Section: POLITICO – Europe Edition (EU)
Biden urges Trump to support Ukraine
The Donald Trump administration should be a strong supporter and partner of Ukraine, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said on a visit to Kiev Monday. Asked if he had received any assurances that Trump would place a similar priority on Ukraine as Barack Obama had done, Biden said “hope springs eternal.” During his last official overseas visit,...
Ukrainian efforts to sabotage Trump backfire
Donald Trump wasn’t the only presidential candidate whose campaign was boosted by officials of a former Soviet bloc country. Ukrainian government officials tried to help Hillary Clinton and undermine Trump by publicly questioning his fitness for office. They also disseminated documents implicating a top Trump aide in corruption and...
Ukrainians fall out of love with Europe
KIEV — “The video is funny because it’s so true,†says my Ukrainian teacher, Katrin Khalabuzar, during a recent lesson at a Kiev hipster café. I see why the video has struck a nerve with her and close to 50,000 other Ukrainians: It shows President Petro Poroshenko promising at various points that a...
Hackers threaten smart power grids
Europe is investing in power grids that save consumers money and easily handle surges from wind and solar sources — features  critical to curbing climate change and cutting the Continent’s reliance on coal. But these electricity networks of the future also create big risks. So-called smart grids and smart meters expose the...
US senators praise Ukrainian marines, slam Putin
On the frontline of the war in Ukraine, U.S. Senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham voiced strong support for Ukrainian marines and sharply criticized Russian President Vladimir Putin, underscoring the gulf between leading Republicans in Congress and President-elect Donald Trump over Russia policy. “I admire the fact that you will...
Ukraine’s ‘bold’ move to nationalize bank
KIEV – Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko is nationalizing the country’s largest retail bank in an effort to stabilize the country’s financial sector, a move that comes at a perilous time of heightened political disenchantment domestically and growing doubts about western support for Kiev. In a...
Ukraine defends nationalization of biggest bank
Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Stepan Kubiv defended the emergency nationalization of the country’s largest bank Monday, saying the takeover was transparent and based on international valuations. The takeover of Privatbank is certain to prompt debate because one of its main owners, the oligarch Ihor Kolomoisky, has clashed repeatedly...
Petro Poroshenko urges Dutch to sign EU-Ukraine agreement
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Friday urged the Netherlands to ratify a pact between his country and the EU after amendments were agreed by EU leaders. Poroshenko wrote on Twitter “we call upon the Netherlands to fulfill the relevant procedures to ensure its swift entry into force.†He added that the agreement,...
European Council: Live blog
EU leaders are gathered to discuss the implementation of the Turkey migration deal, how to ratify the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement after the Dutch referendum in June, sanctions against Russia and the conflict in Syria. There will also be talks without British Prime Minister Theresa May on the EU27’s Brexit strategy. …read more...
5 things to watch at the EU summit
The more problems pile up for the European Union — migration crisis, economic troubles, the rise of Euroskeptic parties — the shorter the regular meetings of EU leaders become. And so it is when leaders meet for their summit Thursday and President of the European Council Donald Tusk will have to deliver on his promise to...
