Section: European Voice (EU)
Trump’s plan to fight ISIL with Putin isn’t just futile. It’s dangerous
America and Russia fighting on the same side against ISIL: This is the radical realignment that U.S. President Donald Trump has been dangling as the linchpin of his promised reboot of the global war on terror. In one of his first executive actions, Trump signed a presidential memorandum on January 28 giving the Secretary of Defense until the end...
Republicans denounce Trump’s defense of ‘killer’ Putin
Donald Trump’s defense of Vladimir Putin’s homicidal history isn’t sitting well with fellow Republicans. Three Republican senators and several other conservatives were quick to condemn or distance themselves from the president seeming to put Putin on equal standing with the United States when it comes to...
Trump lashes out at the ‘so-called judge’ who rebuked his travel ban
President Donald Trump on Saturday lashed out at the federal judge who issued a broad block of his executive order restricting immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries, calling his ruling “ridiculous.†“The opinion of this so-called judge, which essentially takes law-enforcement away from our country,...
Judge issues broad block against Trump’s travel ban
President Donald Trump’s travel ban executive order suffered its most severe legal blow to date Friday, as a federal judge in Seattle blocked the impact of the directive nationwide. U.S. District Court Judge James Robart ruled in favor of the attorneys general of Washington state and Minnesota on a lawsuit they brought seeking to overturn...
Trump tells Ukrainian politician he won’t lift Russia sanctions
During an unusual private meeting on the sidelines of Thursday’s National Prayer Breakfast, President Donald Trump promised a Ukrainian opposition leader that the United States won’t lift sanctions on Russia until it pulls out of Ukraine, according to three people briefed on the meeting. Within hours of meeting with both...
6 fringe parties in the Dutch election
The Netherlands has always had a fragmented political system but never quite like this: a record-breaking 81 parties registered to compete in the March 15 general election. The electoral council on Friday announced the final list, cutting the number of parties on the ballot paper down to 28. The others either failed to comply with the rules,...
Russia’s ‘crescent of instability’ spreads west
VALLETTA — When EU leaders began wrestling with how to confront Russia over its military intervention in Ukraine, there seemed little connection between events in Crimea and Donbas, the raging conflict in Syria and the outset of a second civil war in Libya. As they gather Friday for an informal European Council summit on the...
Marine Le Pen’s internet army
PARIS — Not long ago, Philippe Vardon was an anti-immigrant activist best known for carrying out shock propaganda operations, like occupying mosques or serving pork-laced soup to the homeless in Nice, the southern French city that has a large Muslim population. Today, he is a top general in the sophisticated social media campaign...
An Italian residence permit, yours for €500,000
In an effort to reduce the country’s debt, the Italian government will start selling visas to non-EU citizens in exchange for a €500,000 investment in a start-up. The plan, approved by the Italian parliament in early December as part of the 2017 budget, is expected to take effect next month once the fine-print has been finalized....
Why Putin needs Orbán
BUDAPEST — As Russian President Vladimir Putin prepares to make a rare trip to the European Union Thursday, his choice of destination — Hungary — reveals a shift in the Kremlin’s strategy in Europe following the inauguration of U.S. President Donald Trump. Putin has met with Hungarian Prime Minister...
