Paris bedbugs 'hell': Don't panic, health chief urges (www.politico.eu)
EU set to announce Ukraine accession talks by December (www.politico.eu)
EU Socialists urged to kick out Slovakia's pro-Russian election winner Robert Fico (www.politico.eu)
Spain's king asks Pedro Sánchez to form government (www.politico.eu)
Ukraine puts on brave face as West goes wobbly (www.politico.eu)
Kosovo attack: Who benefits? – POLITICO (www.politico.eu)
Germany backs China's aid bank despite Canada's concerns (www.politico.eu)
Britain seeks to train military inside Ukraine, UK defense chief says (www.politico.eu)
Explosion, gunfire rock Ankara in terror attack, Turkey says (www.politico.eu)
Liberals lead in Slovakia election, exit poll shows (www.politico.eu)
NATO bolsters forces in Kosovo as US urges Serbia to withdraw from border (www.politico.eu)
Orbán says EU must answer 'difficult questions' before starting Ukraine membership talks (www.politico.eu)
Door opens for Sánchez as Spanish lawmakers reject Feijóo's PM bid again (www.politico.eu)
NATO's Stoltenberg vows more air defense systems in Ukraine visit (www.politico.eu)
Italy pulls the brake on 11th-hour migration compromise (www.politico.eu)
Send in troops to end violence in Sweden, ex-PM urges (www.politico.eu)
Russia's Wagner troops are back on the battlefield, Ukraine says (www.politico.eu)
'Where are France, America and Charles Michel?' Armenians rage as 50000 flee Nagorno-Karabakh (www.politico.eu)
Spain's Feijóo loses first vote to become prime minister (www.politico.eu)
US envoy says Kosovo attack 'coordinated and sophisticated' (www.politico.eu)
Germany will impose checks on borders with Poland and Czech Republic, official says (www.politico.eu)
Biden envoy troubled by reports of 'violence against civilians' in Nagorno-Karabakh (www.politico.eu)
Tensions rise between Germany and Poland as Scholz mulls border checks (www.politico.eu)
Ukraine says it killed top Russian admiral in Crimea missile attack (www.politico.eu)
Serbian president turns to Russia amid rising tensions with Kosovo after monastery gun battle (www.politico.eu)
Nagorno-Karabakh evacuations begin as Armenia warns of 'ethnic cleansing' (www.politico.eu)
Zelenskyy seeks to rebuild bridges with Poles amid dispute over grain and weapons (www.politico.eu)
Aid convoys set course for Nagorno-Karabakh under new pact with Azerbaijan (www.politico.eu)
Ukraine claims senior Russian navy officers killed, injured in Crimea missile strike (www.politico.eu)
'Nobody is helping us': Inside the fall of Nagorno-Karabakh (www.politico.eu)
Azerbaijan to begin 'reintegration' of Nagorno-Karabakh (www.politico.eu)
King Charles calls to 'reinvigorate' ties between France and UK (www.politico.eu)
Poland stops sending weapons to Ukraine amid grain fight, Warsaw says (www.politico.eu)
Nagorno-Karabakh catastrophe fires anger against Armenia's leader (www.politico.eu)
Ukraine hits back at NYT report it accidentally bombed its own market (www.politico.eu)
Azerbaijan launches major new offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh (www.politico.eu)
Ukraine counteroffensive: Slow going, but we're making progress, Zelenskyy says (www.politico.eu)
Italy's Meloni gets tough on migrants – POLITICO (www.politico.eu)
NATO chief warns Ukraine allies to prepare for 'long war' (www.politico.eu)
Poland, Hungary, Slovakia impose own Ukraine grain bans as EU measure expires (www.politico.eu)
Erdoğan threatens to 'part ways' from EU after critical European Parliament report (www.politico.eu)
Visas-for-bribes scandal rocks Poland's anti-immigrant government before election (www.politico.eu)
Bulgaria to drop ban on Ukrainian grain imports (www.politico.eu)
Von der Leyen won't stand as MEP candidate in shot at second term (www.politico.eu)
China trying to 'headhunt' powerful Brits, UK government claims (www.politico.eu)
Ukraine says it wrecked Russian submarine with British cruise missiles (www.politico.eu)
Von der Leyen's State of the Union speech in 5 charts (www.politico.eu)
We can't rely on Russia to protect us anymore, Armenian PM says (www.politico.eu)
