German far right’s eastern stronghold has clear view on spy allegation: ‘It’s a witch hunt’ ( www.politico.eu )
Alternative for Germany’s core supporters are sticking with the party despite allegations of dodgy links to Russia and China....
Putin’s fuel problem: How Ukraine is sapping Russia’s diesel and gasoline ( www.politico.eu )
Ukraine is taking out oil refineries inside Russia, cratering Moscow’s supplies and sending local prices soaring....
Facebook and Instagram face EU probes in content crackdown ( www.politico.eu )
Meta’s handling of political ads may be a focus ahead of the EU election in June....
Europe’s banks retreat from Moscow, with the ECB at their heels ( www.politico.eu )
Europe's banks' retreat from Moscow is entering its final stage, but instead of having General Winter at their heels, they have the European Central Bank....
Moldova eyes energy lever to topple Kremlin puppet regime in Transnistria ( www.politico.eu )
For the first time, Moldova can cut an energy link to its breakaway territory. Yet doing so risks Moscow’s threats and a possible humanitarian crisis....
Sánchez on the edge: Will Spain’s prime minister resign? ( www.politico.eu )
Italy can do without Russian gas, says energy minister ( www.politico.eu )
Rome has no reason to oppose EU sanctions targeting Russian LNG, Energy Minister Gilberto Pichetto Fratin says....
Macron warns Europe ‘can die’ in alarmist speech on protectionism, geopolitical threats ( www.politico.eu )
Macron reiterated calls for a third way between the U.S. and China, saying Europe must show that “it’s never going to be a vassal for the United States.”
US accuses China of backing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine ( www.politico.eu )
Beijing is “picking a side” and can’t claim to be neutral any more, the US ambassador to NATO tells POLITICO....
Children run risk of preventable deaths from declining vaccinations ( www.politico.eu )
Preventable deaths are on the rise in the European Union amid low vaccine uptake, putting young children most at risk, Europe's disease agency has warned....
Why Donald Trump ‘hates Ukraine’: The once and possibly future U.S. president blames the country for his political woes ( www.politico.eu )
Donald Trump doesn’t easily forgive or forget....
Zelenskyy to US: Iran’s attack on Israel is ‘wake-up call’ to fortify America’s allies ( www.politico.eu )
Zelenskyy blasts Scholz’s reason for not sending German Taurus missiles ( www.politico.eu )
Ukraine’s leader says the chancellor wants the missiles to defend Germany — which is not the version of events given to the German public....
EU pushes to curb China’s green tech market lead ( www.politico.eu )
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Shrinking Arctic ice redraws the map for internet cable connections ( www.politico.eu )
A new 14,500-km subsea cable in the Arctic could reroute data traffic away from vulnerable choke points....
European car safety body is coming for touchscreens. The European New Car Assessment Programme mandates that key controls need physical buttons or switches ( www.politico.eu )
Carmakers are equipping their latest models with fancy touchscreens, but that could cause problems with Europe’s largest car safety authority....
Netanyahu faces Israel coalition crisis over drafting ultra-Orthodox Jews ( www.politico.eu )
Ukrainian porn star raises funds for war amputees ( www.politico.eu )
The adult celebrity is a “patriot of her country,” said one of the amputees who took part in a flirty photo shoot....
US has urged Ukraine to halt strikes on Russian energy infrastructure ( www.politico.eu )
The U.S. is concerned that targeting Russia’s energy facilities will impact the Kremlin’s oil production capacity and drive up global prices — ahead of a knife-edge presidential election where prices at the gas pump are bound to be a contentious topic....
Putin ‘wins’ rigged Russian election with 88% of the vote, early results show ( www.politico.eu )
‘Unprecedented’ rail traffic between North Korea and Russia suggests military transfers ( www.politico.eu )
Pyongyang could very well be helping Moscow to gear up in its war with Ukraine, according to satellite imagery of the Tumangang rail facility at the border with Russia recorded by the U.S. think tank Beyond Parallel and made public on Friday....
Russia fines Apple, Wikipedia for leaving up content it doesn’t like about Ukraine war ( www.politico.eu )
Spain to join South Africa’s genocide case against Israel ( www.politico.eu )
The EU has largely remained silent on the case before the International Court of Justice....
