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Biden Seeks New Sanctions, Help for Ukrainians in Europe

With Europe facing its most precarious future since World War II, President Joe Biden will huddle with key allies in Brussels and Warsaw this week as the leaders try to prevent Russia’s war on Ukraine from spiraling into an even greater catastrophe. Biden embarks Wednesday on a four-day trip that…

Asharq Al-Awsat

What they want: Allies meet in Europe for Ukraine summits

Western allies have already clinched the most important part of what all will be looking for in three summits on Thursday held in Europe's diplomatic capital of Brussels

The Independent UK

‘Russian forces have committed war crimes in Ukraine,’ Blinken says

The United States has assessed that Russian military forces have committed war crimes in Ukraine, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced on Wednesday, referring to a review of “countless accounts and images of destruction”. Follow FRANCE 24’s liveblog for the latest updates on the situation in Ukraine [Paris time].

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Biden lands in Europe in middle of dispute over Russian energy sanctions

U.S. President Joe Biden landed in Brussels on Wednesday in the middle of a dispute with European allies over whether to impose further energy sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.

Reuters

The Guardian view on Boris Johnson in Brussels: drop the Brexit rhetoric

Editorial: The UK’s voice should be heard in Europe, but the prime minister’s crass speeches make that harder to achieve

The Guardian - UK

Biden to announce new Russia sanctions while in Brussels

White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan says President Joe Biden plans to announce new sanctions against Russia on Thursday while in Brussels

The Independent UK

Biden, European leaders to add more sanctions against Russia - U.S. official

U.S. President Joe Biden will join allies in applying additional sanctions against Russia and tightening existing ones during his trip to Brussels this week, national security adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters on Tuesday.

Reuters

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Biden's Brussels trip to highlight new Russia sanctions, NATO posture plans

U.S. President Joe Biden and his European counterparts will announce new sanctions against Russia and new measures to tighten existing sanctions during his trip to Brussels this week, national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Tuesday.

Reuters

U.S. defense secretary to accompany Biden to NATO, Poland -Pentagon

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will accompany President Joe Biden in Europe this week for talks at NATO headquarters in Brussels and in Poland as allies respond to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the Pentagon said on Monday.

Reuters

U.S., EU allies to coordinate on China in NATO, G7 meetings this week

U.S. President Joe Biden's bid to drive a wedge between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin over the Ukraine war will be a key topic of discussion this week when Biden travels to Brussels for talks with European leaders.

Reuters

Ukraine war could lead to global food crisis, says French farming minister

The war between Ukraine and Russia, two of the world's top crop producers, could lead to a food crisis "on the global" scale, French farming minister Julien Denormandie said in Brussels on Monday ahead of a EU agriculture meeting.

Reuters

How Big Tech lost the antitrust battle with Europe

Brussels is set to finalise stringent new legislation targeting Silicon Valley giants, whose desperate lobbying has fallen on deaf ears

Financial Times

Biden to travel to Poland to discuss Ukraine crisis with Duda

U.S. President Joseph Biden will travel to Poland on Friday to discuss the international response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine that has sparked a "humanitarian and human rights crisis," White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said late Sunday.

Reuters

Six killed in Belgium as car drives into carnival crowd

Brussels (AFP) - A car ploughed into a crowd of early morning carnival-goers in Belgium on Sunday, killing six people and injuring dozens of others, authorities said, as they ruled out an act of terrorism for now.

AFP

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The Guardian - UK

A local’s guide to Brussels, Belgium’s relaxed, moules-and-frites flavoured capital

Pierre Kompany, Belgium’s first black mayor, leads the way to the city’s best bars, food and a sporting landmark honouring his footballing son Vincent

AFP

Belgium delays nuclear energy exit 10 years due to Ukraine war

Brussels (AFP) - Belgium on Friday delayed by a decade a plan to scrap nuclear energy in 2025, spooked by the huge rise in energy prices due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

The Independent UK

Draghi leads push for common EU response to energy crisis

Italian Premier Mario Draghi has hosted a huddle of leaders from three fellow Mediterranean countries to push for a common European response to the energy crisis that has been worsened by war in Ukraine

Reuters

Germany's Scholz invites G7 leaders to summit next Thursday

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has invited leaders from the Group of Seven economic powers to a summit next Thursday in Brussels, a government spokesperson said on Friday.

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France 24

Are meetings in EU institutions systematically held in English?

In mid-January, French presidential candidate Eric Zemmour said that English should no longer be used in EU institutions post-Brexit. However, English remains an official language of both Ireland and Malta. FRANCE 24's Georgina Robertson takes a closer look at what languages are spoken in Brussels.

Asharq Al-Awsat

NATO Vows More Help for Ukraine, Begins Planning to Adapt to ‘New Reality’

The United States and other NATO members said on Wednesday they would keep helping Ukraine fight off Russia's invasion, while also adapting the alliance's own security to the "new reality" triggered by the war. Diplomats and military analysts estimate that NATO allies have sent more than 20,000 anti-tank and other…

Los Angeles Times

European leaders meet with Zelenskyy in Ukraine as Biden plans to visit NATO headquarters

KYIV, Ukraine — As Russian forces pressed their deadly assault on Ukraine’s capital Tuesday, the besieged country received new gestures of important international support: the arrival in Kyiv of leaders of three European nations and a planned trip to Brussels next week by President Joe Biden for an emergency summit…

Reuters

Canadian PM Trudeau will attend NATO meeting next week -CBC

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will attend a NATO meeting in Brussels next week, CBC News reported on Tuesday, citing a senior government source.

Al Jazeera

Biden to attend NATO, EU summits in Brussels to discuss Ukraine

US president will seek to reaffirm ‘ironclad’ commitment to NATO allies, address fallout of Russia’s attack on Ukraine.

The New Daily

European leaders travel to Kyiv and US President prepares for Brussels visit

Three European prime ministers have travelled to the capital of Ukraine by train in a show of "unequivocal support", even amid intense fighting around Kyiv.

AFP

Biden to assert 'iron-clad commitment' on NATO trip

Washington (AFP) - US President Joe Biden will use a trip to an emergency NATO summit next week to demonstrate Washington's "iron-clad" backing for its allies, the White House said Tuesday.

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