Europe stocks fall as earnings disappoint; Philips down 13% – CNBC
Vopak drops 7% after revenue falls nearly 8% Dutch tank storage group Vopakshares fell 7.4% on Wednesday after reporting a year-over-year decline in full-year earnings. The company recorded a 7.7% decline in annual revenue to 1.32 billion euros ($1.37) compared to 2023 EUR 1.43 billion euros. “The performance of the gas terminal demonstrated the throughput […]
Trump stuns Europe with opening Ukraine-Russia gambit
European leaders are screaming to respond to President Trump's first move to end Russian wars in Ukraine, shocking to be outside the high stakes about the security of the continent, and to be able to sway from Europe It is working on a potential setback for the US military. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said […]
NATO boss lauds Trump’s leadership on Ukraine, tells Europe: ‘Get your act together’
The head of NATO on Monday praised President Trump for adopting the initiative to end the war in Ukraine. And then he knocked Europe to “slam” rather than “act together.” NATO executive director Mark Latte, 58, known as the “Trump Whisperer,” has emphasized the importance of American leaders to end Russia's Ukrainian war, and European […]
How Trump left Ukraine and Europe reeling – podcast | Ukraine
Last Monday, the Guardian's Central and Eastern European correspondent; Shawn Walker, I sat in Kiev and interviewed the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Walker explains that the conversation was dominated by what Zelensky wanted to achieve in his upcoming talks on the ceasefire contract in Ukraine. The president also outlined his red line. The United States […]
Europe would only become ‘obstacle’ to Russia-Ukraine peace talks, expert says
The Trump administration's potential plan to remove European allies from negotiations to end the war in Ukraine has sparked panic among continental leaders, but is the only way to ultimately resolve the conflict It could be, an expert told Fox News Digital. “This is the possible basis for Trump to exclude European allies from direct […]
Europe tries to shore up fragile unity as it realises it cannot rely on US | Europe
They smiled, but the work was immeasurable. After dozens of apex, where he hesitated and disagreeded with the unanimous EU disagreeed with something like a cohesive plan at the end of the war in Ukraine, this was suddenly and rarely different. Speaking for France, Germany, Poland, Italy, Spain, and Scandinavian and Baltic countries – Denmark, […]
Europe at ‘turning point’ as leaders meet in Paris to discuss Ukraine crisis | Ukraine
The European Commission's president prepares to meet in Paris for emergency consultations on his role in the final ceasefire in Ukraine, so European security is a “tip-off point.” I stated. After the US shocked last week to protect Kiev and its European supporters from peace talks, Ursula von der Leyen said the issue was “not […]
US Ukraine envoy pulls no punches with Europe on Ukraine, Russia peace talks
President Donald Trump's Ukrainian and Russian envoys suggested that they may not have a place at the European table during peace talks with Russia. Asked if Europeans were playing a role in talks between Russia and Ukraine, Trump envoy Keith Kellogg, who was a security conference in Germany over the weekend, said he “comes from […]
US to mediate Russia, Ukraine peace talks without Europe — but demands plans on post-war support
The US is calling for detailed suggestions from European countries on how it plans to support Ukraine through peace negotiations and how it plans after the war with Russia. A survey sent this week by the State Department aims to measure their willingness to supply European arms, military and other security arrangements. Reported by the […]
Vance delivers a historic defense of free speech in Europe
in “Hillbilly Elegy: Memoirs of Family and Culture in the Crisis.JD Vance wrote: “I don't believe in inspiration. I don't believe in transformative moments because transformation is more difficult than moments.” Despite that deeper point, on February 14th, Vance discovered that transformational moment. Speaking to European leaders at a security conference in Munich, he shocked […]