“Zakharova, who is sanctioned by the #EU, had her visa revoked, after objections from 🇪🇺 countries,“ @PoliticoEurope writes. 👇 #Estonia firmly opposed making an exception to sanctions & allowing a strong advocate of Russia’s aggression into the EU. politico.eu/newsletter/bru…

Instead of boosting European support for Ukraine right now, most European leaders pretend nothing serious is happening. We are sleepwalking into strategic disaster not just for Ukraine, but for all European security.

The thing is, as Europeans, we can complain about this all we want but at the end of the day, Russia's invasion of Ukraine is a much more serious problem for us than it is for the Americans. They'll be fine either way, but we might not be

Americans would do well to remember that much of their dominance isn't actually due to raw power. China can build aircraft carriers or use economic coercion but what makes the United States unique are its allies

The U.S. already gets what it wants from Greenland (and Denmark), so grabbing it makes zero sense. And will Trump want to foot the $1 bln for the grant-dependent economy? Probably not. A quick jaunt to my former stomping grounds, with Jakob Weizman politico.eu/article/grabbi…

If you don’t know who’s set to re-elect himself as Belarus’s dictator on January 26, read my new cover story for POLITICOEurope . Based on phone calls, I gathered evidence showing how the man who jails the Belarusians hypocritically weaponises migrants for his games. #Belarus

NEW: The EU won't propose a ban on bloc-wide purchases of Russian LNG in its 16th sanctions package, two EU diplomats said. That comes despite the EU importing record volumes of the supercooled fuel from Moscow this month. w/Koen Verhelst pro.politico.eu/news/192991

Just figured out where these fake tariff rates come from. They didn't actually calculate tariff rates + non-tariff barriers, as they say they did. Instead, for every country, they just took our trade deficit with that country and divided it by the country's exports to us. So we

The Union Strikes Back: EU countries approve €20+ billion tariffs on U.S. products just now. Harley-Davidsons, cigarettes and - the biggest hit - soy beans. With the undefeatable Camille Gijs politico.eu/article/eu-tak…

The Globalist: Trump’s tariff troubles with HJ Mai and Koen Verhelst. Plus: a flick through the papers with Paul Waldie, the latest on Poland’s elections and Lisbon Design Week. monocle.com/radio/shows/th…

Why did Ukraine publicly disclose so much info about Operation “Spiderweb”? That’s a very good question — and the answer reveals how modern warfare now goes far beyond the battlefield. 1/n

The EU is not ready to give in to Trump's 10% global tariff - talks are ongoing. #G7Kananaskis2025 politico.eu/article/eu-don…

Second Canadian G7 summit where Trump is leaving before the end - creating traditions! Trying to find out what this means for those carefully drafted statements on critical raw materials, AI and other topics. #G7Kananaskis2025 #G7Summit

It will be fun driving from Belgium to Latvia in a few weeks 😅

Unlike Elon, Grok loves Vatnik Soup.

Glad to join President Ursula von der Leyen in Scotland this Sunday for an important discussion with President Donald J. Trump on strengthening transatlantic trade.

TURNBERRY, Scotland — Trump, von der Leyen hopeful of trade progress politico.eu/article/us-and… w/ Koen Verhelst

Deal is 'done', but lots remains unclear - EU now finds itself in a very similar bind as Japan, UK and Indonesia before it: try to lock this down on paper in a matter of days. politico.eu/article/us-and…

Together, the EU and the US are a market of 800 million people.   And nearly 44 percent of global GDP. It’s the biggest trade deal ever ↓ x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

Well Scotland, hope to see you soon - this 10 hr visit did not do you justice.