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Former Finland PM Alexander Stubb wins presidential election
[ad_1] After attending school in Finland and later the U.S., Belgium and the U.K., Stubb entered politics in 2004 as a member of the European…
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Putin could attack NATO in ‘5 to 8 years,’ German defense minister warns
[ad_1] An increasingly belligerent Russian President Vladimir Putin could attack the NATO military alliance in less than a decade, Germany’s Defense Minister Boris Pistorius…
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Europe gathered in unity for Ukraine. Zelenskyy’s plea exposed its divisions
[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. BULBOACA, Moldova — European leaders mounted a powerful show of defiance — and…
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Scouring the seas for Putin’s pipeline saboteurs
[ad_1] It’s an hour before dawn breaks over the North Sea. Aboard the KV Bergen, the officer of the watch is wide awake. The 93-meter…
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Baltics blast China diplomat for questioning sovereignty of ex-Soviet states
[ad_1] The Baltic states of Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia are demanding an explanation from Beijing after China’s top envoy to France questioned the independence…
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Is there a war on? Big EU powers still short of NATO spending targets
[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Not even a war has succeeded in pushing Europe’s biggest powers to…
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NATO is racing to arm its Russian borders. Can it find the weapons?
[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. BRUSSELS — Add NATO’s military planners to the list of those concerned…
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Who blew up Nord Stream?
[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Nearly six months on from the subsea gas pipeline explosions, which sent…
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Baltics and Poland push to make sanctioning oligarchs’ associates easier
[ad_1] The Baltic states and Poland want to make it easier to sanction the family members and entourage of Russia’s richest men and women…
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‘Oh my God, it’s really happening’
[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Kaja Kallas had been dreading the call. “I woke at 5 o’clock,”…
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Ukraine wants to join EU within two years, PM says
[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal has a tight two-year timetable for securing…
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Estonia and Latvia remove Russian ambassadors as tensions rise
[ad_1] Tensions between Russia and Baltic EU member countries Estonia and Latvia escalated Monday after Moscow told Estonia’s ambassador to leave. The Russian foreign…
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Brussels’ uphill battle to confiscate Russian assets
[ad_1] The European Commission is exploring legal options to confiscate Russian state and private assets as a way to pay for Ukraine’s reconstruction, according…
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UK slams Russian claim British Navy had part in Nord Stream blasts
[ad_1] The British Navy stands accused by the Russian government, without evidence, of blowing up the Nord Stream natural gas pipeline under the Baltic…
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8 things to know about the environmental impact of ‘unprecedented’ Nord Stream leaks
[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article The apparent sabotage of both Nord Stream gas pipelines may be one of the worst industrial…