#ukraine-support

#ukraine-support

Now is not the time to ease sanctions, for whatever reason. Moscow continues to show no willingness to negotiate and pressure on the Kremlin must increase. Germany and its allies will continue backing Ukraine, and the Iran conflict will not distract from that effort.

Defending the countries of Nato's eastern flank in the event of a potential Russian aggression would cost at least twelve hundred billion euros - twenty-four times more than the Polish defence budget. A free Ukraine, as part of the West, is our chance to render Russian imperialism toothless.

Trump said in a social media post: Nato has been telling Denmark, for 20 years, that you have to get the Russian threat away from Greenland. Unfortunately, Denmark has been unable to do anything about it. Now it is time, and it will be done!!!

take Russian oil and gas off the global market

The closer Russia's hybrid war comes to European capitals, the less EU leaders seem able to agree on how to respond. That, at least, was the worrying impression left by a dissonant EU summit in Copenhagen. Summoned last week to build consensus on the top priorities for European rearmament, the meeting was an embarrassing display of the turf wars, political squabbles and hidden agendas that are plaguing attempts to build a coherent European defence.

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.

Germany has rejected the European Commission's €2 trillion budget proposal, stating an increase is unacceptable given current efforts to consolidate national budgets.

The Elysee Palace has condemned as disinformation the claims that Macron took cocaine with Merz and Starmer on a train to Kyiv, emphasizing vigilance against manipulation.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is set to announce new sanctions on Russia's shadow fleet, which includes up to 100 vessels undermining existing sanctions.

I do think this version of tariff policy that's broad-based, indiscriminate, applies tariffs to friend and foe alike, is not a win for the American people.