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Sweden launches probe after yet another Baltic Sea cable is damaged
Europe • 11:00 AM
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Sweden has launched an investigation into suspected sabotage after yet another underwater cable in the Baltic Sea was found damaged. The cable links Finland and Germany and is the last of a string of telecom cable disruptions in the region in recent mont
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Zelensky meets US envoy, calls for strong ties despite Trump branding him 'dictator'
Europe • 2:01 AM
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Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky called for "strong Ukraine-US relations" after meeting with US envoy Keith Kellogg in Kyiv on Thursday. Zelensky said the meeting, which came after US President Donald Trump this week called Zelensky a "dictator" and
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Yesterday
Conservative Merz leads Germany's turbulent election race
Europe • 10:07 PM
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German voters go to the polls Sunday to elect a new parliament that will determine how the country is run for the next four years. FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks to Ed Turner, Chair of the International Association for the Study of German Politics and
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NATO US security guarantee, credibility of Article 5 already weakened, former NATO official says
Europe • 8:17 PM
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Trump’s national security adviser, Mike Waltz, said the US president is “obviously very frustrated” with Ukrainian President Zelensky. “Some of the rhetoric coming out of Kyiv, frankly, and insults to President Trump were unacceptable,” Waltz said. FRANC
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Zelensky, Trump envoy Kellogg give no statement after Kyiv meeting
Europe • 7:22 PM
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and US President Donald Trump's special envoy for Ukraine did not give public statements following their meeting in Kyiv Thursday, "at the request of the American side" Zelensky's spokesman said. FRANCE 24's Gullive
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Zelensky meets US envoy after Trump brands him a 'dictator'
Europe • 7:18 PM
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Tensions between Zelensky and Trump over the US President's outreach to Moscow have exploded this week in a series of escalating barbs traded in press conferences and on social media. Amid the war of words, Zelensky said Thursday he had held a "productiv
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Germany's crunch elections: Can mainstream parties blunt surging far right?
Europe • 7:12 PM
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Sunday's crunch elections in Germany are coming at perhaps the most pivotal moment since the fall of the Berlin Wall. Back then, it was about making a success of reunification. Now comes a reckoning over the German model that ensued. Under threat is the
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Ukrainian filmmaker, and soldier, Vadym Adamov warns “Russia won’t stop”
Europe • 5:34 PM
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He enlisted the month of his 18th birthday. Three years on, film director and videographer Vadym Adamov shares with France 24's François Picard his harrowing plight as a veteran of the brutal battle of Bakhmut: “Europe has a God-given chance to learn fro
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Zelensky meets US envoy after Trump brands him a 'dictator'
Europe • 5:21 PM
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Volodymyr Zelensky was meeting Thursday with US envoy Keith Kellogg after Donald Trump branded the Ukrainian leader a "dictator" and said the Russians "have the cards" in any talks to end the war. Analysis by FRANCE 24 International Affairs Editor, Kethe
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Twenty-four hours in Ukraine’s Kharkiv, where life goes on despite the war
Europe • 4:32 PM
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Kharkiv, eastern Ukraine’s largest city, is resolutely entering its fourth year of war, with residents stoically coping with emergency laws, night curfews and incessant air alerts. Underground schools have been built, and the city still offers a few leis
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Press conference between Zelensky and Donald Trump’s Ukraine envoy is canceled by US
Europe • 3:20 PM
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A news conference after talks between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and President Donald Trump’s Ukraine envoy was canceled at the request of U.S. officials, a Kyiv official said. More information with FRANCE 24 correspondent in Kyiv, Gulliver
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France's parliament votes to limit use of man-made 'forever chemicals'
Europe • 3:09 PM
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France's lower-house National Assembly voted Thursday to limit the sale and production of items containing dangerous and highly polluting "forever chemicals". Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have been used since the 1940s in the mass productio
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Putin using Trump ties as 'legitimisation' in Russia, exiled opponent Khodorkovsky says
Europe • 3:09 PM
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FRANCE 24 spoke to exiled Russian opponent Mikhail Khodorkovsky, who was jailed for a decade until he was pardoned by President Vladimir Putin in 2013. Over the past few weeks, Putin and his US counterpart Donald Trump have spoke to each other and agreed
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UK accusers of influencer Tate urge US to stay away from case
Europe • 2:37 PM
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Four British women who have accused notorious influencer Andrew Tate of rape they were "concerned" by reports the US government was petitioning Romania to ease his travel restrictions. Story by James Vasina.
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Germany: what are the voters' main concerns in the upcoming legislative elections?
