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Russian president provides no evidence to support claim Kyiv was involved in deadly assault on concert hall
Online fake news and hybrid campaigns increase ahead of European elections
Allies fret that Franco-German animosity is undermining western unity over Ukraine
Also in this newsletter: Corruption allegations prompt an election in Croatia
President of France puts Ukraine aid to parliamentary vote as his party targets Marine Le Pen’s vulnerability on Moscow
French government bill to propose giving some terminally ill the option to request ‘aid in dying’
Emmanuel Macron promises ‘unwavering support’ to protect sovereignty of country neighbouring Ukraine
Polls put French far-right leader’s party as clear frontrunner in European parliament vote
Also in this newsletter: Why Wales’ first minister is pleading for mussels in Brussels
Tougher stance aiming to shake Russia’s assumptions instead highlighted EU divisions
Berlin and central European countries reject French president’s comments on deploying forces
French president also drops opposition to artillery purchases for Kyiv from outside the EU
Also in this newsletter: creative accounting to pay for more weapons
Fresh indication of pan-European tensions as ministers prepare to meet in Brussels on Monday
French President Emmanuel Macron pushes for more EU concessions on agriculture and trade
Ruling invalidates many concessions made by president to gain support of right-wing opposition
His attempt to grab voters before the European elections is a tall order
Also in this newsletter: Ukraine to get its first seat in an EU institution
First elected as ‘neither right nor left’, the president has gradually moved to conservative ground
French president lays out road map for new government as he seeks to move on from tumultuous stretch
President Emmanuel Macron and Gabriel Attal select smaller group of ministers in effort to boost faltering reform agenda
Appointing the youthful Gabriel Attal as prime minister is bold but risky
At 34, Gabriel Attal is France’s most popular politician but faces a resurgent far right
President Emmanuel Macron picks his 34-year-old education minister to succeed Élisabeth Borne
Emmanuel Macron expected to appoint new premier and reshuffle government posts in coming days
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