Poland to Europe: Don’t play games with Trump, spend more on defense
The Polish PM is adamant that Europe must not break ties with the U.S.
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Starmer open to deploying British troops to Ukraine as US support uncertainty grows
British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer indicated his willingness to deploy UK troops to Ukraine as part of a potential peacekeeping force, according to the Telegraph.
Mexico awaits new response from Google on dispute over Gulf of Mexico name before filing lawsuit
Mexico said Monday it's awaiting a new response from Google to its request that the tech company fully restore the name Gulf of Mexico to its Google Maps service before filing a lawsuit. President Claudia Sheinbaum shared a letter addressed to her government from Cris Turner, Google’s vice president of government affairs and public policy. It says that Google will not change the policy it outlined after U.S. President Donald Trump declared the body of water the Gulf of America.
Terms of US-Ukraine minerals agreement worse than Germany’s postwar reparations – Telegraph
Donald Trump’s administration has presented Ukraine with the terms of an agreement on mineral resources in exchange for military assistance – terms that are usually imposed on aggressor states defeated in war. The conditions of this agreement far exceed those imposed on Germany and Japan after World War II.
X is blocking links to Signal, a secure messaging platform used by federal workers | TechCrunch
Elon Musk’s X (formerly Twitter) is blocking links to Signal.me, a URL shortener used by the private messaging app Signal that allows users to send out a
NASA increases Earth impact probability for asteroid 2024 YR4 to 2.6%
Asteroid 2024 YR4 now has a 2.6% chance of impacting Earth in 2032, according to a new analysis from NASA, up from 2.2% in their last assessment. 2024 YR4 was discovered in late December and is estimated to be between 130 and 300 feet (40 to 90 meters) in diameter, according to the International Astronomical […]
Egypt is developing a plan to rebuild Gaza, countering Trump's call to depopulate the territory
Egypt is developing a plan to rebuild Gaza without forcing Palestinians out of the strip in a counter to President Donald Trump’s proposal to depopulate the territory so the U.S. can take it over.
‘I Honestly Think Europe Is Weak Today’ – Zelensky Says Trump ‘Wants to Please’ Putin
“They want to meet quickly and have a quick win,” the president remarks as US and Russian delegates meet without Ukraine, and leave NATO membership off the table.
Zelenskyy: US saying things today that are very pleasing to Putin
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy believes that the rhetoric of the United States is now aimed at pleasing Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin and speeding up the conclusion of a certain “peace deal”.
European leaders gather for an emergency meeting over fear Trump has isolated age-old allies
French President Emmanuel Macron has called leaders from key European Union nations and the United Kingdom for an emergency meeting Monday.
Germany and Norway offer Canada early access to new submarines in pitch to join project
German ambassador to Canada says if Ottawa agrees to buy the 212 CD, a submarine under development by TKMS, it will not have to wait for 12 vessels to first be delivered to Germany and Norway
Zelensky warns Ukraine won't accept decisions made without them in peace talks
Europe may deploy up to 30,000 troops to Ukraine, WP reports
The potential size of a military contingent that Europe could send to Ukraine to oversee a possible ceasefire is estimated at 25,000 to 30,000 troops.
US wants to get 50% of Ukrainian minerals, may deploy its troops to guard them, NBC reports
President Volodymyr Zelensky hasn't yet signed the document, calling it "a memorandum," not a security agreement.
European leaders gather for emergency meeting after Trump shuts them out of Ukraine talks
Europe's leaders will hold emergency talks in Paris to align positions after the Trump administration excluded Europe from talks with Russia on the Ukraine war.
Revealed: Trump's confidential plan to put Ukraine in a stranglehold - US president demands higher share of Ukrainian GDP than reparations imposed on Germany at Versailles
US blackmailed Ukraine in Munich: Either sign minerals deal or no meeting with US vice president
The US side at the Munich Security Conference demanded that Ukraine immediately agree to their version of the mineral resources deal in exchange for aid, otherwise, they threatened to prevent a meeting with US Vice President JD Vance. However, the pressure stopped after Kyiv refused, and the meeting took place anyway.
Ukraine will not participate in Russia-US talks, Zelenskyy says from UAE
The Ukrainian leader said he will be in Turkey while Russia and the US speak in Riyadh.
Zelenskyy: Ukraine unaware of Russia-US talks in Saudi Arabia and will not recognise them
Ukraine will not participate in the talks in Saudi Arabia and will not recognise any agreements on Ukraine without the participation of official Kyiv.
Russia fines Google for YouTube clip telling Russian troops how to surrender, TASS says
MOSCOW - A Russian court has fined Alphabet's Google 3.8 million roubles ($41,530) for hosting content on YouTube that included videos instructing Russian soldiers how to surrender, Russia's TASS news agency reported on Monday. Read more at straitstimes.com.