Ellen Francis

Brussels

Brussels Bureau Chief at The Washington Post

Brussels bureau chief @washingtonpost. ex-@Reuters. @columbiajourn.

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Articles

Trump embraces NATO security alliance after years of attacks

2 days ago | washingtonpost.com | Michael Birnbaum |Natalie Allison |Ellen Francis

Trump embraces NATO security alliance after years of attacks (washingtonpost.com) Trump embraces NATO security alliance after years of attacks By Michael Birnbaum; Natalie Allison; Ellen Francis 2025062516391100 THE HAGUE — President Donald Trump issued a full-throated endorsement of NATO and its defense mission after a summit of alliance leaders Wednesday, in his most forceful backing of a group he once threatened to abandon.
Trump hails pledges by NATO allies to boost military spending, criticizes Spain

2 days ago | washingtonpost.com | Annabelle Timsit |Patrick Svitek |Ellen Francis |Amy B Wang |Cate Brown

Trump hails pledges by NATO allies to boost military spending, criticizes Spain (washingtonpost.com) Trump hails pledges by NATO allies to boost military spending, criticizes Spain By Annabelle Timsit; Patrick Svitek; Ellen Francis; Amy B Wang; Mariana Alfaro; Cate Brown 2025062509012300 President Donald Trump hailed pledges Wednesday by NATO leaders to significantly increase military spending at his behest.
NATO summit sidesteps question of Trump ending military aid to Ukraine

3 days ago | washingtonpost.com | Ellen Francis

NATO summit sidesteps question of Trump ending military aid to Ukraine (washingtonpost.com) NATO summit sidesteps question of Trump ending military aid to Ukraine By Ellen Francis 2025062410004800 THE HAGUE — NATO leaders are tiptoeing around rifts at a two-day summit starting Tuesday, straining for a veneer of unity.
U.S. strikes on Iran upstage NATO leaders summit tailored for Trump

4 days ago | washingtonpost.com | Ellen Francis

U.S. strikes on Iran upstage NATO leaders summit tailored for Trump (washingtonpost.com) U.S. strikes on Iran upstage NATO leaders summit tailored for Trump By Ellen Francis 2025062308005700 THE HAGUE — European leaders had hoped that President Donald Trump would backtrack or that Iran would blink.
Europeans press Iran on nuclear curbs, but Geneva talks yield no breakthrough

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Ellen Francis |Claire Parker

Europeans press Iran on nuclear curbs, but Geneva talks yield no breakthrough (washingtonpost.com) Europeans press Iran on nuclear curbs, but Geneva talks yield no breakthrough By Ellen Francis; Claire Parker 2025062011131200 GENEVA — European foreign ministers pressed their Iranian counterpart on Friday for curbs to Tehran's nuclear program, but the high-stakes meeting in Geneva yielded no quick off-ramp from the conflict in which President Donald Trump is threatening to bomb Iranian nuclear...
Trump dials back war talk, sees more time for diplomacy

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Natalie Allison |Ellen Francis

Trump dials back war talk, sees more time for diplomacy (washingtonpost.com) Trump dials back war talk, sees more time for diplomacy By Natalie Allison; Ellen Francis 2025061918300300 President Donald Trump will wait as much as two weeks to decide whether to attack Iran's nuclear program, the White House said Thursday, dialing back rhetoric about Iran having missed its window to reach a deal.
NATO nears deal to grant Trump’s wish for giant military spending increase

3 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Ellen Francis

NATO nears deal to grant Trump’s wish for giant military spending increase (washingtonpost.com) NATO nears deal to grant Trump’s wish for giant military spending increase By Ellen Francis 2025060516334200 BRUSSELS — NATO leaders appear to be on track for an agreement to more than double their target for defense spending — to 5 percent of annual economic output — by using some creative number-crunching to please President Donald Trump, who has demanded the increase. The question of how, and...
Europe worries about its dependence on U.S. intelligence under Trump

3 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Souad Mekhennet |Ellen Francis

Europe worries about its dependence on U.S. intelligence under Trump (washingtonpost.com) Europe worries about its dependence on U.S. intelligence under Trump By Greg Miller; Souad Mekhennet; Ellen Francis 2025060513595600 BERLIN — The CIA's station chief here delivered an alarming piece of intelligence to Germany's spy agency last year, according to German and U.S. officials: Russia was planning to assassinate the chief executive of Germany's largest arms manufacturer. The German government...
Trump says Putin to retaliate over Ukraine attacks as peace remains distant

3 weeks ago | spokesman.com | David Stern |Natalia Abbakumova |Ellen Francis

KYIV - President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin is planning to retaliate against Ukraine for drone strikes against Moscow’s strategic bomber fleet as progress in U.S.-sponsored peace negotiations still appears distant. Following a roughly 75-minute call with Putin, Trump said on social media that they had a good conversation, “but not a conversation that will lead to immediate Peace.
Trump says Putin to retaliate over Ukraine attacks as peace remains distant

3 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | David Stern |Natalia Abbakumova |Ellen Francis

Trump says Putin to retaliate over Ukraine attacks as peace remains distant (washingtonpost.com) Trump says Putin to retaliate over Ukraine attacks as peace remains distant By David L.