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Black Sea crossfire puts world wheat trade back on edge
Wheat shipments from Russia and Ukraine have slumped as ports and vessels come under fire. Prices are at two-year highs, with analysts warning of further pressure if disruption…
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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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Russia turns its missiles on Ukraine’s economy as air defences thin
With ballistic interceptors depleted, Russia is striking Ukraine's shops, warehouses and Black Sea shipping — imposing $500m in costs, choking Odesa's ports and putting 50m tonnes of harvest…
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Europe Owns the Ukraine War — But Still Lacks a Strategy for Peace
With Washington disengaged, Europe funds nearly all aid to Ukraine and drives diplomacy. But beyond keeping Kyiv alive, it still lacks a strategy for peace, accession and deterring…
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Mykhailo Drapaty Appointed Chief of Ukraine’s Armed Forces
Mykhailo Drapaty, 43, was appointed Ukraine's commander-in-chief on July 21st replacing Oleksandr Syrsky, bringing a reputation for front-line courage and a push to replace Soviet-style command with Western-style…
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Europe drone incursions traced to Russia in IISS report
Hundreds of drones probed European bases, ports and airports in 2024-25. An IISS review of 144 cases points to a coordinated Russian campaign using linked ships.
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Russia’s Odesa Port Strikes Threaten Ukraine’s 81m-Tonne Harvest
Russian missile and drone strikes on Odesa's ports have killed 26 and halted terminals, choking the corridor that carries 90% of Ukraine's grain as an 81m-tonne harvest comes…
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Ukraine races to harden its power grid before Russia’s winter assault
Ukraine has hardened its electricity network at record speed before winter. Yet a shortage of ballistic interceptors and swarms of fast new jet drones leave Kyiv and other…
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Why Putin Is Planning to Escalate the War in Ukraine Again
Stalemated on the battlefield and facing discontent at home, Vladimir Putin has chosen escalation over retreat — and survival, not strategy, is driving the next phase of the…
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AfD in Saxony-Anhalt: What Its 258-Page Governing Plan Promises
Ahead of Saxony-Anhalt's September 6 vote, the AfD leads polls with a 258-page governing programme. It promises sweeping change to schools, media and culture — but faces legal,…
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Iceland Votes No on EU Talks as Fishing Fears Decide Referendum
Iceland voted narrowly on August 29 against restarting EU accession talks. Fishing fears and a rural-urban divide decided the result, frustrating Brussels but showing the limits of EU…