Tag: Keir Starmer

When Volodymyr Zelenskyy walked into the White House couple weeks ago, he did not come alone. At his side stood a striking entourage: French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Finnish President Alexander Stubb, along with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte. The photo op was no accident. It was a carefully constructed display of solidarity — a demonstration that Europe, in its many forms and factions, is prepared to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with Ukraine. With Washington debating the scope of America’s role, Zelenskyy’s escorts reminded all parties that Ukraine’s survival and Europe’s stability are inseparable…

At a time when domestic political turmoil seemed to engulf his second term, Emmanuel Macron is experiencing a remarkable political resurrection. His approval rating has jumped from 24 percent in March to 31 percent in April — a phenomenon whose origins lie not in domestic successes but in an unexpected international circumstance: Donald Trump’s hostility toward NATO has suddenly transformed Macron’s long-ridiculed vision of European strategic autonomy into a lucid premonition…