Trump's anti-NATO and anti-EU views are not popular with the American people. His embrace of Putin is also extremely unpopular. On these issues, he is out of touch with American voters.

ICYMI: Russian forces have gained 0.77 percent of Ukrainian territory since the start of 2025 while suffering disproportionately high personnel costs. ⬇️ ISW has observed evidence to assess that Russian forces have seized roughly 4,669 square kilometers since January 1, 2025.

Today, I am in the Kupyansk sector, with our warriors who are getting the job done for Ukraine here. The Russians kept going on about Kupyansk – the reality speaks for itself. I visited our troops and congratulated them. Thank you to each and every warrior! I am proud of you!

Putin: We captured Kupyansk. Zelensky: Hello from Kupyansk!

Meanwhile, Zelensky is at the entrance to Kupyansk.

My Times column today

#SlavaUkraini 🇺🇦

We need to build up European military capabilities swiftly. Strengthening European defence and supporting Ukraine are not separate tracks. They are mutually reinforcing priorities. Today’s call with defence colleagues from France, Germany, Italy, Poland and the UK underscored

Pres Trump worries his closest allies and emboldens Russia and China. But many US commentators feel he is now only 11 months from becoming a lame duck. After next November’s mid-term election he won’t have power over Congress or even parts of the Republican Party.

🚨 Channel 4 News bombshell Michael O’Flaherty, Council of Europe Human Rights Commissioner, has issued the strongest warning yet about Starmer’s plan to weaken the ECHR: 🟥 “The ECHR is at the heart of the Good Friday Agreement.” 🟥 “The golden thread running through it.” 🟥

It has become clear that the United States is no longer a formal ally of the Kingdom of Denmark. Danish Defense Intelligence Service: US “uses economic power, including threats of high tariffs, to enforce its will and no longer rules out the use of military force, even against

Human rights are inalienable, indivisible & interdependent. But in recent years, we've seen grave violations that signal a flagrant disregard for rights & a callous indifference to suffering. Together, we have the power to confront these injustices. #HumanRightsDay

The United States is now included in the threat assessment issued by Denmark’s Defence Intelligence Service regarding risks to Denmark. “The United States no longer excludes the possibility of using military force, even against its allies,” according to the latest assessment

With the fight to protect our liberal democracy laid bare by the new US National Security Strategy, we must wake up to how America has changed under Trump. Biden could well be the last Atlanticist president. So European leaders must start rethinking our entire security alliance.

A much more accurate analysis of Europe. Proud to be European! 🇪🇺🇪🇺🇪🇺🇪🇺🇪🇺🇪🇺🇪🇺🇪🇺🇪🇺🇪🇺

🎂 Happy birthday to the European flag! 🇪🇺 🗓️ In 1985, it became the EU’s emblem, but did you know it was first adopted 70 years ago today by the Council of Europe? Learn more about the EU flag facts and figures ➡️ https://t.co/OqLGZ6nkCG

📊 The Brexit majority hasn’t just slipped 👉it’s vanished. Completely. This chart from Peter Kellner/YouGov shows: • 5 million 2016 voters have died • New young voters back Rejoin by 5:1 • 29% of Leave voters now want to rejoin • Net result: Rejoin 19.8m vs Stay Out 11.7m

Hardly surprising that the Moscow 🇷🇺 press is jubilant over the new 🇺🇸 national security strategy. The Kremlin 🇷🇺 and the Trump crowd 🇺🇸 seems to have a common disdain for 🇪🇺 and are pouring scorn on its support for 🇺🇦. @BBCSteveR

Footage from all over #Syria - from #Damascus, #Idlib, #Aleppo, #Homs, the Coast & everywhere between - shows stunning scenes of celebration. Meanwhile, total silence in #SDF areas, where celebrations were banned. Several people were arrested today for holding celebratory signs.

Putin complained about the negative trends in Russian demography and said that "our long-term historical task is to preserve and increase our nation’s population." That's why he's sending hundreds of thousands of Russians to die in the war.