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Süddeutsche: Berlin dismisses Putin's Schröder mediator proposal

Süddeutsche: Berlin dismisses Putin's Schröder mediator proposal

The German government does not take Vladimir Putin's proposal to name Gerhard Schröder as EU mediator in the war in Ukraine seriously, calling it part of Russia's hybrid strategy.…

2026/05/10 - 23:25
Spiegel: SPD members open to discussing Schröder as EU mediator with Russia

Spiegel: SPD members open to discussing Schröder as EU mediator with Russia

Several Social Democrat MPs in Germany are open to discussing Vladimir Putin's proposal to name Gerhard Schröder as EU mediator in the war in Ukraine.…

2026/05/10 - 23:05
Zelenskyy and Finland's Stubb coordinate positions before next week's talks

Zelenskyy and Finland's Stubb coordinate positions before next week's talks

Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke with Finnish President Alexander Stubb about the state of diplomatic work with the United States ahead of meetings and negotiations scheduled for next week.…

2026/05/10 - 22:05
Former Italian ambassador arrested in Rome over Schengen visa scheme for Russians

Former Italian ambassador arrested in Rome over Schengen visa scheme for Russians

Piergabriele Papadia de Bottini, former Italian ambassador to Uzbekistan, was arrested in Rome on suspicion of selling Schengen visas to Russian nationals for €4,000-16,000 each.…

2026/05/10 - 20:45
Drone with Cyrillic markings found in Poland near Kaliningrad border

Drone with Cyrillic markings found in Poland near Kaliningrad border

Polish authorities found a drone with Cyrillic markings and a camera in a field in Warmia-Masuria, close to the border with Russia's Kaliningrad Oblast.…

2026/05/10 - 20:25
Zelenskyy congratulates new Hungarian PM Péter Magyar

Zelenskyy congratulates new Hungarian PM Péter Magyar

Volodymyr Zelenskyy congratulated Péter Magyar on becoming Hungary's prime minister, calling it symbolic that the inauguration took place on Europe Day.…

2026/05/10 - 20:05
Fico after Moscow visit: Zelenskyy should call Putin himself

Fico after Moscow visit: Zelenskyy should call Putin himself

Slovak PM Robert Fico, returning from Moscow, said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy should phone Vladimir Putin himself if he wants a meeting.…

2026/05/10 - 18:46
Let's not let Putin feel comfortable and destroy security - President of the European Parliament

Let's not let Putin feel comfortable and destroy security - President of the European Parliament

Roberta Mecola called on France, as one of the main players on the European stage, to take a mature and responsible position, with which Europe must evolve…

2023/10/31 - 01:42
Meta will introduce Facebook and Instagram subscriptions in Europe starting in November

Meta will introduce Facebook and Instagram subscriptions in Europe starting in November

Meta will introduce subscriptions for Facebook and Instagram users in Europe starting in November. In particular, after the European courts began to tightly…

2023/10/30 - 17:16
Twitter leaves EU anti-disinformation code

Twitter leaves EU anti-disinformation code

The social media platform Twitter is abandoning the voluntary code they had chosen to fight false information within the European Union.This was announced…

2023/05/27 - 19:36
Zelensky almost lost his phone during a visit to Berlin

Zelensky almost lost his phone during a visit to Berlin

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy almost lost his cell phone during his visit to Berlin as part of a diplomatic mission.This was reported by Bild…

2023/05/14 - 22:09
Scholz: Germany will support Ukraine as long as necessary

Scholz: Germany will support Ukraine as long as necessary

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz confirmed that Germany will support Ukraine as long as necessary."We support Ukraine financially, politically, and militarily.…

2023/05/14 - 13:36
EU proposes to ban access to ports for vessels that circumvent sanctions

EU proposes to ban access to ports for vessels that circumvent sanctions

The European Union has proposed to deny access to its ports to ships that try to circumvent sanctions on Russian oil, seeking to prohibit the transportation…

2023/05/09 - 00:09
China is trying to justify its cooperation with Russia amid possible sanctions

China is trying to justify its cooperation with Russia amid possible sanctions

The European Union is planning to impose sanctions on several Chinese corporations that contribute to the armament of Russian invaders.Beijing is outraged…

2023/05/08 - 22:58
Russian Su-35 intercepts Polish border guard plane over the Black Sea

Russian Su-35 intercepts Polish border guard plane over the Black Sea

On Friday, a Russian Su-35 aircraft dangerously intercepted an L410 TURBOLET aircraft belonging to the Polish Border Guard Service, which was conducting a routine patrol…

2023/05/07 - 12:45
Orban says part of Ukraine belongs to Hungary

Orban says part of Ukraine belongs to Hungary

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has made a new scandalous statement. He said that part of Ukraine belongs to Hungary.He said this on the air of Radio…

2023/05/06 - 13:59