At every turn, the coalition used channels of communication to the Kremlin for risk management. Constant and discreet channels between seasoned US national security professionals and their Russian counterparts were always there to ensure that any Nato step to elevate support for Ukraine would be backed up by conflict diplomacy.

European democracy and rule of law are at risk, the general says, so Europe must give Ukraine whatever it can to pressure Moscow, even if Trump does not.

“The violation of Poland’s airspace earlier this week is not an isolated incident and impacts more than just Poland,” the NATO commander, U.S. Air Force General Alexus Grynkewich, said when he announced the new measures, adding, “NATO is not waiting; we are acting.”

Temperatures across Europe are rising at twice the global average. This alarming trend is leading to more frequent and intense heat waves, droughts, floods and storms.

It has not been an unmitigated disaster. European and Arab states have rallied behind a British blueprint to revive the Middle East peace process and save the two state solution. Elements of the Foreign Office drafted strategy are part of the peace plan for Gaza.

As the EU cuts Russian gas by 2028, Greece stands to become a crucial energy hub and diplomatic bridge in Southeast Europe.

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Stellantis NV Chief Executive Officer Antonio Filosa is meeting with Italian labor unions on Monday as weak demand prompts the maker of Fiat and Alfa Romeo cars to pause output at several factories.

Across Europe and North America, the picture is bleak: wool is often burned or discarded because processing costs outweigh returns. That’s why Ilaria Venturini Fendi was hosting the first in-person World Hope Forum,

But on its eastern flank, one major economy is shining bright: Poland. In an era of existential economic gloom across the EU, one of its larger members has been consistently posting positive numbers: Poland.