Author: Euronews

ADVERTISEMENT Vladimir Putin is coming to Budapest. At least, that is what the invitation says. After a lengthy phone call with Donald Trump on Thursday, the leaders of the United States and Russia tentatively agreed to meet in the EU and NATO capital sometime in the near future to discuss a possible end to the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Whether that tête-à-tête happens is still unclear, but the news itself sent shockwaves across capitals, as the trip could mark Putin’s first intrusion into the European Union’s territory since early 2020 and further undercut the Western effort to isolate him. But…

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Published on 14/10/2025 – 18:23 GMT+2 ADVERTISEMENT European Commissioner for Trade Maroš Šefčovič took aim at China after an EU trade ministers’ meeting in Denmark on Tuesday, considering the EU “cannot stand by” since Beijing announced export controls on rare earth-related technologies. “Over the last couple of days, we’ve been again reminded how unfortunately commodities, product sensitive technologies could be weaponized, and how Europe has to be ready,” Šefčovič said as he was describing the impact of new Chinese controls on rare earth on EU business. China announced on 9 October new export controls on technologies related to rare earths…

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