Sarkozy detained: French Connection meets ‘The Wire’
Former President Nicolas Sarkozy has been hauled in for questioning, and France is suddenly in uncharted territory.
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Cameron channels Monty Python over Europe
The PM's friends in Europe are bewildered that he would rather go down in flames than try for the best deal possible in the circumstances.
Read the full storyCameron picked the fight, but defeat is looming
The impending appointment of Jean-Claude Juncker as European Commission President leaves the PM's promises on Europe in tatters.
Read the full storySo far, so predictable in Donetsk
Well that’s the voting over, and no surprises so far. A ‘Yes’ vote claimed to be 89% in Donetsk, and suddenly Ukraine is no more.
Read the full storyUkraine crisis an increasingly violent stalemate
Separatists ambushed Ukrainian forces in eastern Ukraine, whilst the people of Odessa have started to bury their dead.
Read the full storyAssault in Odessa gave Ukraine a look into the abyss
If there was hope that the release of the OSCE hostages means that there is a will to de-escalate things, there's no evidence of that yet.
Read the full storyNew US sanctions, but Putin doesn’t blink
As Eastern Ukraine moves towards ungovernability, the US has announced 7 individuals and 17 companies to be targeted in new sanctions.
Read the full storyNato's warning to Russia and its own member states
An unusually frank Nato Secretary General issued an unequivocal warning on the course of events should Russia attack Latvia or Estonia.
Read the full storyITV News witnesses UN envoy trapped by militia
The UN envoy's team believed the visible presence of our camera crew was probably the best protection they could have had from the militia.
Read the full storyFrance talks: Irresistible force meets immovable object
Francois Hollande shot down David Cameron's hopes of talking about EU treaty change negotiations today.
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