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May 20, 2026

Putin Comes to Beijing With One Goal: A Pipeline That Would Blunt EU Sanctions

Vladimir Putin is in Beijing pressing Xi Jinping to finalise the Power of Siberia 2 pipeline — a 2,600-kilometre route that would redirect Russia’s gas exports from Europe to China, structurally weakening the EU’s remaining leverage over Moscow.

News & Analysis

May 20, 2026

Europe Is Looking for Someone to Talk to Putin. The Three Names on the Table All Have Problems.

EU leaders are considering appointing a special envoy for peace talks with Russia, with three names in circulation — Angela Merkel, Mario Draghi, and Finnish President Alexander Stubb. Each comes with a reason it might not work.

Business & Economy

May 20, 2026

Europe Blinks: Brussels Agrees to Implement the Turnberry Trade Deal

Brussels has agreed to implement the Turnberry Agreement — a landmark but contested trade deal with Washington that caps US tariffs on EU goods at 15 per cent and commits Europe to buying $750 billion in US energy. Critics say Europe conceded under threat.

News & Analysis

May 19, 2026

NATO's Eastern Allies Had a Consequential Week. Budapest's Asterisk Was the Most Telling Sign.

A joint B9 summit, a frank speech in Tallinn, and a US congressional hearing all converged this week around the same conclusion: the countries on NATO's eastern frontier were right, and everyone else is catching up.

News & Analysis

May 19, 2026

Norway Steps Up: The EU's Baltic Sea Strategy Gets Its First Non-Member Full Partner

After decades as a de facto participant, Norway has joined the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region as a full member — gaining a seat at the strategy's highest decision-making table and a vote in its future direction.

Business & Economy

May 18, 2026

Poland's Onshore Wind Sector Sees a €50 Billion Prize by 2040

Poland could become a European manufacturing hub for onshore wind, with the sector worth PLN 214 billion by 2040 — but only if Warsaw maintains a stable pipeline of new capacity and fixes the turbine technology gap.

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Putin Comes to Beijing With One Goal: A Pipeline That Would Blunt EU Sanctions

Europe Is Looking for Someone to Talk to Putin. The Three Names on the Table All Have Problems.

Europe Blinks: Brussels Agrees to Implement the Turnberry Trade Deal

NATO's Eastern Allies Had a Consequential Week. Budapest's Asterisk Was the Most Telling Sign.

Norway Steps Up: The EU's Baltic Sea Strategy Gets Its First Non-Member Full Partner

Poland's Onshore Wind Sector Sees a €50 Billion Prize by 2040