Europe

Zelensky’s nightmare in Washington

After this row in the Oval Office between Zelensky and Trump, can Ukraine or Europe count on American support anymore?

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The US president and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky face off in a confrontation in the Oval Office.

By Katie Stallard

Keir Starmer’s defence spending increase is a very expensive lesson in failing to plan ahead.

By New Statesman

Also this week: Pills in Poland and a new way of measuring political absurdity.

By Andrey Kurkov

The surging far-right is a symptom of a world slipping out of progressive control – and comprehension.

By Jason Cowley

Gaza, free speech and the ascendant far right were unavoidable themes at the 75th Berlinale.

By Tanjil Rashid

Boris Johnson, Liz Truss and Nigel Farage knew Trump’s views on the war. So why did they back him nonetheless?

By David Gauke

The political upstart, who tried to blend right-wing nationalism and left-wing socialism, failed to make a mark in Germany's election.

By David Broder