Good luck, Hungary. Europe is counting on you. So are Putin and Trump.

Once again America has launched a war in the Middle East which is illegal and which will have unforseen consequences. We cannot choose to respect international law only when it suits us. Aggressors around the world will be emboldened.

Ukraine: The Year Ahead Nearly four years on from Russia’s full-scale invasion, Ukrainians are understandably weary of war. The brutal Russian onslaught, the drone ...

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Trump says Zelenskyy ‘isn’t ready’ to accept US peace deal Ukraine’s president set to meet the leaders of the UK, France and Germany in London on Monday

Trump doesn't even hide his pro-Russia bias. Yet again he turns his ire on Zelensky, not the aggressor, Putin.
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Putin should have accepted Trump’s deal. Now Russia’s collapsing economy could lead to his downfall | Simon Tisdall The war against Ukraine has hit ordinary Russians hard, and the deteriorating situation is likely to inflame tensions, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

The latest US negotiating fiasco has once again exposed Trump’s idiotically lopsided Ukraine “strategy”. Trump’s choice of inept relatives and cronies as amateur envoys, and attempts to sideline and pillory Europe assist and embolden Putin.
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Wines of Moldova - Elitistreview New contributor Peter Palmer discovers the wines of Moldova.

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Europe is on its own. Trump is absolutely clear. He's not going to do anything to stop Russia's aggression. He's Russia's man. A moral vacuum. Trump's America is lost. Europe must look to itself.

Europe is on its own. Trump is absolutely clear. He's not going to do anything to stop Russia's aggression. He's Russia's man. A moral vacuum. Trump's America is lost. Europe must look to itself.

Europe is on its own. Trump is absolutely clear. He's not going to do anything to stop Russia's aggression. Yet again he repeats his absurd libel that this is Zelensky's war, that it's Biden's war. The man is a moral vacuum. Trump's America is lost. Europe must look to itself.

Moldova: A divided country I had first visited Moldova in July 2022, travelling down from Iaşi (pronounced Yash), in Romania, and spending a couple of days in Chişinău...

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Europe does not have to acquiesce in Trump's appeasement of Putin. Europe united has the capacity to provide Ukraine with the support it needs. It's just a question of whether Europe has the will.

Europe does not have to acquiesce in Trump's appeasement of Putin. Europe united has the capacity to provide Ukraine with the support it needs. It's just a question of whether Europe has the will.

War weariness in Ukraine In the weeks before my arrival back in Ukraine in mid-July 2025, the country had been subjected to some of the most intense Russian missile ...

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Trump stabs Ukraine in the back. He presumes to tell Ukraine to hand over territory that thousands of Ukrainians have shed their blood defending. Ukraine should reject the Trump/Putin dictat. Europe needs to step up and provide Ukraine with all it needs to defeat Russia.

Trump stabs Ukraine in the back. He presumes to tell Ukraine to hand over territory that thousands of Ukrainians have shed their blood defending. Ukraine should reject the Trump/Putin dictat. Europe needs to step up and provide Ukraine with all it needs to defeat Russia.

America has abandoned any claim to leadership of the free world. Trump's America is now aligned with Russia against Europe. Longstanding US allies have lost all confidence in America. It will take decades to restore lost trust.

And Trump blames Zelensky.

This is a confusion about what it means to be liberal. It's liberal to let people do as they wish without interference, so long as they do no harm to others. Imposing your noise on others causes stress and is harmful.

It does cause harm. It's stressful. People should be protected from this kind of antisocial behaviour.

Yes, but also pay attention to the distorted & highly politicised portrayal of history in today's India, to suit the BJP narrative, downplay the role of Congress, demonise Muslims as well as the British, & gloss over the participation of Indians in the British Raj.

Russia sees Trump's cringing weakness and acts accordingly.

Russia sees Trump's cringing weakness and acts accordingly.

Russia sees Trump's cringing weakness and acts accordingly.

Europe should just ignore the Trump regime's antics on Ukraine. Let them cozy up to Putin, which is clearly their aim. Europe should step up support for Ukraine, so that Ukraine has no need to bow to the gangster demands of the White House mafia.

Europe should just ignore the Trump regime's antics on Ukraine. Let them cozy up to Putin, which is clearly their aim. Europe should step up support for Ukraine, so that Ukraine has no need to bow to the gangster demands of the White House mafia.

The best defence of Britain's interests against the Trump tariff onslaught would be to draw closer to our key allies in Europe and Canada. Starmer's approach reeks of weakness and cowardice. We need to stand up to the bully, not bow and scrape before him.

The best defence of Britain's interests against the Trump tariff onslaught would be to draw closer to our key allies in Europe and Canada. Starmer's approach reeks of weakness and cowardice. We need to stand up to the bully, not bow and scrape before him.

More evidence of how much Putin wants peace.

Sumy region, the border with Russia.

The Russian army is wiping that area off the face of the earth.

In some villages, it is impossible to even evacuate civilians - Russian FPV drones attack all vehicles.

This is what Putin really wants. He doesn't want peace.

Trump's America uses the suffering of the Ukrainian people under Russia's aggression as an opportunity for extortion. Ukraine should not submit to such gangsterism.