Moscow Indicates Retaliation if Europe Uses Russian Assets for Ukraine

Amid a plan to lend $165 billion to Kyiv using Russian state assets, European officials are mindful of the possibility of blowback as they gather to discuss the idea.

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What Is Europe’s ‘Drone Wall’?

The European Union is talking about shoring up defenses in its eastern airspace. Recent Russian drone incursions have lent urgency to the project.

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Russian Assets, Frozen in Europe, Could Help Ukraine in New Plan

Germany’s chancellor is the latest to back a loan plan that is meant to send a message to Moscow that Ukraine will not collapse. But the idea carries risks.

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At the UN, Trump Strikes Radically Different Tones in Public and Private

At the United Nations, world leaders got to see both sides of President Trump: bellicose in public and far more conciliatory in private.

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Zelensky Urges ‘Powerful Pressure on Russia’ at U.N. General Assembly

In a social media post, Ukraine’s president pushed leaders gathering in New York to strengthen their efforts to get Moscow to end the war.

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Europe Announces New Sanctions to Ramp Up Pressure on Russia

The latest set of European Union restrictions are aimed at chipping away at Russia’s energy profits and ability to do business globally.

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As Sabotage in Europe Mounts, So Do Calls to Retaliate Against Russia

Drones in Poland and GPS jamming attributed to Russia have intensified a debate over whether the West should impose stiffer penalties for such “hybrid warfare.”

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Russia Suspected of Jamming GPS for E.U. Leader’s Plane, Officials Say

The Bulgarian authorities believe that Russia disrupted navigation signals that would have been used by a plane carrying Ursula von der Leyen, European officials said.

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No Tariff Exemption for European Wine and Spirits, at Least for Now

As the text of a trade agreement comes together, European Union negotiators haven’t persuaded the Americans to cut alcohol tariffs to zero.

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How Europe Learned to Speak So Trump Would Listen

The leaders of Germany, France, Britain and other supporters of Ukraine have come together in exceptional ways to help sway the U.S. president.

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