Putin Said the War ‘Is Coming to a Close.’ But That’s Not All He Said.

The Russian leader is walking a tightrope: acknowledging public discontent while offering no indication that he might give up on his demands.

By Paul Sonne

Fomo is a poor motivation for EU tech policy

Europe’s large public sectors are a powerful tool to build a market for native tech

Why is Putin now talking about the war in Ukraine ‘coming to an end’?

Drone strikes, mounting casualties and a distracted US president means a slow-motion victory is in doubt Vladimir Putin suggested that the war in Ukraine may be “coming to an end” on Saturday – comments that raise the question of why the Russian president might want to turn the spotlight on to a possible end to the war now given how the fighting is evolving. Continue reading...

By Dan Sabbagh, Defence and security correspondent

German defence minister dismisses Putin's claims that war will end soon as yet another deception

During a visit to Kyiv on 11 May, German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius warned that remarks by Russian leader Vladimir Putin about a possible end to the war in Ukraine could be another act of deception.

By Khrystyna Bondarieva,Yevhen Kizilov

Spain’s foreign minister calls for EU army as ‘we can’t wake up every day wondering what the US will do next’

The gulf between the US and Europe widens as José Manuel Albares says European citizens ‘deserve better’

By Maira Butt

Putin hints he might end Russia’s war in Ukraine. But why now?

Donald Trump 'seriously considering' making Venezuela the 51st state of US

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By TOI World Desk

EJA seeks protected minority status for Europe Jews to tackle antisemitism, protect Jewish practice

The status would mean that Jewish life and practice will no longer depend on the goodwill of whichever government is in power at any given time.

Kallas warns BiH must not “slip off” path as Schmidt resignation opens question of successor

European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Monday that EU foreign ministers had discussed the announced resignation of High Representativ

EU ministers dismiss Putin’s idea of role for Schroeder in future security talks

European governments on Monday rejected asuggestion by Russian President Vladimir Putin that former German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder could represent them in possible future talks with Moscow on the continent’s security. Putin said on Saturday he believed the war in Ukraine was coming to an end and that he would be willing to negotiate new security […]

In Sofia, diplomats on bicycles for Europe Day

(ANSA) - ROMA, 11 MAG - On the occasion of “Europe Day” and the “Grand Depart” of the 109th Giro d’Italia in Bulgaria, the Italian Embassy in Sofia, the European Commission Representation, and the City of Sofia invited local authorities, the accredited diplomatic corps, and citizens to take a symbolic bike ride through the historic center of the capital. The ride, which started at the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral and ended in the square in front of the National Palace of Culture, was attended b...

By ANSA

European equities muted with no signs of resolution to Middle East conflict

Is Putin’s chokehold on Russia slipping?

The Russian leader is caught between an increasingly unpopular war and shifting global headwinds

By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US

Europe must establish direct contact with Russia — Stubb

Finnish President Alexander Stubb believes that the time has come for European governments to engage directly with Moscow.