Critics complain that Chancellor Olaf Scholz cannot say what the much-vaunted ‘turning point’ really amounts to
Leaders are at odds over the question of just how crushing a Russian defeat should be
Le Pen closes in on Macron as the cost of living crisis trumps Ukraine in voters’ priorities
The war has prompted urgent EU membership applications from countries seeking sanctuary from Russian aggression
The French leader faces suspicions around complacency towards Putin and his taste for an independent foreign policy