Europe • 2:33 PM
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From immigration and Germany's ailing economy to cannabis and gender politics, here is a round-up of the burning issues on voters' minds in the run-up to Sunday's election. Analysis by Armin Steinbach, Jean Monnet Professor of Law and Economics at HEC Pa
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Spain's ex-football chief Luis Rubiales fined more than 10,000 euros for unsolicited kiss of player
Europe • 1:46 PM
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A Spanish court convicted former football chief Luis Rubiales of sexual assault over the forced kiss he gave star forward Jenni Hermoso and fined him 10,800 euros ($11,300). More information with FRANCE 24 correspondent in Madrid, Sarah Morris.
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EU says 'Ukraine a democracy, Putin's Russia not' after Trump comments
Europe • 1:39 PM
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In an extraordinary rift, Trump said that Zelensky was a "dictator without elections" who should act quickly or lose his country. The European Union hit back by saying that "President Zelensky was legitimately elected in free, fair and democratic electio
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Denmark boosts its defence spending by $7 billion, as Nordic countries fear Russian rearmament
Europe • 1:26 PM
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A mood of panic is spreading across Europe after the dramatic foreign policy shift in Washington. Several Nordic countries today reacted - and took action: Denmark announced an increase in military spending to 3 percent of its GDP over the next two years
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Russia agrees to resume dialogue with US ‘on all parameters’ of Ukraine war
Europe • 10:44 AM
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Russia is going to resume dialogue with the United States “on all parameters” of the war in Ukraine, the Kremlin said Thursday. The announcement comes just two days after Moscow and Washington held a meeting on Ukraine in Saudi Arabia without inviting ne
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French pension deficit set to more than double in a decade – despite reform
Europe • 10:30 AM
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Despite France’s recent pension overhaul raising the general retirement age from 62 to 64, the country’s pension deficit is expected to more than double between 2035 and 2045 alone, the French audit office said Thursday. President Emmanuel Macron’s unpop
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Germany: final face off before the legislative elections, Scholz promises to ward off AfD
Europe • 10:02 AM
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German voters will go to the polls Sunday to elect a new parliament that will determine how the country is run for the next four years. Conservative Friedrich Merz is the strong favourite to become the next chancellor after a bitterly fought campaign roi
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Crowfunding weaponry for Ukraine: activist and comedian raises €200 million in 3 years
Europe • 9:56 AM
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In Ukraine, a spirit of defiance is growing, particularly among the many civil society organisations that have been helping the war effort over the past three years - crowdfunding drones and other weaponry for the army. Our correspondent Gulliver Cragg h
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Wednesday, february 19, 2025
Ukrainians dismiss Trump's broadside against Zelensky
Europe • 10:46 PM
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US President, Donald Trump, has branded Volodymyr Zelensky a 'dictator' who 'refused to have elections'. Defiant Ukrainians are dismissing the extraordinary broadside, saying they have to fight on, even as their key ally engages in talks with the enemy.
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Denmark to spend $7 billion more on defence in next two years
Europe • 10:39 PM
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The Danish government on Wednesday announced plans to bolster its military by setting up a 50 billion-kroner ($7 billion) fund that it says will raise the country's defense spending to more than 3% of gross domestic product this year and next. Neighbouri
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Andrew Tate capitalising on rising fascist sentiment, researcher says
Europe • 10:23 PM
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Four British women who have accused notorious influencer Andrew Tate of rape said on Wednesday they were "concerned" by reports the Trump administration was petitioning Romania to ease his travel restrictions. FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks to Dr Step
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Andrew Tate capitalizing on rising fascist sentiment in his political aspirations: researcher
Europe • 10:02 PM
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Four British women who have accused notorious influencer Andrew Tate of rape said Wednesday they were "concerned" by reports the Trump administration was petitioning Romania to ease his travel restrictions. FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks to Dr Stephan
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Why Europe’s leadership is skeptical of negotiating with Putin
Europe • 8:29 PM
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The idea that US President Donald Trump’s negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin will bring about lasting peace in Ukraine has been met with scepticism across Europe. FRANCE 24 spoke to political scientist Anton Shekhovtsov about what the US
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Trump "is very interested in doing business with Russia": analyst
Europe • 8:18 PM
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President Zelensky said he will meet US envoy Kellogg on Thursday and that he hopes for "constructive" work with the US. The meeting comes as Trump used an extended social media post on his Truth Social platform to lash out at Zelensky and call the Ukrai
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Andrey Kurkov: 'You can't write fiction when your houses, cities are shelled with missiles, drones'
Europe • 5:50 PM
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As we approach the third anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, FRANCE 24's Erin Ogunkeye welcomes celebrated Ukrainian novelist and author Andrey Kurkov to share his very powerful and personal accounts of a veritable proxy war, an unpro
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Baltic region prepares for war as Russia and US debate Ukraine's fate
Europe • 5:41 PM
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As Russia and the US debate Ukraine’s future, countries on the Baltic Sea are ramping up preparations for a military conflict amid fears that Russia is preparing for a future war with NATO.
