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Macron to helm EU’s talks with Putin, the Telegraph reports

French President Emmanual Macron is readying to become Europe’s point person in negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin, per the Telegraph. France and the United Kingdom are the main players within the “coalition of the willing” that is toying with the creation of some form of peacekeeping force in a post-ceasefire Ukraine. Citing sources within […]

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Europe to take helm in Ramstein, as US vacates its leading role

The U.K. is set to gather the Ukraine Defense Contact Group on Feb. 12, taking over the role the U.S. had assumed at the start of the all-out war. With U.S. President Donald Trump pulling his country out of established international agreements and formats, it’s now up to European countries to fill in the gaps. […]