Putin accuses NATO of provoking Russia into crossing its 'red lines'
In his annual meeting with defense officials, the Russian President implied a figurative point of no return may be reached by escalating the conflict in Ukraine:
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Orbán ends EU presidency with controversial ceasefire mission, to Ukraine's dismay
Hungary's Viktor Orbán will cap his country's EU Council presidency with a meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Turkey on Thursday, the latest stop in a so-called "Christmas ceasefire" deal that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has dismissed out of hand.
Putin signs security treaty with Belarus including possible use of nuclear weapons
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a treaty offering security guarantees to Belarus, including the possible use of Russian nuclear weapons to help repel any aggression.
German Chancellor Scholz defends decision not to deliver long-range missiles to Ukraine
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz visited Ukraine for the first time in more than two years on Monday and vowed to keep supporting Kyiv in its fight against Russia.
MEPs critique Angela Merkel's legacy as memoirs hit the shelves
"Freedom" is the political book of the year. In an autobiography, former Chancellor Angela Merkel looks back on her 16 years at the helm of Germany. Originally from the East Germany under the German Democratic Republic, the Christian Democrat leader profoundly impacted the European project.
Merkel confronts her legacy in long-awaited memoir
After Donald Trump's election to the White House in 2016, then-German Chancellor Angela Merkel gave a speech pushing for unity for which she was labelled the “leader of the free world.”
Ukraine has reportedly lost 40% of land it had seized in Russia's Kursk region
Ukraine is reportedly losing ground in the Russian province of Kursk, with a senior Ukrainian military official saying over 40% of land seized has been lost.
NATO and Ukraine to hold emergency talks after Russia's hypersonic missile attack
NATO and Ukraine are to hold emergency talks on Tuesday next week, after an attack with intermediate-range Oreshnik missile hit a military facility in central Ukraine. The event was an escalation of the war, which Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk has said is "entering a decisive phase" and "taking on very dramatic dimensions" as it nears 33 months in duration.