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Trump brands Zelensky 'a dictator'
Europe • 2:36 PM
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US President Donald Trump on Wednesday called Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky a "dictator without elections" who "better move fast or he is not going to have a country left". The comments risk widening a personal rift between the two leaders, with po
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France's Senate backs bill to ban Muslim headscarf in sport competitions
Europe • 1:33 PM
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France's right-dominated Senate on Tuesday evening voted 210 to 81 to ban "the wearing of any sign or outfit ostensibly showing a political or religious affiliation" in competitions at regional and national levels as organised by French sports federation
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Putin wants to build 'trust' with US to resolve Ukraine conflict
Europe • 5:55 AM
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that his country needed to build trust with the US in order to resolve the Ukraine conflict. Putin also said that he rated talks held between the US and Russia in Saudi Arabia "highly" and as a "first step"
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US propagandist paid by Kremlin targets German election with network of fake news sites
Europe • 4:17 AM
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A former Florida deputy sheriff who sought refuge in Russia after facing a string of charges in the US has set up a network of more than 100 AI-generated fake news sites in a bid to tilt Germany's upcoming election in favour of the far right, analysts sa
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'Navalny' film producer Odessa Rae remembers 'extraordinary' Russian opposition leader
Europe • 12:23 AM
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A year after the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, the Oscar-winning documentary producer of the 2022 film "Navalny" has spoken to FRANCE 24 about her memories of him. Odessa Rae spent over three months living with the Russian dissident
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Tuesday, february 18, 2025
Russia and US agree to work toward ending Ukraine war, excluding Kyiv
Europe • 10:06 PM
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Top Russian and US officials held talks in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday in a bid to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky slammed the talks, saying any discussion aimed at ending the war should be "fair" and involve Eu
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Russians feel "wind in their sails" as Trump pressed to show resolution to war, expert says
Europe • 8:26 PM
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Russia told the United States in talks in Riyadh on Tuesday that it opposed any NATO member sending troops to Ukraine as part of a ceasefire, Moscow's foreign minister said. FRANCE 24's Mark Owen speaks to John Lough, senior research fellow at the New Eu
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Rubio: US and Russia agree to restore embassy staffing, create team to negotiate Ukraine peace
Europe • 7:41 PM
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy postponed a trip to Saudi Arabia scheduled for this week, citing the fact that officials from his country were not invited to U.S.-Russia talks in the kingdom on negotiating an end to the war. Russia and the U.S. a
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At Ukraine's expense? US and Russia break the ice in Riyadh
Europe • 7:24 PM
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Three years after Vladimir Putin's full-scale invasion of a sovereign state, what has he gained? The answer seems to be a path to normalisation with the United States and negotiations on Ukraine – without the Ukrainians or the Europeans. Instead, Donald
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Germans protest military aid, arm supplies to Ukraine
Europe • 4:54 PM
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The peace movement in Berlin has taken to the streets a few days before the general election. For three years, these activists have been denouncing the German government's arms supplies and support to Ukraine.
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'Omas gegen Rechts': Grannies protest far right in Germany ahead of elections
Europe • 4:47 PM
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Tens of thousands of people joined a demonstration against cooperation with the far right in Berlin on Sunday, after US Vice-President JD Vance called for Germany to drop the longstanding taboo. Among the protesters are elderly women holding slogans read
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Speculation grows as Pope Francis remains in hospital
Europe • 4:29 PM
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Pope Francis breakfasted and read the papers as usual on Tuesday on his fifth day in hospital but appears no closer to being discharged, with the Vatican cancelling his weekend events. The 88-year-old was admitted to Rome's Gemelli hospital last Friday f
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Filmmaker Alessandra Celesia revisits Northern Ireland conflict in 'The Flats'
Europe • 3:08 PM
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An award-winning filmmaker has spoken to FRANCE 24 about how a dark sense of humour is the strength of the real-life characters in her latest film. "The Flats" has just been released here in France and revisits what has become known as the Troubles in No
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio presser in Riyadh
Europe • 1:32 PM
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio addresses reporters following talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and other senior officials in Saudi Arabia.
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A guide to Germany's 'colour-coded' party politics ahead of key election
Europe • 1:30 PM
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Germany is headed for elections later this month after its coalition collapse late last year. Here is a guide to the country's colour-coded politics in Europe's largest economy.
