France’s president is now the leader of the Free World

After the presidential debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump last June, I called my French, German and Ukrainian contacts to get their take. They felt Biden was doomed —...

Ukrainians blame Trump betrayal for battlefield horrors

On the ground, Ukrainians are acutely aware of the repercussions of Donald Trump’s hardline decision to cut aid and access to military intelligence in the wake of his fateful White...

Peace not war

From the start of the Israel and Hamas Gaza war, nearly 50,000 people have died so far (“Hamas says ‘positive’ signs for start of phase two Gaza truce talks,” March...

Zelensky talks of peace, Russians make headway

This was something that was waiting to happen. With the United States President Donald Trump pausing aid and sharing of intelligence with Ukraine, its President Volodymyr Zelensky has been forced...

Unfulfilled promise

There are many ways to finish a war with the best being to stop it starting but that rarely happens despite the obvious horrible consequences of wars. The causes of...

Struggle

Economic plight affects EU move on Ukraine

The European Central Bank (ECB) has cut interest rate to 2.5 per cent, even as ECB Governor Christine Lagarde admitted that there was a lot of uncertainty surrounding the economic...

The global order that America helped to build is crumbling

Tobias Ellwood, The IndependentAs we search for clues about America’s future, Piers Morgan and other allies of Donald Trump insist that we should judge him “by his actions, not his...

Ukraine under huge pressure, but not out

Washington’s suspension of military assistance will not lead to a sudden collapse of Ukraine’s defensive lines, but it could have a real impact on the war within months, undermining air...

Trump turns on Starmer and allies in new Ukraine tirade

Donald Trump criticised European leaders including Sir Keir Starmer on Monday, deriding their weekend talks over Ukraine and launching a furious new attack on Volodymyr Zelensky for saying a peace...