Politics

‘China has a lot more to lose’: U.S. considering sanctioning Chinese firms aiding Russia’s war

Munich, GERMANY — The U.S. is considering slapping sanctions on Chinese companies it believes are helping Russia fuel its war…

Trump breaks silence on Navalny; Yulia Navalnaya vows to fight on for a ‘free Russia’

This is CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. See below for the latest updates.  Russian forces…

Russia’s war in Ukraine is igniting an old debate in Brussels over debt

Munich, GERMANY — Should we borrow from global markets as one combined entity and raise new debt together? That’s the…

Biden administration to reportedly relax EV rule on tailpipe emissions

U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration intends to relax limits on tailpipe emissions that are designed to get Americans to move…

‘It is urgent’: European leaders appeal for greater support for Ukraine as Russia makes major gain

MUNICH, Germany — The West is suffering a “colossal failure of imagination” in thinking Russia’s war in Ukraine will not…

China’s Wang Yi tells Blinken U.S. should lift sanctions on Chinese firms

Washington should lift sanctions on Chinese companies and individuals, and that attempts to de-couple from China would only hurt the…

More than 400 detained in Russia at events in memory of Navalny, rights group says

More than 400 people have been detained at events across 32 Russian cities since the death of Alexei Navalny, President…

Trump will quit NATO, Hillary Clinton says, as anxiety mounts over U.S. commitment to the alliance

MUNICH, Germany — NATO members on Saturday weighed the U.S.’ possible withdrawal from the military alliance if Donald Trump returns…

Germany’s defense minister says NATO’s 2% target is just the start: ‘We’ll probably need more’

Germany’s defense minister said on Saturday that his country’s commitment to spend 2% of GDP on defense was just the…

Navalny death is a pre-election gambit from Putin, anti-Kremlin activist Bill Browder says

Anti-Kremlin activist Bill Browder said he believes Alexei Navalny’s death was intended as a message to political opponents of Russian…