Europe
A Russian Village Fights to Keep Its School as War Spending Bites
In Russia's Archangel region, the growing village of Nikolsk is fighting a plan to cut its school's upper forms — a move district officials openly blame on the…
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Explore European politics, security and economic change, including the European Union and its neighbours. These stories examine national choices, cross-border tensions and their consequences for people and businesses.
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Europe races to close its long-range missile gap as US pulls back
A dozen NATO members have pledged $50bn for deep-precision-strike missiles as US deployments recede. Germany is now hunting for European-made stopgaps to deploy as early as next year.
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Russian Soldiers Pay Officers to Survive Ukraine’s Front Line
Twelve Russian contract soldiers describe a front-line market where commanders sell safety, equipment and leave — and punish those who refuse with assault details, pits or execution.
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Evian G7: Europe Senses a New Opening on Ukraine
After Donald Trump stayed through the Evian G7, European leaders sensed a guarded opening to re-engage Washington on Ukraine, linked to an Iran deal and tougher energy sanctions.
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Ukraine Is Losing the Ballistic Missile War — For Now
After a 611-drone, 70-missile barrage on Kyiv, Ukraine still stops most cruise threats but few ballistics. With Patriots scarce, Kyiv is hurrying to rebuild a missile arsenal dismantled…
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Russia’s War Comes Home: Fuel Shortages and Rising Anxiety
Petrol queues, drone strikes on refineries and talk of a new mobilisation are bringing the Ukraine war home for ordinary Russians. Anxiety has jumped sharply, polls show.
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Ukraine’s EU Accession Reforms Stall as Brussels Keeps Paying
A €10bn drone deal showcased EU-Ukraine unity in Kyiv. Behind the ceremony, judicial and anti-corruption reforms have barely moved — and Brussels keeps paying anyway.
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Vilcha to Donbas: Four Years of Ukraine’s Border Guards at War
At dawn on February 24, 2022 a handful of guards at Vilcha faced a 700-vehicle Russian column. Four years on, their survival story mirrors Ukraine's transformation in a…
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Ukraine’s Last Escape Route: Inside the Mokrany-Domanove Crossing
Officially shut, the Mokrany-Domanove crossing has become a fragile humanitarian lifeline. Each day, dozens brave Russia and Belarus to return to government-held Ukraine.
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Ukraine Strikes Wildberries Depots to Bring the War Home to Russia
Drone strikes on Wildberries depots destroyed goods worth some 150bn roubles ($1.9bn) and rattled millions of shoppers. Kyiv says soldiers and volunteers buy military equipment on the platform…