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President Vladimir Putin presented on Russian television painfully flawed historical “evidence” that Ukraine never existed and that the country traditionally belongs to Russia. The president pored over a 17th-century French map, but apparently couldn’t read what it actually said. Not only is Ukraine explicitly described on the document as a separate country, but even Putin’s own city of St. Petersburg …

Major setback for European Commissioner Frans Timmermans and his nature restoration proposal: Belgian Prime Minister De Croo was the first head of government to explicitly oppose it. In the Belgian TV show Until the point said the Prime Minister on Tuesday evening: “We have to press the pause button at European level.” According to him, EU countries should prioritize the …

International•May 23. ’23 13:26Author: Bram van Eijndhoven According to European Commission foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell, the training of Ukrainian F-16 pilots in Europe has begun. Especially in Poland there is a lot of training. According to European journalist Geert Jan Hahn, this means that the fighter jets will almost certainly be delivered. “Of course you don’t train so you …

Former British Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab will leave the House of Commons after the next general election. The British newspaper The Telegraph saw letters from Raab to the president of his local Conservative association. The former Deputy Prime Minister writes there that he resigns because of the pressure that his work exerts on his family. The British channel Sky …

The hamQuestion with a capital V for a question mark ? ? Unilever, Adidas, BudLite, Ford, MillerLite, Transformers, disneyNATO and D66 family businesses, Target and so on for a while. What catches them? Is it really just wanting to sovereignly navigate the social contagion that is almost entirely responsible for the astronomical rise in trans cases? Is it really just …

President Joe Biden has informed G7 leaders that the United States will support a concerted effort with allies and partners to train Ukrainian pilots in the use of fighter jets, including F-16s. The White House confirms this after earlier reports to this effect appeared in US media. The training should take place entirely in Europe. However, US personnel will participate …

Frans Timmermans speaks to the press after the climate summit in Sharm el-Sheikh last November.Image Photo Library via Getty Images Don’t panic with European Commissioner Frans Timmermans (Green Deal), even if a crucial debate awaits him. Many of the MEPs he met on Monday want to have his nature restoration law and other green plans shredded. Timmermans’ political legacy – …

In Sant’Agata sul Santerno, everyone tries to save what can be saved. It’s not much anymore. The small municipality in the province of Ravenna was hit hard by last Wednesday’s flood, and a layer of mud has since stained the village chocolate brown. A few days later, the inhabitants are still busy pumping water from their homes and scrubbing the …

Ukraine says it again made territorial gains on Friday in counterattacks around the hotly contested eastern town of Bachmoet. On Thursday, the Ukrainian army was able to advance further towards the city. “The enemy is continuing its attacks inside the city,” Sergei Cherevati, head of the eastern armed forces, told state television. Meanwhile, Ukrainian troops pressure Russian soldiers outside the …

An investigation has been opened in Germany after a Russian journalist and activist attending a conference in Berlin reported health issues suggesting he had been poisoned. This is reported by the judicial police in the German newspaper Welt am Sonntag. “An investigation has been opened on the basis of the information available,” the Berlin police spokesman told the newspaper. Russian …