Germany’s far left saves Merz from potential humiliation on pensions – POLITICO
The Left’s leaders said they were acting not to help the coalition but rather to protect pensioners from…
EU bans Russian gas imports after last-minute agreement – POLITICO
Where the Council included its demands, the Parliament was able to water them down. For instance, lawmakers convinced…
Kushner and Witkoff step into Putin’s war game – POLITICO
According to Ushakov, Putin flagged “the destructive actions of the European side” — an indication he may try to…
Europe’s psychology of weakness – POLITICO
Instead, we’ve seen dithering and the triumph of small thinking. It’s also rather telling that the U.S. attempt…
Trump admin claims win as UK bows to pressure on NHS drug spending – POLITICO
The NICE threshold will rise to £25,000 to £35,000 for every quality adjusted life year. In return for…
Top Ukraine officials head to US for Sunday peace talks – POLITICO
Ukraine’s head of intelligence Kyrylo Budanov, as well as the chief of staff of Ukraine’s armed forces, Andrii…
Zelenskyy’s ex-right-hand man vows to fight on frontline after ouster in corruption scandal – POLITICO
Yermak’s ouster came after Ukrainian anti-corruption agencies revealed that people close to Zelenskyy were involved in a plot…
Europeans finally get seat at Trump’s table for Ukraine peace talks – POLITICO
The talks will be held at the level of national security advisers. Bjoern Seibert, the head of cabinet…
Ukraine’s allies rush to counter Trump’s ‘non-starter’ peace plan – POLITICO
European leaders are now frantically working up counter-proposals to put to Trump in an effort to mitigate the…
Europeans fume at Trump’s plan to profit from frozen Russian assets – POLITICO
The question of how to use Russia’s immobilized assets has been one of the hardest for Ukraine’s allies…
A foreign policy tally – POLITICO
Finally, both Trump and his officials argue, he has remade the global trading order to the benefit of…
bne IntelliNews – Iran’s Kharrazi urges Trump to pursue ‘real negotiations’ based on equality
Kamal Kharrazi, head of Iran’s Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, on November 16 called on US President Donald…