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After the publication of the interview, a response came from Russia: “You will still have to answer for your actions and return what was stolen,” Russian parliament speaker Vyacheslav Volodin said. Last year, the G7 countries agreed to provide Ukraine with $50 billion via a series of bilateral loans that Kyiv could pay off using windfall profits from frozen Russian state assets. In the interview, Lecornu also noted that he considers the U.S. an ally of France, “despite its great unpredictability,” and he called for calm, even while Europe faces a threat from Russia. “I’m not one of those who…

In response to Musk’s post, Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski emphasized that the Polish Digitization Ministry is one of the largest providers of Starlink to Ukraine, with Warsaw funding half of the 42,000 Starlink terminals operating in the country at a cost of about $50 million a year. “If SpaceX proves to be an unreliable provider we will be forced to look for other suppliers,” Sikorski wrote in his post on X, calling out the “ethics” from Musk’s side “of threatening the victim of aggression.” As POLITICO reported a week ago, the European Commission is already looking into how it…

“My position is clear: The United States are an ally in the transatlantic alliance,” von der Leyen told a press conference marking the first 100 days of her second term in office. The German politician also insisted that Europe’s relationship with the U.S. was “totally different” from the one it has with China, brushing aside the need for “de-risking” with the United States. But von der Leyen, who is yet to meet Trump in person since he was sworn in on Jan. 20, did point to a number of problems in world affairs that can be linked to Trump’s actions,…

“Ukraine has been seeking peace from the very first second of this war. Realistic proposals are on the table. The key is to move quickly and effectively,” Zelenskyy wrote on X. The delegation Zelenskyy announced for the talks in Saudi Arabia is made up of diplomatic and military representatives, including his chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha and Defense Minister Rustem Umerov. The delegation is set to meet with U.S. negotiators on Tuesday in a bid to repair ties with the Trump administration. Zelenskyy said he will visit Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Monday,…

Following the open criticism, Farage said that Lowe was “completely wrong” and that Reform UK was “absolutely not a protest party.” Writing in the Telegraph on Sunday, Farage acknowledged that the row had “dented” the “sense of unity” within the party, but said it would have been “inconceivable” not to take action.  “If the last general election taught us anything, it is that the public does not like political parties that engage in constant infighting,” Farage wrote, adding that while Reform had built a united party, “thanks to one of our MPs, Rupert Lowe, unloading a barrage of criticisms against…

“We must preserve national unity and internal peace, we can live together,” Sharaa said in a video quoted by Reuters, speaking at a mosque in his childhood neighborhood of Mazzah in Damascus. The clashes erupted on Thursday and marked a major escalation in the challenge to the new government led by Sharaa’s movement Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, or HTS, three months after the insurgents took over following the removal of Assad from power. Assad was ousted last December after decades of dynastic rule by his family, marked by severe repression and a devastating civil war. Alawites, however, had been a large…

The challenge of the Estonia Sauna Marathon is simple – how long can you stand the heat while dressed in a funny costume. The weekend long event is a great leveller for visitors but Maris Hellrand says saunas are a very serious part of Estonian culture. Every year, in early spring, the small southern Estonian town Otepää, which is also known as the country’s winter sports capital, sees the number of its saunas double or even triple for a weekend. This is the time of the annual European Sauna Marathon – and this year’s 14th edition attracted nearly 1000 participants…

New research from the UK and US has found that the music industry is not a safe profession due to its high risk of suicide and that women in the business are significantly more at risk. Poor mental health and music have a troubled shared history. From 27 Club examples like Kurt Cobain to recent pop stars like Liam Payne, suicide has a prevalent link to stardom. Now, research has confirmed that the career is directly linked to higher suicide risk levels. Research from the UK and US has found that the music industry is not a safe profession due…

The U.K. farming industry was devastated by an outbreak of the disease in 2001, with more than 2,000 farms affected and more than 6 million animals slaughtered. The reports from Hungary follow claims last month that banned German products were being “auto-cleared” to enter the U.K. six days after the ban was put in place, with experts blaming the incident on a failure to update the government’s import notification system, known as IPAFFs. Giving evidence to the environment, food and rural affairs committee earlier this week, NPA CEO Lizzie Wilson claimed illegal German products were still bypassing the border. Currently,…

Police say they interrupted a drug transaction outside a building in the 9th arrondissement of Paris. French prosecutors have detained a member of the Australian field hockey team at the Paris Olympics on allegations of trying to score cocaine.Authorities say police interrupted a drug transaction outside a building in the capital’s 9th arrondissement in the night between Tuesday and Wednesday.The case has been taken over by the police anti-drug unit, and the 17-year-old alleged seller has been arrested too.The Australian Olympic Committee said in a statement that no charges had been filed and that it is “continuing to make enquiries…