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Angela Merkel defends ties with Russia and blocking Ukraine from Nato
The former German chancellor, who quit politics three years ago, speaks to the BBC in a rare interview.Top stories - BBC News - 2 days ago -
Nato right to heed Russian anger over Ukraine accession plan, Merkel says in memoirs
Ignoring Vladimir Putin’s opposition to 2008 proposal would have risked ‘playing with fire’, writes Germany’s ex-chancellorBusiness - Financial Times - 5 days ago -
NATO, Ukraine holding emergency meeting on Russia's new missile targeting Ukraine
A new missile launched by Russia toward Ukraine is alarming NATO, which will now hold an emergency meeting with Ukraine to discuss the developments. CBS News' Charlie DAgata has the latest news.Top stories - CBS News - 4 days ago -
Angela Merkel on Putin’s dog and Trump’s handshake
The BBC's Katya Adler sits down with the former German chancellorTop stories - BBC News - 2 days ago -
Freedom by Angela Merkel review – settling scores with silence
The former German chancellor slights her enemies by barely mentioning them – and is frustratingly opaque on her own big calls. Towards the end of her 16-year tenure, former German chancellor Angela ...World - The Guardian - Yesterday -
Relax Germany’s debt brake, says Angela Merkel
Former chancellor’s memoirs back reform of borrowing cap that she introduced into constitutionWorld - Financial Times - Yesterday -
Freedom by Angela Merkel — a paean to a bygone halcyon age
The former German chancellor’s remarkable story is undermined by a failure to admit mistakes — though she does not pull her punches on Putin and TrumpBusiness - Financial Times - Yesterday -
Angela Merkel Isn’t Ready to Say Sorry
In her memoir, Angela Merkel doesn’t take the chance to make amends.Top stories - The New York Times - 23 hours ago -
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The new missile Russia is using in Ukraine and why it has NATO on edge
Russia's new intermediate-range ballistic missile has NATO members on edge after the missiles were used in a strike on Ukraine early Thursday morning.Top stories - CBS News - 4 days ago -
How can NATO respond to Russia without escalating the war in Ukraine?
NATO called an emergency meeting with Ukraine after Russia struck Dnipro with an experimental ballistic missile last week. Ivo Daalder, former U.S. ambassador to NATO, joins "The Daily Report" to ...Top stories - CBS News - 11 hours ago -
Angela Merkel expresses ‘huge concern’ at Elon Musk’s US government role
Former German chancellor says politics should govern the social balance between powerful and ordinary citizens. Angela Merkel, who in her new memoir raises fears for the western democratic order ...World - The Guardian - 4 days ago -
Angela Merkel ‘tormented’ by Brexit vote and saw it as ‘humiliation’ for EU
Former German chancellor’s book tells how she tried to help David Cameron win over Britain’s Eurosceptics. Angela Merkel has said she was “tormented” over the result of the Brexit referendum and ...World - The Guardian - 2 days ago -
NATO and Ukraine to hold emergency talks after Russia's attack with new hypersonic missile
NATO and Ukraine will hold emergency talks Tuesday after Russia attacked a central city with a hypersonic ballistic missile that escalated the nearly 33-month-old warWorld - ABC News - 4 days ago -
Ukraine Is Poised to Strike Into Russia After Biden Approves Use of Long-Range Missiles
President Biden has granted permission for Kyiv to carry out long-range strikes, but looming over Ukraine’s newfound latitude is the ascent of President-elect Trump.World - The New York Times - November 18 -
Supporting Ukraine against Russia is not a distraction from China
Since China and Russia are so closely aligned, thwarting Russian ambitions in Ukraine and elsewhere is a crucial element of the U.S. effort to contain China.Politics - The Hill - 6 days ago -
U.S. oil prices score a more than 6% weekly gain on supply risks tied to the Russia-Ukraine war
Oil futures settled higher on Friday, with the U.S. crude benchmark up by more than 6% for the week as traders monitor escalating tensions between Ukraine and Russia, which is among the world’s ...Business - MarketWatch - 4 days ago -
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U.S. citizen who helped Russia from Ukraine appears in Moscow
A U.S. citizen who was spirited out of eastern Ukraine by Russian special forces after helping the Kremlin target Ukrainian troops said in Moscow on Saturday he had asked for Russian citizenship.Top stories - NBC News - November 4 -
Trump Will Test European Solidarity on NATO, Ukraine and Trade
