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Laurence Norman

ARTICLES BY LAURENCE NORMAN

While U.S. officials insist they aren’t unduly pressuring Ukraine, the Trump administration wants a deal done by year-end, if possible. (AFP)

US offers Ukraine security guarantee in bid to break peace-talks deadlock

4 min read . 16 Dec 2025

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz proposed the meetings during a talk European leaders held with Trump on Wednesday, which both sides described as difficult. (AFP)

US and Ukraine try to break impasse over peace deal with Russia

4 min read . 15 Dec 2025

Europe now picks up most of the tab for Ukraine’s defense against Russia’s invasion, after the Trump administration almost completely cut off financial assistance to Kyiv. (File Photo: Reuters)

Using Russian assets to help Ukraine is looking like Europe’s least-bad option

4 min read . 10 Dec 2025

This photo taken and handout on December 9, 2025 by The Vatican Media shows Pope Leo XIV during a meeting with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky, in Castel Gandolfo. (AFP)

Trump pushes Ukraine to accept peace deal, saying it is losing

3 min read . 10 Dec 2025

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky with top aide Andriy Yermak during a meeting in Madrid. (AFP)

Pressure mounts on Zelensky over right-hand man

2 min read . 29 Nov 2025

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen and US President Donald Trump.

Europe fears it can’t catch up in Great Power competition

5 min read . 28 Nov 2025

In a post on Truth Social, Trump called the war a “loser” for everyone and said Ukrainian leaders had expressed “zero” gratitude for U.S. efforts. (AFP)

Trump slams Ukrainian, European officials over revisions to US peace plan

1 min read . 24 Nov 2025

Kaja Kallas, the EU’s foreign policy chief, said any peace plan needs the backing of European capitals.. REUTERS/Christian Mang/File Photo (REUTERS)

Trump’s Ukraine peace plan draws pushback from Europe and Kyiv

3 min read . 20 Nov 2025

Trump’s yearlong effort to broker a peace deal hasn’t yielded results so far. (via REUTERS)

Trump administration pushes new plan for ending Ukraine war

5 min read . 20 Nov 2025

The EU plan would involve lending Ukraine money using the cash reserves that have built up at the European Central Bank as the Russian assets at Euroclear have matured. (REUTERS)

Ukraine’s $200 Billion lifeline from Europe stumbles on pushback in Belgium

4 min read . 15 Nov 2025

Analysts expect Moscow’s oil revenues to take a hit but that its oil exports will continue for now. Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg News

Washington’s oil dilemma returns: How to hurt Moscow without raising gas prices

4 min read . 29 Oct 2025

An oil facility in Russia. (AP)

Under Trump pressure, EU proposes going after Chinese firms buying Russia oil

2 min read . 20 Sept 2025

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen spoke in Strasbourg, France, on Wednesday. (Reuters)

Trump pressed EU for tariffs on China, India in Russia sanctions talks

2 min read . 10 Sept 2025

A billboard with Iranian centrifuges illustrations and portraits of nuclear scientists killed in Israeli strikes is displayed on a street in Tehran, Iran. (File Photo: West Asia News Agency via Reuters)

Iran agrees to give UN atomic agency access to its nuclear sites

2 min read . 10 Sept 2025

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and President Trump in Scotland this summer.

Meet the woman Trump calls Europe’s most powerful leader

6 min read . 03 Sept 2025

TOPSHOT - (L/R) European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Finnish President Alexander Stubb, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, US President Donald Trump, French President Emmanuel Macron, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte pose for a family photo in the Cross Hall of the White House in Washington, DC, on August 18, 2025. (Photo: AFP)

How European leaders studied Trump and learned to speak his language

4 min read . 21 Aug 2025

A building in Tehran. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg) (AP)

Trump signals support for new Israel attack if Iran moves toward bomb

5 min read . 12 Jul 2025

Vehicles drive past a banner showing portraits of the Iranian armed forces commanders and nuclear scientists who were killed in Israeli strike, at Tajrish Sq. in northern Tehran, Iran. (AP Photo)

Iran suspends cooperation with UN atomic agency

3 min read . 02 Jul 2025

Israel’s air assault on Iran caused heavy damage in parts of Tehran. (Photo by AFP) (AFP)

For Iran’s nuclear program, a month is longer than it sounds

6 min read . 01 Jul 2025

Israel struck Iran's nuclear program, damaging Natanz, but Fordow and uranium stockpiles remain key challenges. (AFP)

Israel has struck a blow to Iran’s nuclear program—but it isn’t yet a knockout

5 min read . 16 Jun 2025