest Between the US and China Will Shape…
Amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, supporters of President-elect Donald Trump took to social media on Sunday to react to President Joe Biden‘s reported authorization of Ukraine to use U.S. ATACMS rockets to launch strikes into Russian territory. According to Reuters, who spoke to three sources familiar with the decision on Sunday, Biden will authorize Ukraine…
BERLIN — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz spoke Friday with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin leader’s first publicly announced conversation with the sitting head of a major Western power in nearly two years. Scholz urged Putin to be open to negotiations with Ukraine, his office said. The Kremlin leader responded that any peace deal should acknowledge…
Donald Trump’s return to the White House could present a chance for China and Europe to mend trade ties, the EU ambassador to Beijing has said, while warning of geopolitical “choppy waters ahead”. “What happened a couple of days or three days ago in the US may change … the global landscape but it can…
When President-elect Donald Trump is inaugurated in January, he’ll assume the powers of the presidency with a surer sense of what he wants to accomplish and how to get it done, after four years on the job and four years planning his return. A Republican-controlled Senate likely puts his nominees on a glide path to…
Donald Trump has previously said he could end the war in Ukraine in a day, but never detailed how. Trump’s advisors have reportedly set out plans, including setting up a demilitarized zone. The Wall Street Journal said that Trump hasn’t approved a specific approach yet. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a…
Donald Trump’s presidency could change the trajectory of Russia’s war in Ukraine, challenge NATO’s stability and make European defence spending a top priority, analysts say. Leaders across Europe, including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenkskyy, were quick to congratulate Trump on his victory over Kamala Harris on Wednesday. Shortly after the result was confirmed, Mr Zelenskyy said…
While campaigning to regain the U.S. presidency, Donald Trump said that he would be able to end Russia’s war in Ukraine in 24 hours, warned that Israel would be “eradicated” if he lost the election and vowed sweeping new tariffs on Chinese imports. Trump has claimed victory, many at home and abroad are asking an…