For decades a core objective of the Soviet Union was to “decouple” the United States from Europe. Decoupling, as it was called, would break the Western alliance that kept Soviet tanks from rolling across the Prussian plains. Now, in weeks,…
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A Europe in Emotional Shock Grapples With a New Era
For decades a core objective of the Soviet Union was to “decouple” the United States from Europe. Decoupling, as it was called, would break the Western alliance that kept Soviet tanks from rolling across the Prussian plains. Now, in weeks,…
France Open to Discussing Extension of Nuclear Deterrence, Macron Says
France is willing to discuss extending the protection afforded by its nuclear arsenal to its European allies, President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday, as the continent scrambles to fend off heightened Russian aggression and diminishing American support. France and Britain…
After Days of Coaching, Zelensky Seeks a Path to Trump’s Good Graces
The tutelage began last Friday, soon after President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine suffered through a humiliating dressing down at the White House, courtesy of President Trump. Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain suggested that Mr. Zelensky return to the White…
UK’s Starmer to Meet Trump With a Boost on Defense and Pleas for Ukraine
Follow live updates on the Trump administration. Now it’s Keir Starmer’s turn. After President Emmanuel Macron of France navigated his meeting with President Trump on Monday, skirting the rockiest shoals but making little headway, Mr. Starmer, the British prime minister,…
Under Trump, America’s New Friends: Russia, North Korea and Belarus
If the old saying is true, that you are known by who your friends are, then President Trump may be telling the world something about who he plans to be in this second term. In a move that redrew the…
How Can Europe Talk to Trump? Macron Tries Flattery, and Gentle Resistance.
President Emmanuel Macron of France struck a chummy tone with President Trump even as he corrected him with a smile in Washington on Monday. That one-two punch of flattery and gentle resistance is an example of how some European leaders…
Trump, Meeting With Macron, Says He Might Visit Russia
“No, in fact, to be frank, we paid,” Mr. Macron said. As in the case of the United States, he said, there has been a mix of grants, loans and loan guarantees. “We provided real money, to be clear,” he…
Macron and Starmer Have Played Trump’s Game Before, but the Rules Are Changing
“This is the moment of truth,” former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull of Australia said in an interview. “They simply have to have the steel to stand up to Trump and tell him what they think, namely, that siding with Putin…
‘Terrorist’ Attack at Market in France Leaves One Dead
A man went on a stabbing rampage in a small city in France on Saturday, killing one person and injuring several more in what President Emmanuel Macron called “an Islamist terrorist attack.” “It was a terrorist attack, there’s no doubt…