Caroline Alexander

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EU Leaders Are United In Telling Trump No Side Deals on Trade

5 days ago | bloomberg.com | Caroline Alexander

European leaders meeting in Brussels today had a message for Donald Trump: There will be no side deals or shortcuts on trade negotiations. The EU’s strategy is to speak with one voice as the US president uses the threat of steep tariff hikes to try to persuade countries, like Switzerland , to sign bilateral trade deals that would be advantageous to America. Trump hailed such a pact with the UK this week as a breakthrough that would open the door to others.
EU Leaders Are United In Telling Trump No Side Deals on Trade

5 days ago | flipboard.com | Caroline Alexander

5 hours agoLeo XIV gave his first Mass as pontiff in the Sistine Chapel VATICAN CITY—Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Mass as pontiff in the Sistine Chapel on Friday, stressing the importance of missionary work in a world where many live “in a state of de facto atheism.” Leo, wearing head-to-toe white and …
Putin Demands Ukrainian Land in Any Peace Deal

2 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Caroline Alexander

President Vladimir Putin insists Russia must take control of four regions of Ukraine it doesn’t fully occupy as part of any agreement to end his war, according to three people in Moscow. The demand deals a blow to President Donald Trump’s efforts to reach a ceasefire.
Iran, US Ready for Tricky Round of High-Stakes Nuclear Talks

1 month ago | bloomberg.com | Caroline Alexander

US and Iranian officials are preparing for the highest-level discussions on the Islamic Republic’s advancing nuclear program since 2022. Distrust runs deep on both sides and complications abound. President Donald Trump’s administration, for one, is split over what a deal “better” than the 2015 accord that he abandoned during his first stint in office would look like.
EU Puts on Brave Face Ahead of Trump’s Global Tariff Strike

1 month ago | bloomberg.com | Caroline Alexander

The European Union said it’s ready to retaliate if necessary against the US should President Donald Trump follow through on his threat to impose so-called reciprocal tariffs in a planned Rose Garden event tomorrow. “Europe holds a lot of cards,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in an unusually strong statement in Brussels today.
US Seeks to Control Ukraine Investments, Squeezing Out Europe

1 month ago | bloomberg.com | Caroline Alexander

President Donald Trump’s administration is demanding the “right of first offer” on all major future infrastructure and natural resources projects, under a revised deal with Ukraine, according to a draft of the document we obtained. The proposal is part of Trump’s efforts to quickly end the three-year war and secure payment for American military support to Ukraine.
How the Houthi Red Sea Ship Attacks Upended Global Trade

1 month ago | bloomberg.com | Alex Longley |Paul Wallace |Caroline Alexander

The Houthi assaults on ships in the Red Sea caused the biggest disruption to global trade since the Covid-19 pandemic, subduing activity in one of the world’s busiest maritime corridors. Soon after war broke out between Israel and Hamas in 2023, the Houthi militant group in Yemen began attacking ships in the Red Sea, saying it was acting in solidarity with the Palestinians in Gaza.
Russia's Vladimir Putin Seeks Way to Agree to Ukraine Truce Terms, on His Terms

2 months ago | bloomberg.com | Caroline Alexander

Russia is preparing its response to President Donald Trump’s call to accept a ceasefire after Ukraine agreed to a 30-day truce at talks with the US in Saudi Arabia. Pending details of the agreement reached in the city of Jeddah, the Kremlin hasn’t ruled out a phone call between Trump and President Vladimir Putin.
The EU Races to Build a New Defense Architecture

2 months ago | bloomberg.com | Caroline Alexander

European Union leaders are racing to build a new defense architecture after the decision by President Donald Trump to reduce America’s security commitment to the region. On the agenda at an emergency meeting in Brussels today is Ukraine, and a plan to mobilize as much as €800 billion ($863 billion) in additional national defense spending.
Germany Pushes for More EU Defense Spending

2 months ago | bloomberg.com | Philip Lagerkranser |Caroline Alexander

Germany has preached fiscal conservatism for years, but suddenly it’s taking the lead on pushing for European Union reforms aimed at freeing up more money for defense spending over the long term. A German envoy to the bloc has urged the bloc to change its budget rules in the face of geopolitical circumstances, we’re told.