Long-reads

Americans and Europeans are not polarized when it comes to the war in Ukraine or the transatlantic alliance.

Europe has all the resources it needs to defend itself in the absence of support by the United States, but for now, only on paper.

Tomorrow morning, I will convene leaders from Europe and around the world with one clear aim: to do everything we can to bring peace closer.

In the near future, the EU may face serious image problems in Ukraine. Preventing this is a shared task for both Brussels and Kyiv...

If Hungary follows through with this stance, Ukraine will lose the opportunity to use Russian funds for reconstruction and weapons to counter Russian aggression...

Pax Americana in Asia and Europe had to end at some point. But the timing and manner of its demise could not be worse.

Instead of deep transformations in the justice system, Ukraine may end up with mostly cosmetic changes – ones that fail to address the root problems that have hindered judicial development for decades.

If it’s a trade war Trump wants, consumers in Mexico, Canada, Europe, and beyond should unite to ensure that Musk and his fellow oligarchs feel the cost.

Fortunately, the free press still survives, despite escalating repression and relentless political pressure that overwhelm the population.

Is the current agreement good for Ukraine? Yes! Just a few days ago, the terms ranged from bad to catastrophic, but now its whole philosophy has been transformed. The US and Donald Trump personally are not losing out either.

European Pravda publishes the final text of the "Minerals Deal," an intergovernmental arrangement that Ukraine and the United States are set to sign this week...

The most beneficial path for Ukraine is for the EU to support the confiscation of Russian assets not for reconstruction, but for compensating war victims.

Russia poses acute and existential, national security threats to our countries. We cannot allow elites propping up the Kremlin regime to exercise double standards.

It is becoming increasingly clear that the Trump administration is embracing an isolationist approach, ready to abandon Ukraine, and playing into Putin’s hand.

Europe needs to rearm now. Otherwise, Europeans will need either to learn Russian or to move to New Zealand.

In Trump’s world, there is no substitute for hard power. Europe must spare no cost developing it. Or do Russian tanks have to roll toward Riga and Warsaw first?

The Americans counted on Kyiv accepting any conditions due to its security struggles. But when Zelenskyy refused to sign, something even more unexpected happened...

Brussels has reminded Ukraine that it must meet certain conditions to advance toward EU membership, including some that are politically sensitive... There have also been some positive signals regarding Ukraine’s readiness to comply with EU requirements.