Poland won't reopen its border to Ukrainian grain imports, PM says (www.politico.eu)
Shock and recriminations as Chinese spy scandal rocks UK parliament (www.politico.eu)
Russians seized the platforms in 2014, soon after the occupation of Crimea, and turned them into a military base at sea (www.politico.eu)
West goes easy on Russia to save the G20 (www.politico.eu)
Musk biographer tries to 'clarify' details on Starlink in Ukraine after outcry (www.politico.eu)
UK's Sunak raises 'strong concerns' over alleged China spy in parliament (www.politico.eu)
Putin hopes for closer ties with North Korea in message to Kim Jong Un (www.politico.eu)
G20 statement backs Ukraine but omits Russia blame for war (www.politico.eu)
Draft G20 statement: Respect 'territorial integrity' in Russia-Ukraine war (www.politico.eu)
Russia summons Armenian ambassador over Ukraine aid pledge (www.politico.eu)
Cuba arrests 17 for luring young men to fight for Russia (www.politico.eu)
Romania confirms Russian drone debris fell on its territory (www.politico.eu)
Aye, aye, Captain Scholz! The top 5 political eye patches in history (www.politico.eu)
It’s time for a plan C in Ukraine (www.politico.eu)
Bavaria premier keeps deputy Aiwanger in office despite Nazi scandal (www.politico.eu)
Atomic age is over in Germany, Chancellor Scholz insists (www.politico.eu)
Nobel Prize chiefs spark backlash by inviting Russia to award ceremony (www.politico.eu)
Kremlin says Putin will meet Erdoğan on Monday in Sochi (www.politico.eu)
Grant Shapps is Britain’s new defense secretary. What does it mean for Ukraine? (www.politico.eu)
Behind the Pope’s tin-eared stance on Russia’s war against Ukraine (www.politico.eu)
Pope’s Russia fiasco lingers as Lithuania summons Vatican envoy (www.politico.eu)
UK parliament calls Taiwan ‘independent country’ as Cleverly visits China (www.politico.eu)
Wagner chief Prigozhin buried privately in St. Petersburg after jet crash death (www.politico.eu)
Putin’s crocodile tears (www.politico.eu)
Zelenskyy’s corruption crackdown plan raises cover-up fears (www.politico.eu)
Charles Michel: Get ready by 2030 to enlarge EU (www.politico.eu)
Pope slammed for telling Russians to hold on to ‘legacy’ of a ‘great empire’ (www.politico.eu)
FIFA suspends Spanish football boss over World Cup kiss (www.politico.eu)
Prigozhin’s lesson for Trump & Co: Don’t trust Putin’s promises (www.politico.eu)
Ukraine carries out armed raid in Crimea, inflicts casualties on Russia (www.politico.eu)
Putin has strange deep voice in address to BRICS summit (www.politico.eu)
Big Tech’s to-do list under new EU content rules (www.politico.eu)
Ukraine’s needs-must approach won’t cut it with F-16 training (www.politico.eu)
Zelenskyy hails F-16 commitment on visit to Netherlands (www.politico.eu)
Zelenskyy vows revenge after 'terrorist' missile strike on city center (www.politico.eu)
Von der Leyen condemns Turkish Cypriot attack on UN peacekeepers (www.politico.eu)
Netherlands, Denmark confirm US has approved sending Ukraine F-16 jets (www.politico.eu)
First ship safely exits Ukraine’s Black Sea corridor despite Russian blockade (www.politico.eu)
Russia fines Google for failing to delete ‘false content’ about Ukraine war (www.politico.eu)
From hungry rats to exploding tires: The German government’s got a problem with planes (www.politico.eu)
Zelenskyy fires military recruitment chiefs amid corruption concerns (www.politico.eu)
Russia strikes Ukraine with Kinzhal missiles, damaging hospital in Kyiv (www.politico.eu)
Russian ‘revenge’: Ukraine braces as Kremlin steps up attacks on recaptured areas (www.politico.eu)
Brazil’s Lula pushes end to deforestation, stumbles on fossil fuels (www.politico.eu)
Ukraine declares war on Russia’s Black Sea shipping (www.politico.eu)
Kyiv says Jeddah participants back Ukraine territorial integrity in any peace deal (www.politico.eu)
China to participate in Ukraine peace talks in Saudi Arabia (www.politico.eu)
Austrian chancellor: Right to use cash should be in constitution (www.politico.eu)
Wagner forces are trying to 'destabilize' NATO, Polish PM says (www.politico.eu)
Belarus helicopters entered Poland’s airspace as provocation, report says (www.politico.eu)
