As Russia continues escalating its hybrid warfare tactics in Europe, the latest drone incursions into Poland and Estonia represent another bold move that has ratcheted up the temperature. For Ukrainians living through the bloodiest land war in Europe since World War II,

The rationale for U.S. President Donald Trump's whiplash on Ukraine is being hotly debated in Europe and at NATO, where political leaders and experts are asking whether it's personal self-interest or an economical military strategy.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has called on the European Union to use $160billion of frozen Russian assets for Ukraine’s benefit – particularly the continued supply of weapons – in a major policy U-turn by Berlin.

UNITED NATIONS — Europe alone is not responsible for helping Ukraine bring an end to its war with Russia, EU top diplomat Kaja Kallas warned Thursday. That is particularly true when considering President Donald Trump’s pledge to halt the fighting, she said in an interview on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said he is “ready” to leave office once Russia’s bloody invasion of his country comes to an end, while delivering a fierce warning to Vladimir Putin.

French President Emmanuel Macron spoke exclusively to RFI and its sister television France 24, Wednesday, about the twin challenges confronting Europe and the Middle East. Speaking on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York,

Russia's top diplomat accused NATO and the European Union of using Ukraine to declare a "real war" against his country in a speech at the United Nations on Thursday that Britain dismissed as "false fantasy world distortions.

ANALYSIS: Trump said Tuesday that Ukraine was "in a position to fight and WIN all of Ukraine back in its original form" — a notable shift appearing to reflect growing frustration with Russia.

In it, the US president said he believed Ukraine was in a position to take back all of its land from Russia’s forces, an abrupt pro-Kyiv turn in his rhetoric on the war he is struggling to end. But Trump’s words were met with wariness in European capitals, in a sign of the depth of transatlantic mistrust.

European defence stocks gained £8bn in value after Donald Trump backed Ukraine to reclaim all of its territory from Russia. On Wednesday, shares in top weapons makers including BAE Systems, Thales, Safran and Rheinmetall were lifted by the US president’s comments offering greater American support for Kyiv’s war effort.

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