Former Ukrainian presidential aide shot dead in Madrid – Europe live Former politician Andriy Portnov advised the pro-Russian Viktor Yanukovych and had fled Ukraine in 2014 The Guardian - UK · May 21, 2025
Poland’s presidential candidates seek to broaden appeal on campaign trail after nail-biting first round vote – as it happened Pro-European centrist Rafał Trzaskowski and historian Karol Nawrocki, backed by the populist right, each secured about 30% of the vote The Guardian - UK · May 19, 2025
Polish presidential hopefuls in final campaign push - as it happened Thirteen candidates making their last pitches before ‘Super Sunday’ with votes also due in Portugal and Romania The Guardian - UK · May 16, 2025
Zelenskyy to wait for Putin in Turkey, saying: ‘If he does not arrive, he does not want to end war’ – as it happened Ukrainian president to meet Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Thursday and wait to see if Putin joins them The Guardian - UK · May 13, 2025
Trump suggests he could join Putin and Zelenskyy for Russia-Ukraine talks in Turkey on Thursday – as it happened US president tells White House press conference he would fly to Turkey to join talks ‘if I thought it would be helpful’ The Guardian - UK · May 12, 2025
European leaders attending Russia parade ‘bring shame’ on themselves, Tusk says – as it happened The Polish prime minister criticised anyone seen ‘applauding President Putin’ at today’s Moscow parade The Guardian - UK · May 9, 2025
Germany’s Merz confirmed as chancellor in second vote following first round humiliation – as it happened CDU/CSU leader had expected an easy victory in ballot to succeed the outgoing Olaf Scholz The Guardian - UK · May 6, 2025
Germany’s far-right AfD to challenge ‘extremist’ designation – as it happened Co-leaders say party is ‘being publicly discredited and criminalised’ by intelligence agency’s move to change classification The Guardian - UK · May 2, 2025
Ukraine PM says US investment agreement ‘good, equal and beneficial’ – as it happened This blog has now closed. You can find all our coverage of Ukraine here The Guardian - UK · Apr 30, 2025
Spain over the worst, investigating the causes and determined to prevent repeat of massive power blackout, PM says – as it happened Spain and Portugal electricity services returning to normal after being hit by biggest power cut in recent European history The Guardian - UK · Apr 29, 2025
Iberian peninsula power cut: King Felipe to chair national security council meeting in Madrid – as it happened This blog has now closed. You can read our latest wrap of developments here. The Guardian - UK · Apr 28, 2025
Putin and Witkoff meet in Kremlin after car bomb kills Russian general near Moscow – as it happened US envoy and Russian leader hold planned meeting following the death of Lt Gen Yaroslav Moskalik in Balashikha The Guardian - UK · Apr 25, 2025
Trump says he has ‘no allegiance’ in Russia-Ukraine war and his own deadline on peace deal – as it happened US president says he only has allegiance to ‘saving lives’ hours after issuing a rare criticism of Russian president following deadly Kyiv attack The Guardian - UK · Apr 24, 2025
Trump signals support for EU-US trade deal amid mixed messages on Ukraine in Meloni White House visit – as it happened US president says deal will happen but ‘we are in no rush’; Trump and aide send mixed signals of progress on Ukraine minerals deal The Guardian - UK · Apr 17, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Apr 16, 2025 Hungary ‘rapidly going in wrong direction’, EU lawmakers warn after visit – as it happened Delegation of European parliament lawmakers raise concerns about ‘number of worrying developments’ concern country’s compliances with EU values
The Guardian - UK · Apr 15, 2025 Nato chief in surprise Ukraine visit as US fails to condemn Sumy attack – as it happened Mark Rutte makes unannounced visit to Odesa and tells Zelenskyy that ‘Nato support is unwavering’
The Guardian - UK · Apr 14, 2025 Hungary passes constitutional amendment banning Pride and restricting rights – as it happened Amendment passes with 140 votes in favour and 21 against despite disruption in the chamber as rights campaigners say it chips away at human rights
The Guardian - UK · Apr 11, 2025 Russian media report Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff will meet Putin for Ukraine talks – as it happened Kremlin is also quoted as saying the pair will talk about Ukraine and ‘may discuss Putin’s meeting with Trump’
The Guardian - UK · Apr 10, 2025 ‘We are stepping up,’ UK defence secretary tells ‘coalition of the willing’ for Ukraine – as it happened John Healey tells meeting of more than 30 countries that coalition is working on ‘putting Ukraine in the strongest possible position’
The Guardian - UK · Apr 8, 2025 US troops in Europe to stay ‘where they are’, says top general – as it happened Gen Christopher Cavoli says he is planning to keep forces in same locations amid concerns over deployments in Poland and Romania
The Guardian - UK · Apr 7, 2025 EU in early talks with US but preparing ‘robust’ tariff countermeasures, says trade chief – as it happened EU trade commissioner Maroš Šefčovič says bloc in a ‘tough spot’ with 70% of exports being subjected to tariffs
The Guardian - UK · Apr 4, 2025 US’s Rubio shrugs off market falls at Nato press conference – as it happened US secretary of state says ‘markets will adjust’ during press conference following Nato summit in Brussels
The Guardian - UK · Apr 3, 2025 Macron calls Trump’s tariffs ‘brutal and unfounded’ and warns France could suspend US investments – as it happened President says ‘nothing can be ruled out’ in response to US measures
The Guardian - UK · Feb 17, 2025 US must provide ‘backstop’ to deter Russia from attacking Ukraine again, Starmer says after emergency Paris summit – as it happened UK prime minister says future of Europe and Ukraine at stake after European leaders convene at emergency summit in Paris
The Guardian - UK · Feb 6, 2025 Swedish opposition leader calls for changes to gun and social media laws after country’s worst mass shooting – as it happened Former PM Magdalena Andersson says there are too many guns available in country and ‘too much romanticising of violence’ on social media