Europe, Russia and Trump

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European leaders say now not the time to lift sanctions on Russia in clear message to Trump
Ukraine’s European allies say now is not the time for lifting sanctions on Russia, in a clear message to the Trump administration as Moscow pushes Washington for concessions ahead of signing a US brokered deal on ending the fighting in the Black Sea.
Russia Warns Europe Is Blocking Trump's Black Sea Truce
The lifting of European sanctions against the Russian Agricultural Bank is essential to the Black Sea truce brokered by U.S. President Donald Trump, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday morning.
European Leaders Reject Russian Demands for Sanctions Relief
A coalition of European leaders ruled out the possibility of easing sanctions on Russia, one of President Vladimir Putin’s demands to agree to a partial ceasefire with Ukraine.

Putin, Trump and Russia

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Putin Tests How Far Trump Will Go Against Europe on Sanctions
The Kremlin has a deliberate strategy to test how far US President Donald Trump is willing to go in pressing Europe to ease sanctions, according to people familiar with the situation.
Putin says Trump plans for Greenland 'has nothing to do' with Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin says President Donald Trump's ambitions for Greenland has "nothing to do" with Russia as Vice President JD Vance lands to assess security base.
Russia's Putin says it would be a 'profound mistake' to dismiss Trump's push for Greenland
Russian President Vladimir Putin warned it would be foolish to dismiss U.S. President Donald Trump's push for control over Greenland.
‘PATHETIC’ Europe may finally be waking up from its military slumber
In getting over its phobia of debt, Buras said that Germany has finally acted as though Europe really had passed a ...
Secret memo says US won’t bother defending Europe from Russia
The United States is unlikely to provide substantial, if any, support to Europe in the case of Russian military advances says ...
France, U.K. lead charge to keep Europe united behind Ukraine as British leader says Russia "playing games"
European leaders meet again to discuss Ukraine's security, and their own, with Trump pulling back and Russia "playing games." ...
Europe Split on Defense Plan Amid Russia Threat
Southern European countries fear increased military spending will increase debt, while Baltic states are boosting defense ...
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How Europe can hurt Russia’s economy
America alone has imposed nearly 6,500 penalties since February 2022, when Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began.
Macron says a proposed European force for Ukraine could 'respond' if attacked by Russia
French President Emmanuel Macron says that a proposed European armed force for possible deployment in Ukraine in tandem with ...
Western officials say Russia is behind a campaign of sabotage across Europe. This AP map shows it
Western officials have accused Russia and its proxies of staging dozens of attacks and other incidents across Europe since ...
Russia's LPG exports to Afghanistan boom as Europe shuns it
Russia's exports of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) to Afghanistan and ex-Soviet states in Central Asia have jumped following ...
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European leaders say now not the time to lift sanctions on Russia in message to Trump
Ukraine’s European allies say now is not the time for lifting sanctions on Russia, after Moscow said it would only agree to a US-brokered deal on ending fighting in the Black Sea if some ...