European leaders find a way to speak with one voice against Trump

European leaders find a way to speak with one voice against Trump

LONDON (AP) – No more glowing praise. No more political solutions and old-style diplomacy. And no one calls Donald Trump “Daddy” now. European leaders who have struggled for a year to figure out how to deal with an emboldened second-term US president have come closer to saying “no” or something diplomatically similar to his disregard … Read more

Europe sunk by Trump’s new world order

Europe sunk by Trump’s new world order

President Donald Trump’s first year back in office has shattered any remaining illusions among European leaders that he can be managed or controlled. His open hostility to the European Union has strained a transatlantic alliance that has endured since World War II and deepened rifts among Europe’s national leaders and within the bloc, jeopardizing its … Read more

European leaders were expected to strengthen support for Ukraine amid US pressure to accept the peace deal

European leaders were expected to strengthen support for Ukraine amid US pressure to accept the peace deal

BERLIN (AP) — European leaders are expected to bolster support for Ukraine on Monday as it faces pressure from Washington to quickly accept a U.S.-brokered peace deal. After talks in Berlin on Sunday between US envoys and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukrainian and European officials are set to continue a series of meetings in an … Read more