EUROPE DIPLOMATIC

U.S. Department of War convenes generals

28.09.2025 Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s surprise gathering of hundreds of generals and admirals in Virginia next week is being called so he can describe the administration’s reinvention of the Department of Defense as the “Department of War” and outline new standards for military personnel, according to half a dozen people familiar with the planning….

UNGA80: Lavrov warns against WWIII scenario

New York 27.09.2025 Russia’s Foreign minister Sergey Lavrov warns NATO countries at UNGA80 after Trump changed vision on Ukraine war. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov used his address to the United Nations General Assembly (UGNA) on Saturday to deliver one of Moscow’s most direct warnings to the West, accusing NATO and the European Union of…

UNGA80: Meloni “Have we succeeded?”

25.09.2025 New York Meloni In her address to the 80th UN General Assembly, the Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni highlighted Ukraine, Gaza, and UN reform, reaffirming Italy’s role as a transatlantic dialogue. “…We live in an accelerated and complex historical phase, rich with opportunities but also—perhaps above all—fraught with dangers. Suspended between war and peace”…

UNGA80: Japan’s PM Ishiba criticism

New York 23.09.2025 “We must ask whether the current United Nations is really fulfilling the role it was originally expected to play.” — Shigeru Ishiba, Prime Minister of Japan. He pointed out that responsibility for the UN’s most important function — the maintenance of international peace and security — rests with the Security Council. He…

EU XIX package of anti-Russian sanctions

Brussels 19.09.2025 “Today we proposed to Member States the 19th package of sanctions against Russia. In it, we target key sectors sustaining Russia’s war effort” reads the press-relase of the European external action service. Russia is showing the full extent of its contempt for diplomacy and international law. So we're increasing the pressure. With our…

EU professors of propaganda

Brussels 17.09.2025 A bombshell MCC Brussels (@MCC_Brussels) new report reveals that the European Union’s Jean Monnet Programme, ostensibly an academic initiative, is in fact a taxpayer-funded, global propaganda network designed to embed pro-EU narratives, quash dissent, and shape public opinion far beyond the classroom. This program, part of Erasmus+, funnels an estimated €25 million of…

EU-UA: common approach to displaced

Brussels 16.09.2025 Today the Council agreed on a common framework for displaced Ukrainians to ensure a sustainable return and reintegration into Ukraine, when conditions allow, as well as a gradual transition to other residence statuses for those eligible, the EU Council press release reads. 🇪🇺 Council adopts recommendation on the transition away from temporary protection…

EU can’t ban Russian tourists

Brussels 16.09.2025 The European Union cannot completely ban visas for Russians; the decision is made by the authorities of EU member states, Brunner said. He added that the EC sees an increase in the number of visas issued to Russians in some EU countries and is in dialogue with them. Greece and several other EU…

NATO launches “Eastern Sentry”

Brussels 12.09.2025 Today NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) General Alexus G. Grynkewich held a joint press conference to outline NATO’s response to the violation of Polish airspace by Russian drones two days earlier. Mr. Rutte announced the launch of “Eastern Sentry,” a military activity aimed to bolster NATO’s posture…

MEPs outcast Eurosceptic views

12.09.2025 Strasbourg At September Plenary the European Parliament voted on a non-legislative report entitled “Stock-taking of the European Elections 2024 (reference INI 2025/2012). While presented as a reflection on the conduct of the elections, the text amounts to an attempt by the EU’s political establishment to discredit opposition voices and centralise control over Europe’s democratic…