Historian factchecks Trump’s Nato criticism as ex-president tells Europe to ‘PAY UP!’
Donald Trump drew widespread condemnation after his recent comments that he would encourage Russia to invade Nato countriesthat don’t spend enough on defence.
Political news from Estonia
EU leaders pick von der Leyen for second term as Commission chief
European Union leaders agreed to nominate Ursula von der Leyen of Germany for a second five-year term as president of the European Commission, the EU's powerful executive body. At a summit in Brussels, the bloc's 27 national leaders also picked former Portuguese premier Antonio Costa as the future chair of their European Council meetings and selected Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas as the next EU foreign policy chief. "Mission accomplished! The European Council has delivered," the body's current chair, Charles Michel, told reporters early on Friday morning. The leadership package represents continuity at the top of the bloc of some 450 million people, with centrist pro-
Russia Steps Up a Covert Sabotage Campaign Aimed at Europe
U.S. and allied intelligence officials are tracking an increase in low-level sabotage operations in Europe that they say are part of a Russian campaign to undermine support for Ukraine’s war effort.
Ukraine war live updates: Under heavy Russian fire, Ukraine withdraws troops from parts of besieged Kharkiv region
This is CNBC's live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. See below for the latest updates.
U.K. to expel Russian defence attaché for ‘malign activity’
The United Kingdom will expel a Russian diplomat it accuses of being a spy, and revoke and restrict Russian diplomatic privileges after a British minister accused the country of “malign activity.”
NATO Puts on a Show of Force in the Shadow of Russia’s War
About 90,000 NATO troops have been training in Europe this spring for the Great Power war that most hope will never come: a clash between Russia and the West with potentially catastrophic consequences.
A growing number of Americans end up in Russian jails. The prospects for their release are unclear
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A journalist on a reporting trip in a Ural Mountains city. A corporate security executive traveling to Moscow for a wedding. A dual national returning to her hometown in Tatarstan to visit her family.
Lithuania foreign minister calls for concerted effort to support Ukraine: 'It's about the future'
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Biden Takes Down Trump With 3-Word Punchline At DC Roast
WASHINGTON (AP) — The big news this week, President Joe Biden said at a weekend Washington roast, was that two candidates had clinched their party’s nomination for president. But one was too old, too mentally unfit for the job, he said.