‘The US is ready to hand Russia a win’: newspapers on Europe’s Trump shock

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European papers express deep alarm at declaration of an ‘ideological war’, while the NYT says Putin may soon ‘realise his dream’

This year’s Munich security conference exposed the chasm in core values separating the Trump administration from most Europeans and sparked deep alarm at US efforts to control the Ukraine peace process and exclude European governments from it.

Here is what some of the main European and US newspapers had to say about it.

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Putin Has Long Wanted More Power in Europe. Trump Could Grant It. – The New York Times

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  1. Putin Has Long Wanted More Power in Europe. Trump Could Grant It.  The New York Times
  2. ‘The US is ready to hand Russia a win’: newspapers on Europe’s Trump shock  The Guardian US
  3. On GPS: A good week for Russia  CNN
  4. What Putin wants and what America will do  The Spectator
  5. Russia-US Negotiations Open the Next Phase Of Restructuring the World  Geopolitical Futures
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European leaders to hold emergency summit on Ukraine as Trump pushes for war’s end – CNN

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  1. European leaders to hold emergency summit on Ukraine as Trump pushes for war’s end  CNN
  2. Macron convenes European leaders for Ukraine summit amid tension with US  The Guardian
  3. France confirms emergency European summit Monday in Paris  POLITICO Europe
  4. Europe scrambles to respond as US and Russia prepare for Ukraine peace talks  Financial Times
  5. France's Macron to host emergency European summit on Ukraine  Reuters
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A year after Navalny’s death, the Russian opposition struggles without its charismatic leader – The Associated Press

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  1. A year after Navalny’s death, the Russian opposition struggles without its charismatic leader  The Associated Press
  2. Alexei Navalny supporters visit grave on first anniversary of his death  The Guardian
  3. Opinion: Navalny's words of love  NPR
  4. Even in Death, Navalny Is Seen by the Kremlin as an Enduring Threat  The New York Times
  5. One year since Alexei Navalny’s death, his widow accuses Putin of cover-up  Al Jazeera English
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Cruz meets with Denmark about US purchase of Greenland – Washington Examiner

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  1. Cruz meets with Denmark about US purchase of Greenland  Washington Examiner
  2. Allies appear to duck and cover as Trump threatens Canada and Greenland  CBC.ca
  3. Ted Cruz Reveals Warning He Issued to NATO Ally  Newsweek
  4. Pia Bailleul, anthropologist: 'Greenlanders are not afraid of Donald Trump'  Le Monde
  5. ‘The majority of Greenland’s population wants independence’  Al Jazeera English
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Polish leader says united European army ‘will not happen’ – The Hill

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  1. Polish leader says united European army ‘will not happen’  The Hill
  2. European countries will not create one united army, says Poland's Sikorski  Reuters.com
  3. Zelenskyy’s chief of staff discusses ‘new reality’ for security in Ukraine and Europe  PBS NewsHour
  4. Zelenskyy calls for 'armed forces of Europe' as EU leaders bristle at new US policies on Ukraine  The Associated Press
  5. Zelensky’s Big Pitch to Munich  Foreign Policy
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Germany: 2 injured in Munich car ramming die – DW (English)

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  1. Germany: 2 injured in Munich car ramming die  DW (English)
  2. Munich car ramming that injured 36 investigated as 'Islamic extremism'  NBC News
  3. A driver plows into a demonstration in Munich, injuring 30 people  The Associated Press
  4. Mother, daughter die from injuries suffered in Munich car attack  ABC News
  5. Farhad Noori, Afghan migrant who drove car into Munich crowd, was a bodybuilding ‘Islamic extremist’ who said ‘Allahu Akbar’  New York Post
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Netanyahu says Israel working closely with US on Trump’s plan for Gaza

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Israeli PM and US secretary of state express joint support for ‘bold vision’ that would force 2 million people to leave

Benjamin Netanyahu has said his government is working closely with the US to implement Donald Trump’s plan for Gaza, which involves US ownership of the coastal strip, the removal of more than 2 million Palestinians and the redevelopment of the occupied territory as a resort.

The Israeli prime minister was speaking after a meeting in Jerusalem with the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, who defended the Trump plan as bold and visionary. Rubio and Netanyahu blamed Iran for the violence in the Middle East and insisted Tehran would be stopped from developing nuclear weapons.

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