The body of Ukrainian journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna, who was killed in Russian captivity, was returned without eyes, brain, part of her larynx, and with a fractured hyoid bone. She had been tortured, and her body showed signs of severe starvation. Viktoria was 27 years old.

Delighted to welcome Klaus Welle, appointed today as my Special Advisor, to focus on a true European Defence Union and the future security architecture of Europe. Looking forward to working with this great strategist and thinker.

Gustav Klimt was 17 years old in 1879 when he drew (with charcoal and black chalk) this portrait of a young girl. His superb technical ability as a draughtsman is evident even as a teenager in the way he uses shadow to create a three-dimensional picture on paper.

The craftsmanship of Ancient Greek coins is awesome! Which one is your favorite here?

It's Monday. You might hate your job but at least you're not a Russian general about to explain to me how 1/3 of my strategic aviation got blown up in a morning by some cheap Alibaba drones.

🇮🇹 #OnThiDay in 1946, Italians decided to end up the monarchy through a referendum. For the 1st time ever in Italy’s history, women had right to vote too.

Among Veterans - Support For Military Parade On Trump's Birthday: Oppose: 70% Support: 18% Data For Progress / Apr 24, 2025

Dear Mohamed, I could not disagree more. The potential candidates have shown a willingness to say anything to please Trump. And caving in to Trump would have gigantic costs in terms of credibility of monetary policy. Yes, it may create volatility in financial markets, but this

Interesting (if heated) exchange between Michael D. Swaine and Rush Doshi

It's "only" the 2Y bond, but congrats, France, we did it, we're the highest yield in the Eurozone and finally caught up with Italy !

This is EPIC: If you haven't yet seen Rep. Jamie Raskin obliterate the "Putin-loving, free speech imposter, Trump sycophant" Nigel Farage, who squirms under a blistering verbal assault from Raskin, watch this. Share widely.

View from Palast Der Republik, 1976

5/ Dong-A Ilbo (conservative): Delivers perhaps the most damning question in its headline: "How are we supposed to build factories?" while noting Korea was "specifically targeted" and describing this as "shocking" behaviour between allies. donga.com/news/Opinion/a…

A new series ar Peterson Institute! Please consider joining the live session on September 23

The first episode of Nicolas Veron's new virtual series & podcast What Now, Europe? on Sept 23 is with Oleksandra Azarkhina, co-founder of WeBuildUkraine & former Ukraine Deputy Minister of Communities, Territories & Infrastructure Development. Join live or subscribe: piie.com/events/2025/uk…

Europe arguably matters more than ever for the world, and Ukraine is the most fateful issue for Europe right now. So that's the theme of the inaugural session of our new Europe-focused events & podcast series at Peterson Institute. Consider joining us on Tuesday! piie.com/events/2025/uk…

Please consider joining Peterson Institute live tomorrow! My guest Oleksandra @Azarkhina is among the best experts for a forward-looking discussion of Ukraine's prospects as a (potential) future member of the European Union.

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ICYMI: We launched Nicolas Veron's new event series & podcast What Now, Europe? with a forward-looking discussion on Ukraine & Europe with Oleksandra Azarkhina from the Economic Security Council of Ukraine. Here or wherever you get podcasts: piie.com/events/2025/uk…