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Ben Hall

Financial Times

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Europe shows its commitment to Ukraine — but not unequivocally

When it came to using frozen Russian assets as leverage, the EU blinked

19.12.2025 30

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Ben Hall

Trump and Zelenskyy’s Oval Office meltdown will fill Putin with glee

It is not hard to imagine that the US president and his deputy were spoiling for a fight with the Ukrainian leader

28.02.2025 5

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Ben Hall

Cometh the hour, cometh eventually Friedrich Merz

Expectations of Germany’s next chancellor are already sky-high but coalition talks will be tough

24.02.2025 10

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Ben Hall

Austria’s far right hits Europe’s soft centre

The Mitteleuropa troublemakers might not always act in unison but they are becoming impossible to sideline

15.01.2025 10

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Ben Hall

Austrians join Europe’s far-right march

The FPÖ’s victory suggests it is no longer necessary to detoxify your brand to win

30.09.2024 10

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Ukraine is the victim in Germany’s botched budget debate

Olaf Scholz’s decision to scale back military aid to Kyiv only encourages Russia

23.08.2024 9

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Ben Hall