Representatives from 60 countries came to London for an IEA conference on energy security. Host Keir Starmer promoted the energy transition, and Commission President Ursula von der Leyen emphasized the role of new partners.
By Manuel Berkel
The Trump administration has submitted a seven-point proposal aimed at ending Russia's war in Ukraine. The response to the proposal, which is largely to the detriment of Ukraine, has been negative. Foreign Minister Marco Rubio therefore canceled a trip to London.
By Stephan Israel
Poland spends more on armaments than almost any other EU country, 4.7 percent of its gross domestic product in 2025 alone. In an interview with Table.Briefings, Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz talks about what Western Europe can learn from Warsaw.
By Maximilian Stascheit
As Chairman of the EU Military Committee, Robert Brieger advises Foreign Affairs Commissioner Kaja Kallas. The aim is for Europe to be able to defend itself by the end of the decade, says the general from Austria in an interview with Stephan Israel. The Commission has presented the necessary instruments for this with the ReArm Europe rearmament program.
By Stephan Israel
Two Chinese citizens who fought on Russia's side in Ukraine report in Kyiv about questionable recruitment, financial enticements and mistreatment by Russian military officers. Ukraine has contacted Beijing diplomatically.
By Amelie Richter
Kaja Kallas has now received commitments for around two thirds of her initiative to supply Ukraine with two million artillery shells this year. Friedrich Merz's openness with regard to the delivery of Taurus cruise missiles was also welcomed at the Foreign Affairs Council.
By Stephan Israel
A good dozen countries would be willing to participate in a possible "reinsurance force" in Ukraine. There is talk of 20,000 to 30,000 soldiers who could secure critical infrastructure and back up the Ukrainian armed forces.
By Stephan Israel
Ukraine claims to have captured two Chinese nationals who were fighting on the Russian side in eastern Ukraine. President Zelenskiy expects a reaction from Beijing – and Washington.
By Manuel Liu
At his first meeting with NATO foreign ministers, Marco Rubio denied that the USA was planning to leave the alliance. On the sidelines of the North Atlantic Council, however, he reiterated the demand that the member states should increase their defense spending to five percent.
By Stephan Israel
After lengthy talks in Riyadh between representatives of the US and Russia, no progress has been made so far. In Moscow, Kremlin spokesman Peskov dampened expectations of a written agreement.
By Redaktion Table
The Ukraine-China relationship has long been cold, but it holds a lot of potential. For a long time, the relationship was characterized by a simple trade exchange. Currently, however, China is emerging as a major trading partner of Ukraine. In the plans of China's New Silk Road initiative, Ukraine has played a minor role until now. In the wake of the war between Russia and Ukraine, the Chinese government is behaving cautiously, but increasingly a slight distancing can be seen. Read the latest Ukraine-China news from the Table.editorial team. How has the Ukraine-China relationship developed? Even though Ukraine has repeatedly expressed interest in the Silk Road initiative, the state has made few moves on China. Due to Ukraine's difficult economic and political situation resulting from Russian aggression, China is distancing itself from Ukraine. Ukraine also focused its foreign policy on the West - the European Union and the United States to persuade Russia to make peace with economic and political sanctions. Given the complicated U.S.-China relationship, Ukraine had deliberately avoided rapprochement with China. Closer contact with Xi Jinping is emerging under Ukrainian President Volodymyr Selenskyj, heralding a possible new phase in the Ukraine-China relationship.
