Europe, Ukraine and Russia
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BLINDSIDED — Europe is up in arms over the Trump administration’s latest peace plan for Ukraine, worried that the U.S. is being overly generous in its concessions to Russia. Worse, European leaders fear it will only embolden Russia’s military efforts in the region.
When Poland announced that an explosion damaged a railway track leading to Ukraine this week, Prime Minister Donald Tusk was quick to declare it was an unprecedented act of sabotage designed to cause catastrophe.
A coordinated operation spanning seven countries working with Eurojust and Europol led to the arrest of the suspects.
European leaders rallied behind Ukraine Friday after a surprise U.S. peace plan left them on the sidelines. The 28-point proposal appears to align with several of Russia’s demands, including forcing Ukraine to give up territory and limit its military.
The first is the downfall of the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq. In 2014, ISIS controlled a territory larger than Portugal. It trained thousands of young European jihadists. But by 2017, the self-proclaimed caliphate had lost almost all its territory, and the compelling narrative that came with it.
The president of Cyprus says some of the estimated 20 trillion cubic feet of natural gas discovered in waters off the island nation could reach European markets as soon as 2027.
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Divers find over 450 pounds of cocaine hidden underneath ship bound for Europe, Colombia's navy says
The seizure came just days after the navy announced it had confiscated more than seven tons of drugs from two speedboats and a "narco sub."