https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Europe in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe could play a major role in monitoring a ceasefire in Russia's war in Ukraine, Switzerland's foreign minister said in an interview out Sunday. https://www.thelocal.com/20251207/swiss-see-key-role-for-osce-in-ukraine-war-ceasefire Sun, 07 Dec 2025 16:20:45 +0100 swiss-see-key-role-for-osce-in-ukraine-war-ceasefire France's President Emmanuel Macron and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday signed an accord for Kyiv to acquire up to 100 fighter jets and other hardware, including drones, in a boost for Ukraine as it fights Russia's invasion. https://www.thelocal.com/20251117/zelensky-in-paris-to-seek-air-defence-help-for-ukraine Mon, 17 Nov 2025 09:47:48 +0100 zelensky-in-paris-to-seek-air-defence-help-for-ukraine Once used to scoop fish from the sea off the coast of France, recycled fishing nets are finding new life in Ukraine to protect the country's roads and military infrastructure from Russian drone attacks. https://www.thelocal.com/20251025/french-fishing-nets-find-new-purpose-on-ukraines-front-lines Sat, 25 Oct 2025 17:35:19 +0200 french-fishing-nets-find-new-purpose-on-ukraines-front-lines For European leaders, the absence of a Ukraine deal at the summit between Russian leader Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump has at least one upside: They have not yet been completely sidelined in a key strategic moment for the Continent's future. https://www.thelocal.com/20250817/europeans-try-to-stay-on-the-board-after-ukraine-summit Sun, 17 Aug 2025 10:07:19 +0200 europeans-try-to-stay-on-the-board-after-ukraine-summit European leaders on Saturday expressed support for a three-way summit between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Russia's Vladimir Putin and US leader Donald Trump, after a US-Russia summit failed to produce a ceasefire. https://www.thelocal.com/20250816/european-leaders-back-putin-trump-zelensky-meeting Sat, 16 Aug 2025 16:25:16 +0200 european-leaders-back-putin-trump-zelensky-meeting European leaders urged more "pressure" on Russia overnight Saturday, after the announcement of a Trump-Putin summit to end the war in Ukraine raised concern that an agreement would require Kyiv to cede swathes of territory. https://www.thelocal.com/20250810/european-leaders-urge-more-pressure-on-russia-ahead-of-trump-putin-summit Sun, 10 Aug 2025 13:07:15 +0200 european-leaders-urge-more-pressure-on-russia-ahead-of-trump-putin-summit The leaders of France, Britain and Germany arrived in Ukraine on Saturday for talks with President Volodymyr Zelensky, vowing to ratchet up pressure on Russia until it agrees a ceasefire the day after a lavish military parade in Moscow. https://www.thelocal.com/20250510/european-leaders-arrive-in-kyiv-in-show-of-solidarity-against-russia Sat, 10 May 2025 10:00:41 +0200 european-leaders-arrive-in-kyiv-in-show-of-solidarity-against-russia Norway's prime minister on Friday said a group of northern European nations including Sweden, Denmark and the UK supported a US proposal for an unconditional 30-day ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine. https://www.thelocal.com/20250509/norway-sweden-and-denmark-back-ukraine-30-day-ceasefire-plan Fri, 09 May 2025 13:04:53 +0200 norway-sweden-and-denmark-back-ukraine-30-day-ceasefire-plan Swedish Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard slammed Russia's deadly strike on Sumy in Ukraine as 'not the acts of a country that seeks peace'. https://www.thelocal.com/20250416/sweden-condemns-russian-attacks-on-ukraines-cities-and-civilian-population Wed, 16 Apr 2025 11:02:31 +0200 sweden-condemns-russian-attacks-on-ukraines-cities-and-civilian-population Frightened by the prospect of US security disengagement and three years of Moscow's war against Ukraine, European countries are debating reinstating compulsory military service to boost their defences in the face of Russian aggression. https://www.thelocal.com/20250316/spurred-by-trump-turnabout-european-nations-debate-conscription Sun, 16 Mar 2025 10:12:09 +0100 