🔁 What's moving Europe today
- Trump called for Ukraine to replace Zelensky. Kyiv has backed the president. British Prime Minister Burnham expressed "full solidarity" to him by phone and promised further sanctions, which Slovak media have also already reported. Our article on Trump's deal with Putin → 🇩🇪 ↗ · 🇭🇺 ↗ · 🇨🇭 ↗ · 🇭🇷 ↗ · 🇮🇹 ↗
- 🇩🇪 The Ukrainian government stands behind the president. Handelsblatt ↗
- 🇵🇱 Estonia's prime minister demands a tough response from European leaders. Onet ↗
- 🇺🇦 Musk has backed Trump: he says Zelensky went too far with the strikes on Russian refineries. Ukrainska Pravda ↗
- 🇺🇦 Kellogg recommends continuing the strikes on refineries, and Congress is preparing bipartisan legislation against purchases of Russian oil. Censor.NET ↗Censor.NET ↗
- Attack on Riyadh airport: 12 dead according to Saudi authorities, Saudis blame the Houthis. Outlets from five countries are covering it; our report is here: Attack on Riyadh airport leaves 12 dead and 309 injured. 🇦🇹 ↗ · 🇭🇺 ↗ · 🇨🇭 ↗ · 🇩🇪 ↗
- 🇨🇭 NZZ describes the Mecca alliance as a response to the lack of protection from the US. What we know about it and what we don't
- The US struck a cargo ship that was bypassing the blockade in the Gulf of Oman. According to its own statement, US CENTCOM destroyed the vessel, which had sailed out of an Iranian port, with targeted fire. 🇩🇪 ↗ · 🇬🇧 ↗ · 🇦🇹 ↗ · 🇺🇦 ↗ · 🇬🇷 ↗
- A Flydubai pilot allegedly planned a suicide attack on Israel, according to the prosecution. In Israel the case is becoming an election-season topic; Britain's Daily Mail writes about radicalization in Melbourne, which has not been independently confirmed. 🇨🇭 ↗ · 🇩🇪 ↗ · 🇳🇴 ↗ · 🇬🇧 ↗
- Ukrainian drones struck Yandex's third data center in three days. We described the first strike here. 🇳🇱 ↗ · 🇺🇦 ↗ · 🇩🇪 ↗
DE🇩🇪German media
- SPD parliamentary group leader Matthias Miersch expects the CDU to draw consequences. Die Zeit ↗
- According to Zeit, Christian von Stetten is the man who could end the coalition with a single stroke. Die Zeit ↗
- A majority of Germans, according to a poll, support the "Brandmauer," i.e. the firewall against the AfD. Welt ↗
- Rubio courts Greece as a gas hub in Athens. Our article → Tagesschau ↗
AT🇦🇹Austrian media
- The US Department of Justice is investigating TV networks CNN, Fox, NBC, ABC and CBS over suspected cartel conduct. Kurier ↗Die Zeit ↗
- Talarico as the new star of American Democrats. ORF ↗
- Upper Austria's governor Thomas Stelzer demands economic stimulus from the federal government. Kurier ↗
PL🇵🇱Polish media
- President Duda accuses the prime minister of ignoring a report from counterintelligence agency ABW; the services' spokesman responds. Onet ↗
- Tusk attacks President Nawrocki after attacks on schools; Onet uncovers the behind-the-scenes war over rules for blocking illegal content online. Onet ↗
- New tapes of Grzegorz Braun: he compared people around Nawrocki to the Judenrat. Onet ↗Do Rzeczy ↗
- Second round of presidential elections in Kraków: Łukasz Gibała against Monika Piątkowska. Onet ↗
HU🇭🇺Hungarian media
- Ruszin-Szendi claims soldiers wrote messages about him after his move to Magyar. Telex ↗24.hu ↗
- Péter Magyar must diplomatically balance green policy with relations with the Poles. Telex ↗
- Member states would cut roughly 170 billion euros in the EU budget negotiations. Index ↗
- Turkey has banned social media for those under 15. Index ↗
UA🇺🇦Ukrainian media
- The US offered Russia three economic incentives in exchange for a ceasefire, media report. Interfax Ukraine ↗
- ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih is going into cold shutdown after shelling. Interfax Ukraine ↗
CH🇨🇭Swiss media
- After Guy Parmelin: Esther Friedli has withdrawn, SVP men are pushing into the race for the Federal Council seat. Tages-Anzeiger ↗
- The investigation into the Crans-Montana fire is massively delayed due to missing evidence, according to Tages-Anzeiger, with another expert report not expected until 2027. Tages-Anzeiger ↗
- The Valais prosecutor's office has opened an investigation into the leak of information from the Crans-Montana case, Italy's ANSA reports. ANSA ↗
- Taiwan celebrated its national holiday with a military parade and a record defense budget. SRF ↗
FR🇫🇷French media
- A cyberattack on the voting website marred the center-left primary; voting was extended and the Paris prosecutor's office has opened an investigation. BFM TV ↗Le Monde ↗
- Gabriel Attal adjusts his program under pressure from high-school students and pushes a "pact for youth." Le Monde ↗
- Bardella faces accusations of antisemitic remarks, and according to a poll his and Le Pen's popularity have both declined. La Tribune ↗BFM TV ↗
- Poland will soon have more tanks than Britain, Germany, France and Italy combined. BFM TV ↗
IT🇮🇹Italian media
- Dispute at Rai over Sigfrido Ranucci: Formigli claims the host made three mistakes, while the Report editorial team says it never expressed no confidence in him. Corriere della Sera ↗La Repubblica ↗
- Conte and Schlein appeared together on stage three times as the center-left accelerates. AGI ↗
- International Criminal Court judge Rosario Aitala on US sanctions: "We're targeted like terrorists." Corriere della Sera ↗
- Pier Ferdinando Casini will no longer run for a seat after 44 years in parliament. Corriere della Sera ↗
- State-owned Cassa Depositi e Prestiti is withdrawing from the battle over MTS, so the Italian bond market will remain on Euronext. La Stampa ↗
ES🇪🇸Spanish media
- King Felipe VI and the Queen will visit Ceuta; the city is preparing for the visit. La Vanguardia ↗
- According to El Español, 90% of the floats and fins migrants used in the "invasion" of Ceuta came from a single German company. El Español ↗
- Two-thirds of Spaniards would impose a state of emergency in Ceuta after the "invasion," a poll showed. ABC ↗
- El Mundo cites testimonies from migrants about forced returns from Ceuta to Morocco, which they say the government is covering up. El Mundo ↗
GB🇬🇧British media
- Nigel Farage, according to The Sun, is putting Reform into "emergency" election mode because he expects Burnham to call early elections in May. The Sun ↗
- Pressure is growing on Burnham to distance himself from the Manchester City scandal; politicians received gifts worth £300,000, according to the Daily Mail. Daily Mail ↗
NL🇳🇱Dutch media
🔭 What has barely been mentioned here
- Russia is stepping up efforts to kill European defense chiefs, intelligence services warn. Britain's Financial Times cites a published warning from intelligence agencies. Financial Times ↗
- In India, a court has ordered the release of leaders of the "cockroach" movement, as youth continue to protest. The founders were arrested ahead of Saturday's protest against the election commission. RFI ↗Ouest-France ↗
