Orbán says EU must answer ‘difficult questions’ before starting Ukraine membership talks

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said Friday that some “very long and difficult questions” still need to…

Georgia hedges its bets on the EU — and Russia

Jamie Dettmer is opinion editor at POLITICO Europe. TBILISI — Even by the disorderly standards of Georgian…

Zelenskyy moves to change Ukraine’s WWII Victory Day in jab at Russia

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday he was planning to align with the West on the…

How activists shaped Sweden’s NATO debacle

Elisabeth Braw is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and an advisor at Gallos…

Ukraine takes two steps forward, one step back in anti-corruption fight

Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. KYIV — Even when the…

Donetsk city hall bombing adds to string of setbacks for the Kremlin

A pro-Moscow official in the occupied Ukrainian region of Donetsk claimed that the mayor’s office in…

G7 leaders condemn ‘sham’ referendums in occupied Ukraine

Leaders of the G7 condemned the “sham” Russian referendums being carried out in occupied Ukraine as…

EU’s unanimity rules are here for now, despite chatter

Don’t expect the EU to strip countries’ veto power any time soon.  After a meeting of…

Scholz pitches major EU enlargement — with reform

Press play to listen to this article The EU should significantly expand but must first undergo…

Kosovo delays new rules amid growing Serbia tensions

Kosovo will delay the implementation of new rules after tensions with Serbia rose over the weekend,…