Another Trump term could spur Europe’s efforts to stand on its own, but it is far from clear its leaders will seize the moment this time.World - The New York Times - November 7 -
Zelenskyy welcomes US decision to give landmines to Ukraine amid criticism from aid groups – Russia-Ukraine war live
Ukrainian president hails mines as important part of arsenal in statement; aid groups condemn ‘unethical’ decision, saying mines risk harming civilians. In a television interview in France, foreign ...World - The Guardian - 6 days ago -
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Russia hosts African ministers to expand ties
Russia has opened the first ministerial conference of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum in the city of Sochi, seeking to deepen ties with African nations and dispel a notion that it’s isolated by ...World - ABC News - November 9 -
Long Tied to Russia, Georgia’s Winemakers Look to the West
Some vintners in the former Soviet republic are seeking to break a politically risky dependence on Russia and focus more on high-value European and American markets.World - The New York Times - 6 days ago -
Regrets, feminism, and Trump’s ‘fascination’ with Putin: key takeways from Merkel’s memoir
The former German chancellor’s book Freedom gives insights on Brexit and her East German upbringing. Angela Merkel was notoriously discreet and privacy-conscious as Germany’s chancellor, rarely ...World - The Guardian - Yesterday -
Bezos defends ‘principled decision’ to block Post’s endorsement of Harris
Billionaire denies intervention was part of deal with Donald TrumpWorld - Financial Times - October 29 -
NATO: North Korea troops in Russia "a sign of Putin's growing desperation"
"The deepening military cooperation between Russia and North Korea is a threat to both the Indo-Pacific and Euro-Atlantic security," NATO Secretary-General says.World - CBS News - October 28 -
Putin touts Russia's new missile and delivers a menacing warning to NATO
The new ballistic missile fired by Russia struck a military-industrial facility in the central Ukrainian city of Dnipro, but its real mission was delivering a deadly new message to NATOWorld - ABC News - 5 days ago -
Russia ‘aggressive’ and ‘reckless’ in cyber realm and threat to Nato, UK minister to warn
Pat McFadden will tell cyber summit that Russia ‘won’t think twice about targeting British businesses’ and danger to Nato must not be underestimated. Russia is “exceptionally aggressive and ...World - The Guardian - 3 days ago -
Biden needs to Trump-proof US support for NATO, Ukraine
Given that Trump may well pressure Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to negotiate an agreement with Putin, it is incumbent on the Biden administration to strengthen Kyiv’s hand as much as ...Politics - The Hill - November 7 -
Trump Should Not Let Putin Claim Victory in Ukraine, Says NATO Official
Adm. Rob Bauer warned against any peace deal that was too favorable to Russia, arguing that it could undermine American interests.World - The New York Times - November 10 -
What Trump's win could mean for NATO, Ukraine and the Middle East
Donald Trump's second presidency could have broad implications on several foreign policy matters, including U.S. involvement in NATO. Matthew Kroenig, professor of government and foreign service at ...Top stories - CBS News - November 11 -
NATO's Rutte calls for more Western support for Ukraine, warns of Russian alliances
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte called on Western allies to provide further support to Ukraine “to change the trajectory of the conflict.”World - ABC News - November 12 -
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UK business activity shrinks for first time in a year as confidence in Labour falls
Many companies report worsening conditions following rise in employers’ national insurance contributionsBusiness - Financial Times - 4 days ago -
North Korea launches test missile as troops head to Ukraine border from Russia
North Korea tested a new intercontinental ballistic missile Thursday as more details emerge of its troops in Russian uniform headed toward Ukraine. CBS News senior national security correspondent ...Top stories - CBS News - October 31 -
Moscow says first Ukrainian attack on Russia with US-made missiles signals west wants to escalate conflict – Russia-Ukraine war live
Russian foreign minister says his country will do everything possible to avoid nuclear war after Ukraine fires Atacms into Russia for first time . Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday ...World - The Guardian - November 19 -
Ukraine in maps: Tracking the war with Russia
As Russian forces make slow progress in eastern Ukraine, Ukraine's military stages a surprise cross-border attack.Top stories - BBC News - November 19