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The pope has pneumonia in both lungs, says the Vatican
Europe • 11:30 AM
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Pope Francis has developed pneumonia is both lungs, said the Vatican on Tuesday. New tests indicated a further deterioration in the pope's fragile health, namely "the onset of bilateral pneumonia, which required additional drug therapy".
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US and Russia hold bilateral talks in Saudi Arabia
Europe • 10:38 AM
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Top US and Russian diplomats met in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday for talks on resetting their fractured relations, the first such discussions since the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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Zelensky meets Erdogan for talks: ‘Turkey has long played an intermediatory role’
Europe • 9:50 AM
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is set to meet with Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan Tuesday in Ankara as top US and Russian diplomats hold talks in Riyadh. “Turkey has long played an intermediatory role” between Russia and Ukraine, FRANCE
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‘Dream in the making’ for Putin: US-Russia talks begin in Saudi Arabia
Europe • 9:43 AM
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Top US and Russian officials met in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday for talks on improving ties and negotiating an end to the war in Ukraine. This is a “dream in the making” for President Vladimir Putin, FRANCE 24’s Douglas Herbert said in an analysis, citing Pr
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Ukrainians ‘surprised’ and ‘disappointed’ by Trump administration's 'attitude'
Europe • 7:39 AM
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Ukrainians are “surprised” and “disappointed” by the “attitude that the Trump administration has taken”, FRANCE 24’s Gulliver Cragg said, adding that many in Ukraine thought that “Trump was on their side”. “People are finding it quite hard to believe the
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France is not ‘preparing to send ground troops to the front’ in Ukraine
Europe • 6:32 AM
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French President Emmanuel Macron said France is not planning to deploy ground troops to the front in Ukraine, in an interview with French regional newspapers on Tuesday. Yet Paris was considering, with its ally Britain, sending "experts or even troops in
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US and Russia hold talks on ending Ukraine war in Riyadh
Europe • 2:51 AM
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Senior US and Russian diplomats meet in Riyahdh on Tuesday for preliminary talks on trying to end the Ukraine war and resetting their countries' fractured relations. The talks have sparked concern in Europe and Ukraine in the wake of the new US administr
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Vatican cancels Holy Year events as Pope remains hospitalised
Europe • 12:33 AM
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The Vatican on Tuesday canceled papal audiences through the weekend and delegated others to cover for Pope Francis as the 88-year-old pope remained hospitalized with a multi-pronged respiratory infection. Francis was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli hospital i
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Russia likely to seek lifting of US sanctions, specialist says
Europe • 12:33 AM
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Russia is likely to seek the “lifting of US sanctions” in Monday’s talks with top US officials held in Saudi Arabia, said Scott Lucas, Professor of American Studies & International Politics at the Clinton Institute, University College Dublin. Citing Russ
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Monday, february 17, 2025
Did Trump exclude the EU from Ukraine peace talks in a CNN interview?
Europe • 9:45 PM
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In viral claims spread by pro-Russian accounts on X, users say that US President Donald Trump declared in a purported interview with CNN that the EU would be excluded from Ukraine peace talks. We debunk these claims in this edition of Truth or Fake.
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Ukraine and European allies have reasons to be worried about peace deal, expert says
Europe • 8:25 PM
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FRANCE 24's Mark Owen speaks to Natia Seskuria, Associate Fellow at Royal United Services Institute. She says that the signals coming from the Trump administration give European allies and particularly Ukraine "reason to be really worried" about the pote
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US 'wants to please Putin': Zelensky
Europe • 7:53 PM
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview broadcast Monday that the US is trying to "please" Moscow after a shock policy shift on the Ukraine war under President Donald Trump. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called Europe's curre
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European leaders hold emergency talks, fearing that Trump has abandoned age-old allies
Europe • 7:43 PM
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European leaders sought to form a united front Monday at emergency talks in Paris, called after a U.S. diplomatic blitz on Ukraine which has thrown a once-solid alliance into turmoil and left the Europeans questioning the reliability of their key transat
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The death of NATO? Europe in crisis over Trump-Putin talks
Europe • 7:35 PM
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European leaders are meeting in Paris for emergency talks on Ukraine, following last week's call between US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. With NATO's most powerful member sidelining its allies in negotiations with Rus
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European leaders race to respond after US policy shift on Ukraine
Europe • 7:21 PM
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European leaders sought to find a unified response at an emergency summit in Paris Monday following a shock policy shift on the war in Ukraine by US President Donald Trump. The talks were held as Washington and Moscow's top diplomats were due Tuesday to
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