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Max Delany

International Business Times

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EU's Top Diplomat Backs Trump Call To Boost Defence Spending

The EU's top diplomat Kaja Kallas said Wednesday that the bloc must heed US President Donald Trump's demand to spend more on defence, as she issued a...

24.01.2025 9

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Max Delany

Zelensky Says Trump And EU Must Work Together To Secure Peace

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday he needed both Europe and the United States on board to secure a durable peace, as he huddled...

21.12.2024 3

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Zelensky Huddles With European Leaders As Trump Looms

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was to meet NATO chief Mark Rutte and key European leaders in Brussels Wednesday to discuss "next steps" on...

19.12.2024 2

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Wary Europe Eyes Syria With Hope -- And Fear

European leaders have hailed the end of Bashar al-Assad's brutal rule in Syria as a moment of hope -- but they also view his sudden toppling as...

10.12.2024 2

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Ukraine Pushes NATO For Invite As Trump Looms

Ukraine insisted Tuesday that NATO membership was the only "real guarantee" for its security as foreign ministers from the alliance looked set to...

03.12.2024 3

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'Break Taboos': Josep Borrell Wraps Up Time As EU's Top Diplomat

Josep Borrell took a deep breath as the train rumbled across Ukraine at the end of his final visit after five tumultuous years as the EU's foreign...

17.11.2024 4

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NATO Warns Of N. Korea Threat In Pitch To Trump On Ukraine

NATO chief Mark Rutte said Thursday that North Korea's involvement in Russia's war against Ukraine posed a direct threat to the United States, in a...

08.11.2024 4

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'Going To Be Rough': NATO Braces For Trump's Return

US allies at NATO scrambled Wednesday to put a brave face on the return of Donald Trump to the White House amid fears the unpredictable Republican...

06.11.2024 2

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Rutte Dismisses Trump Fears As He Takes Reins At NATO

NATO's new chief Mark Rutte on Tuesday downplayed fears over the impact of a potential Donald Trump victory in upcoming US elections and pledged to...

01.10.2024 1

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NATO Gets A New Chief -- But Don't Expect A Revolution

Incoming NATO chief Mark Rutte brings new leadership this week to one of the world's most powerful-sounding roles -- helming the nuclear-armed...

30.09.2024 2

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Trump To Putin: The Key Challenges Facing Rutte At NATO

Dutch former prime minister Mark Rutte will take the reins as NATO's new secretary general on Tuesday at a perilous time for the Western military...

30.09.2024 1

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Von Der Leyen Reveals EU's New Top Lineup

After weeks of fierce political horse-trading, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen unveiled Tuesday her new top team to help steward the...

17.09.2024 2

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EU To Name New Defence Tsar - But Is The Job A Dud?

Faced with Russia's war on Ukraine, EU chief Ursula von der Leyen has promised to name a designated defence commissioner as a key part of her new...

16.09.2024 3

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