Turkey fumes as Disney axes founding father series after Armenian outcry (www.politico.eu)
Zelenskyy urges cool heads as Poland lashes out at Ukraine in gratitude spat (www.politico.eu)
Ukraine summons Polish ambassador over ‘unacceptable’ comments about gratitude (www.politico.eu)
Russia will monitor Saudi-hosted Ukraine peace talks (www.politico.eu)
Denmark floats Quran-burning ban after far-right protests (www.politico.eu)
Why Ukrainians see no sense in negotiating with Russia now (www.politico.eu)
Nuclear weapons on the table if Ukraine counteroffensive succeeds: Russia’s Medvedev (www.politico.eu)
No cease-fire while Ukraine is on the offensive, Putin declares (www.politico.eu)
Spain election repeat more likely after expat vote count (www.politico.eu)
Ukraine changes date of Christmas, in slap at 'Russian heritage' (www.politico.eu)
Africa to Putin: End the war! – POLITICO (www.politico.eu)
On vacation in Dante’s Inferno (www.politico.eu)
Russia raises maximum military draft age to 30 (www.politico.eu)
Spain election: Feijóo’s numbers don’t add up (www.politico.eu)
Far-right group burns Quran in Copenhagen (www.politico.eu)
Russia places explosive mines near occupied nuclear reactor, watchdog says (www.politico.eu)
Greta Thunberg fined for disobeying police during climate protest in Sweden (www.politico.eu)
Sánchez’s tricky route to victory after shock Spanish election result (www.politico.eu)
From extreme heat to deadly storms, Europe has no rest from ‘summer of hell’ (www.politico.eu)
Russia closes Crimea bridge — again — after attack on ammo depot (www.politico.eu)
Putin warns Poland an attack on Belarus would be an attack on Russia (www.politico.eu)
Nationalist and convicted killer Igor Girkin who dared criticize Putin under arrest (www.politico.eu)
Spanish election: The forgotten regions could decide who wins (www.politico.eu)
Russian state media spins Putin pulling out of South Africa summit (www.politico.eu)
Blockaded on all fronts: Poland and Hungary threaten to cut Ukraine’s export route to the West (www.politico.eu)
Wagner troops won’t go back to fight in Ukraine, Prigozhin says (www.politico.eu)
China ‘complicit’ in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, MI6 chief tells POLITICO (www.politico.eu)
Fire destroys Russian ammo depot in Crimea, as Moscow launches ‘massive attack’ on Odesa (www.politico.eu)
Everything the chief of MI6 told us about Russia, China and AI today (www.politico.eu)
For Moscow, that NATO summit must have been highly alarming (www.politico.eu)
Colonial past invades EU’s Latin American summit (www.politico.eu)
Parliament shouts, pounds table over ‘opaque’ Tunisia migrant deal (www.politico.eu)
Russia amasses 100,000 troops as it seeks breakthrough in Kharkiv region, Kyiv warns (www.politico.eu)
The EU has revealed its blueprint to curb migration (www.politico.eu)
Russia’s war in Ukraine gatecrashes EU-Latin America reunion (www.politico.eu)
EU finalizes migrant deal with Tunisia (www.politico.eu)
Ukraine blasts Bulgaria president’s claims that Kyiv is to blame for the war (www.politico.eu)
China asks EU to ‘clarify’ position on strategic relations (www.politico.eu)
Erdoğan: The master haggler of world politics (www.politico.eu)
Putin gives his account of post-mutiny Prigozhin meeting, insists ‘PMC Wagner does not exist’ (www.politico.eu)
Kremlin denies Prigozhin’s Wagner troops captured nuclear base (www.politico.eu)
Mark Rutte era comes to an end as Dutch elections loom (www.politico.eu)
Ukraine NATO bid still unresolved as alliance leaders gather (www.politico.eu)
Joe Biden and Charles III to bond over tea and eco-activism at Windsor Castle (www.politico.eu)
Sweden still not ready for NATO, Erdoğan tells Biden (www.politico.eu)
Western powers race to finish security pledges for Ukraine (www.politico.eu)
Moscow says NATO leaders should discuss Ukraine nuclear plant (www.politico.eu)
Zelenskyy brings home 5 Azov commanders from Turkey (www.politico.eu)
LGBT+ Pride event in Georgia evacuated as far-right protesters storm site (www.politico.eu)
