Jamie Dettmer is opinion editor at POLITICO Europe. In 1976, the dissident Russian writer Vladimir Bukovsky arrived in London. His
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Belgium received over 200 terrorist and extremist threats last year
Belgium received 218 terrorist and extremist threats last year, according to the annual assessment of the country’s coordinating body for

Italian right-wingers dump Euroskepticism in bid to win power
ROME — Italy’s right-wing parties are poised to abandon anti-EU politics, according to a leaked blueprint for power designed to

Zelenskyy says 9 Russian jets were destroyed in Crimea blasts
Zelenskyy says 9 Russian jets were destroyed in Crimea blasts ‘Karma finds you anywhere,’ adds senior Ukrainian official. Satellite images
Hoping for a political settlement in Ukraine? Stop.
Rajan Menon is the director of the Grand Strategy Program at Defense Priorities, Spitzer Professor Emeritus at the Powell School
I’m not a fascist — I like the Tories, says Italy’s far-right leader
ROME — Giorgia Meloni, the favorite to become Italy’s next prime minister, has rejected claims that a government led by
Liz Truss summons Chinese ambassador over ‘escalation’ in Taiwan
LONDON — China’s ambassador to the U.K. has been hauled into the Foreign Office for crisis talks over Beijing’s “aggressive
Silvio Berlusconi to run for Italian Senate
Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said Wednesday morning he was planning to run for the Senate in Italy’s upcoming general election.
Russian cops raid anti-war protest journalist Marina Ovsyannikova’s home
Russia’s security services on Wednesday raided the home of Marina Ovsyannikova, a former editor of the state-run Channel One network
Biden signs NATO membership protocols for Finland and Sweden
President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed NATO accession protocols for Finland and Sweden, moving the defense alliance closer to adding