new video loaded: Europeans Remain Wary as Trump Promises to Deploy Troops to Poland transcript Back transcript Europeans Remain Wary as Trump Promises to Deploy Troops to Poland President Trump has promised to deploy 5,000 U.S. troops to Poland, seemingly reversing course from his previous statements. NATO allies responded cautiously during a summit on Friday…
WARSAW, May 11 (Reuters) – Poland will seek answers about how a former minister wanted on abuse of power charges managed to travel from Hungary to the United States, a foreign ministry spokesperson said on Monday, after Warsaw’s hopes of bringing him to trial were thwarted. Former Polish Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro and his deputy…
WARSAW, May 6 (Reuters) – NATO countries need to hit the alliance’s target of spending 5% of gross domestic product (GDP) on defence five years ahead of schedule in 2030, Poland’s defence minister said on Wednesday, as he warned of the risks of being too late in rearming. • An eastern member of NATO that…
LONDON, May 5 (Reuters) – Britain on Tuesday unveiled sanctions against 35 people and entities it said were involved in recruiting vulnerable migrants to fight for Russia against Ukraine and produce drones for use in the conflict. The Foreign Office announced 17 designations under its global irregular migration sanctions regime, relating to what it said…
VILNIUS, April 30 (Reuters) – Lithuania’s President Gitanas Nauseda said he was supportive of his country joining the U.S. freedom of navigation mission in the Strait of Hormuz, adding that he would present the proposal to the Baltic state’s defence council. The United States is pushing for other countries to help restore freedom of navigation…
MOSCOW, April 24 (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin has ordered Russia’s Federal Security Service’s spy academy to carry the name of “Iron Felix” Dzerzhinsky, the founder of the Soviet secret police and architect of the Red Terror which followed the 1917 revolution. Dzerzhinsky, a Polish noble-turned-revolutionary who helped lay the foundations of the repressive system…
April 10 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump has discussed with his advisers the option of removing some U.S. troops from Europe, a senior White House official told Reuters on Thursday. The internal deliberations come after Trump expressed his discontent with what he sees as NATO allies’ lack of action to help secure the Strait…
Traditional American allies in Europe – France, Spain, Italy – aren’t just declining to join military operations against Iran. In recent days, they have blocked the use of bases and airspace by U.S. military assets in the campaign. Not since the run-up to the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq has there been such a chasm…
The United States’ women are already preparing to defend their Olympic foil team gold in Los Angeles in 2028, head coach Ralf Bissdorf said on Sunday, after his young side finished third in the World Cup event in Hong Kong. Defeat to France in the semi-finals kept the Americans outside the top two for the…
Over the past decade, Hong Kong artist Un Cheng has made abstract self-portraits and introspective landscapes that share the theme of escapism. Her latest solo exhibition sees her turning her gaze towards Europe – perhaps seeing travel as the ultimate escape – but these new paintings are not just about getting away. After spending October…