Time for France to ditch its color-blind ‘myth’? (www.politico.eu)
Only one-third of NATO allies set to reach spending target, new data shows (www.politico.eu)
Erdoğan backs Ukraine’s NATO bid, says Putin will visit Turkey ‘next month’ (www.politico.eu)
EU moves to quit energy investment treaty (www.politico.eu)
When Lukashenko called Prigozhin, German spies were listening: reports (www.politico.eu)
Dutch government in crisis over asylum measures (www.politico.eu)
German top court hits pause on controversial heating law — and coalition peace (www.politico.eu)
Zelenskyy mauls Bulgarian president over his opposition to arming Ukraine (www.politico.eu)
Putin’s media machine turns on ‘traitor’ Prigozhin (www.politico.eu)
Zelenskyy on his way to Bulgaria (www.politico.eu)
Iran faces legal action over downing of Ukrainian plane (www.politico.eu)
Germany faces €31 billion budget cut, triggering coalition infighting (www.politico.eu)
Russian regions on Ukraine border come under fire, local authorities say (www.politico.eu)
Jens Stoltenberg to continue as NATO chief (www.politico.eu)
Ukraine warns of nuclear disaster as Russia orders staff to leave power plant (www.politico.eu)
The politics of the French riots (www.politico.eu)
In French town under curfew, wave of violence leaves locals dazed and angry (www.politico.eu)
Poland to send counterterrorism police to Belarus border (www.politico.eu)
In Kyiv, Sánchez says Ukraine’s EU candidacy to be a priority of Spain Council presidency (www.politico.eu)
Dutch king makes historic apology for his country’s colonial past (www.politico.eu)
Macron postpones state visit to Germany to deal with violent riots across France (www.politico.eu)
Boris Johnson ally quits ‘apathetic’ UK government, sparks row with Sunak (www.politico.eu)
Finland’s economy minister resigns after Nazi references (www.politico.eu)
Migration mutiny: EU summit deadlocks (www.politico.eu)
Wagner is off the battlefield, Ukraine’s spy chief says (www.politico.eu)
France deploys 40,000 police as Macron seeks to avoid 2005 riots rerun (www.politico.eu)
We have reached the point of maximum Russian danger (www.politico.eu)
Gaming out Russia's future – POLITICO (www.politico.eu)
Putin remains strong despite Wagner rebellion, Hungary’s Orbán says (www.politico.eu)
Far-right triumph in German district election spooks politicians (www.politico.eu)
Germany ready to put 4,000 soldiers permanently in Lithuania (www.politico.eu)
Greece’s conservatives win election majority to secure second term (www.politico.eu)
China praises Putin’s leadership, calls for stability in Russia (www.politico.eu)
EU countries bordering Russia on alert after mutiny against Moscow (www.politico.eu)
Macron calls for an international taxation deal to finance climate efforts (www.politico.eu)
Greece didn’t reply to offer of aircraft from EU border agency before migrant tragedy (www.politico.eu)
New EU sanctions put the squeeze on Russian oil smugglers (www.politico.eu)
Chinese PM hits back at EU call for de-risking (www.politico.eu)
UK ‘very supportive’ of fast-track NATO plan for Ukraine (www.politico.eu)
Zelenskyy: Ukraine’s counteroffensive progress ‘slower than desired’ (www.politico.eu)
EU countries agree on sanctions package to target Russia’s helpers (www.politico.eu)
Europe’s new Marshall Plan: The EU makes a bet on rebuilding Ukraine (www.politico.eu)
UN environment chief slams EU nature law opponents (www.politico.eu)
Estonia legalizes same-sex marriage (www.politico.eu)
China’s PM focuses on trade and climate, ignores Scholz’s Ukraine plea (www.politico.eu)
Ukraine wants commitment on NATO membership bid (www.politico.eu)
Ukraine dam disaster: WHO requests access to Russian-occupied territory (www.politico.eu)
Uruguay won’t melt huge bronze Nazi eagle into a dove, president says (www.politico.eu)
Ukraine counteroffensive inches forward; Putin dismisses prospects of peace talks (www.politico.eu)
Ukraine: Drowning in despair (www.politico.eu)
Putin claims new world order upon us in rambling Ukraine rant (www.politico.eu)
Spain's election won't disrupt EU presidency, PM Pedro Sánchez says (www.politico.eu)
