We are not Ukraine. That is the overarching message from officials in the Philippines, who say that they are certain they have the full backing of the United States despite President Trump’s dramatic shifts in foreign policy, including his stunning…
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Von Der Leyen Unveils Sweeping Plan to Boost E.U. Military Spending.
A top European official on Tuesday laid out a sweeping framework aimed at rearming the continent, trying to fill a void as President Trump retreated from supporting Ukraine and pressured Europe to spend more on its own defense. The official,…
At Ukraine’s Trump-Themed Cafe, Patrons Demand a Name Change
At the Trump Pizza Station in Kyiv, where the internet password is “TrumpLovesYou,” one woman burst into tears when she learned that the United States was suspending military aid to Ukraine. Another sipped a cappuccino with banana milk and lamented…
Ukraine Races to Salvage U.S. Alliance After Trump Halts Aid
A day after President Trump ordered the suspension of American military assistance, Ukrainian diplomats and politicians scrambled on Tuesday to find a way to salvage their alliance with Washington while the war weary nation prepared for the possibility that it…
Why Is Trump Pausing Aid to Ukraine? What to Know.
The Trump administration’s decision to temporarily suspend the delivery of all military assistance to Ukraine sent shock waves through Europe on Tuesday, even as details about the move remained scant. The decision — which affects more than $1 billion in…
European Leaders Look for Allies to Secure Ukraine-Russia Peace Deal
Britain and France have promised to muster a “coalition of the willing” to secure a peace agreement between Ukraine and Russia. Now comes the acid test for Europe: How many countries will step up, and does that even matter, given…
U.S.A.I.D. Memos Detail Human Costs of Cuts to Foreign Aid
The Trump administration’s decision to withdraw foreign aid and dismantle the U.S. Agency for International Development is likely to cause enormous human suffering, according to estimates by the agency itself. Among them: up to 18 million additional cases of malaria…
Europe Is Left with Hard Choices as Trump Sours on Ukraine
European leaders have dealt with President Trump’s return to office by trying to keep him cooperating on Ukraine while pushing to ramp up their own defense spending so they are less reliant on an increasingly fickle America. But Friday’s meeting…
Welcome to the Zero Sum Era. Now How Do We Get Out?
My grandfather’s idea of an Easter egg hunt involved hiding money in colorful plastic eggs sprinkled around his house in Long Island. Most held coins, but there was always one with a crisp, new $100 bill. My cousin, Billy-O, and…
How Johnson, Who Put His Job at Risk to Save Ukraine Aid, Flipped for Trump
The night before Speaker Mike Johnson defied the hard-right wing of his party and brought up a bill to send more than $60 billion in aid to Ukraine, he spent a mostly sleepless night in a luxury hotel suite overlooking…