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Macron decries massacres, war crimes as European leaders visit Ukraine to support Zelensky
French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Italian Premier Mario Draghi arrived in Kyiv in “a message of European unity”.
- by David Keyton and Benoit Van Overstraeten
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Game, set and match: Putin has helped France become the new master of Europe
There is a shift in power occurring in Europe thanks to the war in Ukraine and the escalating energy crisis.
- by Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
‘Tear down this wall’: Zelensky accuses Germany of letting down Ukraine, Europe
Appearing in his now trademark khaki T-shirt, unshaven with dark rings under his eyes, Zelensky said the future of Europe was at stake.
- by Rob Harris
Quad meeting fails to unite in condemnation for Russian war in Ukraine
A joint meeting of Australia, the US, India and Japan has failed to condemn Russia over its Ukraine invasion because India stuck to its neutral stance.
- by David Crowe
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Putin’s violent thuggery has roused a powerful opponent
A near-miraculous transformation has occurred in Germany in just a few days. But it comes at a cost to Germany and required political courage.
- by Peter Hartcher
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Is Putin changing his tune? The West is sceptical
Joe Biden expressed scepticism for Russia’s talk of a troop pullback near Ukraine’s border and warned of blowback for any Western sanctions on Russia.
- by Vladimir Isachenkov
‘Do you want France to go to war?’: Putin teases after Macron meeting
The Russian President used a five-hour meeting with his French counterpart to keep the world guessing about his Ukraine intentions.
- by Anton Troianovski, Roger Cohen and Katie Rogers
Changing of the guard: Scholz takes oath of office, ending Merkel’s reign
With his down-to-earth and no-nonsense manner, Scholz has positioned himself as Merkel’s natural successor and a safe pair of hands to steer Europe’s largest economy.
- by Michael Nienaber
Merkel’s successor achieves something she never did: gender parity
Angela Merkel, a conservative, long shunned the word feminist. Until her final years in power, she rarely publicly promoted the issue of advancement for women.
- by Katrin Bennhold