Russia plans elections in occupied Ukraine, even as counteroffensive builds (www.politico.eu)
We should monitor all Russians living in the West, Czech leader says (www.politico.eu)
‘A desire for love’: Italy bids farewell to showman Berlusconi (www.politico.eu)
Turkey’s Erdoğan plays down Sweden’s NATO hopes (www.politico.eu)
Chechen boss Kadyrov begs for info on brother-in-law missing in Ukraine (www.politico.eu)
Italy pauses for Berlusconi’s funeral (www.politico.eu)
France exposes mega Russian disinformation campaign (www.politico.eu)
Putin admits Russia doesn’t have enough weapons and drones (www.politico.eu)
‘Not a Hollywood movie.’ Russia mounts strong fightback to Ukraine counteroffensive (www.politico.eu)
Macron warns Ukraine counteroffensive could last ‘weeks, even months’ (www.politico.eu)
You’re up, Joe: Europe awaits Biden’s nod on next NATO chief (www.politico.eu)
Tory feud deepens as Rishi Sunak slaps down Boris Johnson (www.politico.eu)
Wagner boss Prigozhin says his soldiers won’t sign contracts with Russian army (www.politico.eu)
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says ‘counteroffensive and defensive actions’ under way against Russia (www.politico.eu)
Romania recalls ambassador to Kenya after racist monkey slur (www.politico.eu)
Nord Stream saboteurs may have used Poland as base of operations, WSJ reports (www.politico.eu)
Paris is warming up to EU-Mercosur deal, but slowly (www.politico.eu)
Ukraine likely to get NATO support message, not full invite, US ambassador says (www.politico.eu)
Ukraine counteroffensive ramps up, but meets stiff Russian resistance (www.politico.eu)
Italy is the final barrier to a major EU migration deal (www.politico.eu)
Russia bombs school where flood evacuees were sheltering after Zelenskyy visits Kherson (www.politico.eu)
EU sues Poland after blowback over Kremlin influence law (www.politico.eu)
‘Everything is still up for negotiation’: Migration reform hangs in the balance (www.politico.eu)
Most Europeans agree with Macron on China and US, report shows (www.politico.eu)
Has Ukraine’s counteroffensive finally begun? (www.politico.eu)
EU court finds Poland guilty in rule-of-law dispute (www.politico.eu)
Oops! Austria’s Social Democrats announce wrong winner of leadership contest (www.politico.eu)
Belgium to probe pro-Ukraine militia using its guns inside Russia, PM says (www.politico.eu)
‘Fake Putin’ announces Russia under attack as Ukraine goes on offensive (www.politico.eu)
Kyiv dismisses claims Russia repelled Ukrainian counteroffensive (www.politico.eu)
Thousands protest ‘culture of violence’ in Serbia (www.politico.eu)
Half a million march in Warsaw against Poland’s ruling party (www.politico.eu)
Turkey’s new finance chief announces return to ‘rational’ economics (www.politico.eu)
Ukraine doubles down on joining NATO ‘very, very’ soon after war (www.politico.eu)
Anti-war Russians face dilemma with Sunday’s mass Navalny protests (www.politico.eu)
Ukraine won’t attend NATO summit without ‘signal’ on accession: Zelenskyy (www.politico.eu)
‘Very, very false’: Dutch minister quashes Beijing view on Ukraine at top security forum (www.politico.eu)
Pro-Ukraine Russian soldiers bring taste of war to Putin’s doorstep again (www.politico.eu)
‘Overreaction’: Kosovo leader blasts US response to violent unrest (www.politico.eu)
Closed airspace, limited overnights: Moldova hosts Europe’s leaders in Russia’s shadow (www.politico.eu)
Germany orders 4 out of 5 Russian consulates to be shut down (www.politico.eu)
Erdoğan pulls out of European summit (www.politico.eu)
EU blasts Poland over Russian interference law (www.politico.eu)
Arrest Putin, South Africa’s opposition urges government (www.politico.eu)
Spanish PM Sánchez calls snap general election after disastrous local polls (www.politico.eu)
Sánchez’s Socialists suffer in Spain’s regional, municipal elections (www.politico.eu)
US, EU allies scold Kosovo for escalating tensions with Serbia (www.politico.eu)
Turkey votes again, with Erdoğan poised to extend his rule (www.politico.eu)
Germany’s coalition parties come to blows over budget cuts, delay to energy law (www.politico.eu)
