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The Trump Administration is Obsessed With Europe
Under Trump, traditional U.S. adversaries are treated like allies and vice versa.
Dec 7 • Luke Johnson
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EU Leaders Agreed on a Big New Loan for Ukraine - But Didn't Tap Frozen Russian Assets
Breaking down the result reached before 3 a.m. last night with Dave Keating
Dec 19 • Luke Johnson and Dave Keating
23:34
Hugo Dixon explains the plan to use Russian frozen assets for Ukraine
The European Commission is meeting tomorrow to discuss a bold financing plan that the Trump Administration opposes
Dec 17 • Luke Johnson and Hugo Dixon
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Q&A: Lithuania's Former Top Diplomat Says the U.S.-Russia Talks Feel a Bit Like the Hitler-Stalin Pact
Feb 19 • Luke Johnson
A Slain Ukrainian Writer's Unfinished Manuscript Shows Courage Amid Chaos
Feb 10 • Luke Johnson
Incompetence is Part of One-Man Rule
Apr 21 • Luke Johnson
Trump Obeyed in Advance to Putin
Feb 13 • Luke Johnson
What JD Vance Could Not Understand About Ukraine
Mar 1 • Luke Johnson
Believe Trump's Threat Of Using the Military Against the 'Enemy From Within'
Oct 18, 2024 • Luke Johnson
Today and Friday: Live Videos on the Russian Asset Loan and the End-of-Year EU Summit
Join me, Hugo Dixon, and Dave Keating for the latest on a crucial week for Europe and Ukraine
Dec 17 • Luke Johnson
5 Notable Books of 2025
Here are 5 works of nonfiction, which changed how I see and think about the world.
Dec 13 • Luke Johnson
I want to hear from you
What could I be doing differently?
Dec 9 • Luke Johnson
Strongmen of the World, Unite!
Trump's pardon of a notorious convicted drug trafficker and former president is not only hypocrisy, it's solidarity
Dec 2 • Luke Johnson
The U.S. is Surrendering a War It Isn't Fighting
By throwing in the towel on Ukraine, Trump is setting a dangerous precedent
Nov 22 • Luke Johnson
How Will Europeans Respond to the Trump-Russia Ukraine Plan?
Europe is the pivotal actor as Ukraine is faced with a bad Trump deal
Nov 21 • Luke Johnson
'Putin Hasn't Done Anything to Me': Germany's Far-Right Has a Russia Problem
...But they might win anyway
Nov 16 • Luke Johnson
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