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Europeans oppose following Trump if he pushes Ukraine to cede territory, lift Russia sanctions, poll finds

A majority of Europeans would oppose following the U.S.’ lead if President Donald Trump pushed Ukraine to cede territories or lifted sanctions on Russia as part of a peace agreement, a new poll published on June 23 has found. Despite the self-imposed deadline of 100 days to end the war in Ukraine, Trump is now […]

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Slavoj Žižek: Fate no longer smiles on us, Europeans

The second line of the Ukrainian national anthem — “Fate/luck still smiles on us, fellow Ukrainians” — sadly no longer holds. Much worse, we should extend this retreat of luck to Europe itself: Fate/luck no longer smiles on us, fellow Europeans. The situation is now so serious that the same old points should be repeated […]