EU claims it’s now on track to get Ukraine 1M ammo rounds (www.politico.eu)
Ukraine’s F-16 training could begin in July, Danish defense minister signals (www.politico.eu)
Erdoğan wins support from Turkey’s election ‘kingmaker’ (www.politico.eu)
The F-16 takeoff to Ukraine will take time (www.politico.eu)
Bulgaria agrees government with rotating PMs to tackle corruption (www.politico.eu)
Belarus pardons activist jailed after dramatic plane hijacking (www.politico.eu)
Mitsotakis calls for second Greek election, possibly on June 25 (www.politico.eu)
Moldova ramps up EU membership push amid fears of Russia-backed coup (www.politico.eu)
Germany reportedly investigating alleged poisoning of Putin critics in Berlin (www.politico.eu)
In Hiroshima, Zelenskyy borrows history to fight for the future (www.politico.eu)
UN chief backs reform of Security Council, global financial system (www.politico.eu)
Russia’s Wagner group claims control of Bakhmut, but Kyiv says fighting continues (www.politico.eu)
Italy floods trigger blame game (www.politico.eu)
I’ll kick all refugees out of Turkey, Erdoğan rival vows (www.politico.eu)
China fears threaten to shatter G7 unity (www.politico.eu)
UK and Japan to boost defense and chips ties ahead of G7 (www.politico.eu)
EU countries slam ‘crazy’ France for taking renewables legislation ‘hostage’ (www.politico.eu)
Spooked by Putin (and Macron), the Council of Europe meets (www.politico.eu)
Zelenskyy blitzes Europe with fighter jet diplomacy (www.politico.eu)
Zelenskyy set for surprise summit with Macron (www.politico.eu)
Russia says 2 commanders killed in fighting in eastern Ukraine (www.politico.eu)
As Sweden wins Eurovision, Russia bombs Ukrainian entry’s home town (www.politico.eu)
Belgium’s Turks lose enthusiasm for Erdoğan (www.politico.eu)
How to watch the Turkish elections like a pro (www.politico.eu)
Turkish opposition leader accuses Russia of spreading conspiracies, deep fakes ahead of election (www.politico.eu)
Don’t isolate China, Brussels tells EU capitals (www.politico.eu)
Fresh blow for Erdoğan, as rival pulls out of Turkey election amid sex tape scandal (www.politico.eu)
Why the EU loves Erdoğan (www.politico.eu)
China’s Qin warns EU not to sanction its companies over trade with Russia (www.politico.eu)
Zelenskyy moves to change Ukraine’s WWII Victory Day in jab at Russia (www.politico.eu)
Reality of war rains on Russia’s Victory Day parade (www.politico.eu)
Russia ‘evacuates’ area around major nuclear plant in Ukraine (www.politico.eu)
Slovak caretaker PM quits, adding momentum to pro-Russia rival (www.politico.eu)
Wagner chief to Moscow: Swap in Chechens in Bakhmut (www.politico.eu)
Zelenskyy in The Hague: It’s Putin we really want to see here (www.politico.eu)
China’s club for talking to Central Europe is dead, Czechs say (www.politico.eu)
Brussels unveils plan to boost EU defense industry (www.politico.eu)
Onions and prayer rugs: Turkey approaches its decisive battle for democracy (www.politico.eu)
Be open to foreigners, Pope Francis tells Hungarians (www.politico.eu)
Russia promises ‘harsh’ response after Poland seizes Warsaw building (www.politico.eu)
Boris’ bodycount: BBC chief Richard Sharp is just the latest Johnson casualty (www.politico.eu)
UK denies claim its Sudan evacuation hampered German efforts (www.politico.eu)
Erdoğan cancels public rallies after health scare (www.politico.eu)
South Africa moves to quit ICC over Putin arrest warrant — then backs down (www.politico.eu)
Ron DeCeasefire: US presidential hopeful DeSantis calls for truce in Ukraine (www.politico.eu)
Big Pharma meets its match as EU refuses to budge (www.politico.eu)
Azerbaijan installs checkpoint on road to Nagorno-Karabakh amid fatal clashes (www.politico.eu)
Baltics blast China diplomat for questioning sovereignty of ex-Soviet states (www.politico.eu)
Russia expels at least 20 German diplomats (www.politico.eu)
Spain ships 10 Leopard tanks to Ukraine (www.politico.eu)
More Leopards for Ukraine: Denmark, Netherlands to send 14 tanks (www.politico.eu)
We killed Ukrainian children, ex-Wagner soldiers say in apparent confession (www.politico.eu)