spurred-by-trump-turnabout-european-nations-debate-conscription Sweden will donate 18 of its home-developed Archer mobile artillery systems to Ukraine, the government said, though deliveries are not expected until next year. https://www.thelocal.com/20250313/sweden-to-donate-18-archer-mobile-artillery-systems-to-ukraine Thu, 13 Mar 2025 21:07:59 +0100 sweden-to-donate-18-archer-mobile-artillery-systems-to-ukraine If the United States will no longer fight for democracy, who will? https://www.thelocal.com/20250304/opinion-france-and-the-uk-may-be-willing-to-send-troops-to-ukraine-but-do-they-have-the-military-strength Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:45:34 +0100 opinion-france-and-the-uk-may-be-willing-to-send-troops-to-ukraine-but-do-they-have-the-military-strength Relations between the United States and Europe have historically had their ups and downs, but a storm has now blown up as a result of Washington's recent strategic shift. Will it blow through or get more intense? https://www.thelocal.com/20250307/are-europes-ties-with-united-states-set-to-worsen Fri, 07 Mar 2025 10:25:32 +0100 are-europes-ties-with-united-states-set-to-worsen EU chief Ursula von der Leyen Tuesday presented a five-part plan to mobilise some €800 billion for Europe's defence -- and help provide "immediate" military support for Ukraine after the US suspended aid. https://www.thelocal.com/20250304/a-new-era-is-upon-us-eu-unveils-e800-billion-plan-to-rearm-europe Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:51:42 +0100 a-new-era-is-upon-us-eu-unveils-e800-billion-plan-to-rearm-europe France and Britain are proposing a one-month truce in Ukraine "in the air, at sea and on energy infrastructure" after crisis talks in London, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.com/20250303/france-and-uk-propose-one-month-ukraine-truce Mon, 03 Mar 2025 09:56:20 +0100 france-and-uk-propose-one-month-ukraine-truce European leaders threw their support behind Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky after his spat with Donald Trump sent shockwaves across the world, casting doubts over efforts to end the Russia-Ukraine war. https://www.thelocal.com/20250301/trump-zelensky-shouting-match-takes-world-leaders-aback-as-europe-backs-ukraine Sat, 01 Mar 2025 09:17:15 +0100 trump-zelensky-shouting-match-takes-world-leaders-aback-as-europe-backs-ukraine French President Emmanuel Macron has warned that peace cannot mean the "surrender" of Ukraine, but said talks with US President Donald Trump on Monday had shown a path forward despite fears of a transatlantic rift. https://www.thelocal.com/20250225/macron-warns-ukraine-peace-cant-mean-surrender-after-trump-talks Tue, 25 Feb 2025 09:49:33 +0100 macron-warns-ukraine-peace-cant-mean-surrender-after-trump-talks In the days after French president Emmanuel Macron's emergency Paris summit on Ukraine, there has been disappointment at the lack of an outcome - John Lichfield argues that the summit was not as pointless as it seemed, and Macron's efforts may yet bear fruit. https://www.thelocal.com/20250219/opinion-theres-more-to-macrons-ukraine-summit-than-meets-the-eye Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:05:49 +0100 opinion-theres-more-to-macrons-ukraine-summit-than-meets-the-eye European leaders are reeling from from the new US administration's statements on Ukraine, European defence, and European politics, so how are politicians in Sweden positioning themselves for President Donald Trump's new world order? https://www.thelocal.com/20250220/ice-in-the-stomach-swedish-politicians-react-to-trumps-new-world-order Thu, 20 Feb 2025 10:04:35 +0100 ice-in-the-stomach-swedish-politicians-react-to-trumps-new-world-order Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson has warned of "a Yalta-like situation" developing as a result of the US push to negotiate a Ukraine peace deal directly with Russia, to the detriment of all smaller nations. https://www.thelocal.com/20250219/swedish-pm-warns-of-yalta-like-situation-around-ukraine Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:36:34 +0100 swedish-pm-warns-of-yalta-like-situation-around-ukraine