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Lorne Cook

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Trump moves the goalposts for NATO after demanding members spend more. ‘We don’t need their money — we don’t need anything. I just want loyalty’

Trump suggested he might have skipped the upcoming summit entirely were it not being hosted by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

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Pete Hegseth flew to NATO, told allies they might fail his review, and caught an early flight home

"Instead of tanks and fighters and air defenses, the focus has been on gender equity and climate change and defense austerity," he said, inaccurately.

18.06.2026 6

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Trump’s fight with NATO over Greenland ‘crossed a line that cannot be uncrossed’ and weakens the alliance long term, expert says

NATO’s credibility as a unified force under U.S. leadership has taken a huge hit over the past year as trust within the 32-nation military...

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Macron says Europe forced Trump to back down: ‘Europe can make itself be respected, and that’s a very good thing’

"When we use the tools that we have at our disposal we get respect and that’s what happened this week," the French president said.

23.01.2026 10

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EU indefinitely freezes Russian assets to prevent Hungary and Slovakia from vetoing billions of euros being sent to support Ukraine

The assets will be frozen until Russia gives up its war on Ukraine and compensates Ukraine.

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EU moves to choke off Russia’s energy cash flow with sanctions on ‘shadow fleet’ and LNG sanctions

The sanctions come after President Trump cancelled his upcoming meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin

23.10.2025 10

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Trump’s promise of a Ukrainian ‘reassurance force’ praised by European leaders

After a meeting Wednesday, European Council President Antonio Costa welcomed “the readiness of the United States to share with Europe the efforts to...

15.08.2025 10

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France bemoans ‘dark day’ as Trump wins EU trade deal at his golf course in Scotland

A month after NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte ingratiated himself with Trump by referring to him as “daddy,” the Europeans again conceded to...

29.07.2025 10

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