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European leaders have tried to avoid getting into arguments with US President Donald Trump since his reelection.

But how long will that last following his verbal attack on Ukraine’s leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy?

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"There's a conflict in Ukraine, in which Russians, as a matter of fact, have made things global," French President Emmanuel Macron said during a live social media appearance yesterday.

"Will [the war] be limited to this theater? Let's hope so."

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Within his first month back in power, US President Donald Trump has repeatedly taken Russia's side on a host of issues.

But Trump’s world moves fast, and it’s hard to remember everything. So here’s our recap.
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Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the military to carry out an “intensive operation” in the West Bank after explosions on buses near Tel Aviv yesterday.

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Germany’s likely next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, has warned that Europe should be ready for Donald Trump to no longer uphold NATO’s mutual defense commitment unconditionally.

Asked whether Germany should seek protection under France’s nuclear umbrella, he had this to say 👆

https://ow.ly/HeOJ50V4ooe
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At risk of losing its privileged access to the EU market this June, Ukraine is scrambling to get an extension of tariff suspensions that have helped keep its economy afloat in wartime.

But as Kyiv presses for clarity, European leaders are stalling, caught between pledging continued solidarity, the shifting stance of US President Donald Trump, and appeasing antsy farmers at home.

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Friedrich Merz, the conservative candidate who will be Germany’s next chancellor, has floated the idea of a new European defense alliance to replace NATO. He is also hawkish on Russia and has apparently resolved to take on Donald Trump with the same determination.

All of this is good news for Ukraine.

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European leaders will seek to salvage what’s left of their traditional alliances today with a two-pronged strategy aimed at keeping US President Donald Trump on their side and saving Ukraine from being sacrificed to Vladimir Putin.

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The British government is promising to ban Russian oligarchs with links to the Kremlin from entering the UK as part of its latest set of sanctions marking three years since Russia's full- scale invasion of Ukraine.

The rules have been unveiled just days before Prime Minister Keir Starmer heads to Washington for crunch talks with US President Donald Trump.

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Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said that a group of European leaders will head to London this coming Sunday to discuss joint plans on defense and security.

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Germany’s conservative victors in Sunday’s election are considering circumventing strict spending rules in order to adopt a potentially massive defense package as alarm grows that the US will no longer protect Europe within NATO.

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Israel is warning a "military option" could be required to stop Iran from building nuclear weapons and is looking to US President Donald Trump for help in ramping up pressure on the Islamic Republic, according to Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar.

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The UK prime minister lands in Washington today for what may be the most important diplomatic mission of his career: to convince Donald Trump Britain is serious about carrying the burden of defending itself — and Ukraine — and that America shouldn’t walk away.

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US President Donald Trump yesterday said Russian oligarchs would “possibly” be able to apply for a $5 million “gold card” via a new scheme that grants a pathway to American citizenship to wealthy foreigners.

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OPINION: If his goal was to install a Russia-friendly government in Kyiv, Vladimir Putin remains far from achieving it.

But there is a less explored hypothesis that explains why the Russian president might finally be coming to the negotiating table.

Here's the story: https://ow.ly/WUto50V6HSH
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🚨 BREAKING: Romania’s pro-Russia presidential election front-runner Călin Georgescu has been taken in by police for questioning.

Read the developing story: https://ow.ly/1CgL50V6MXb
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Ukraine insists its minerals deal with the US is only an initial step and its success will depend on whether President Donald Trump ultimately moves to a far broader arrangement that includes security guarantees.

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Ahead of his visit to Washington today, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has been coordinating with allies to ask for a US “backstop” security guarantee to safeguard peacekeeping troops and prevent escalation.

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Donald Trump is on the brink of clinching a deal that would give the US preferential access to Ukraine’s raw material reserves.

But the US president might end up getting less than he bargained for.

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Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan have left Romania on a private plane headed for the United States, according to press reports.

Andrew Tate, a far-right influencer who espouses misogynistic views on his podcast, was arrested with his brother near Bucharest in December 2022; prosecutors subsequently initiated a trial of the pair on charges of human trafficking, rape and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women.

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