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Some Europeans Fear Trump Aides Want a Far-Right Takeover

The continent’s leaders have concerns that U.S. officials are pushing for parties that support their views of nationalism and traditional values to come into power.

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President Trump meeting with Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, in July.
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Russian Fighter Jets Enter Airspace of Estonia, a NATO Member

Estonia’s foreign minister described the flights, which lasted for an unusually long 12 minutes, as an “unprecedentedly brazen” intrusion.

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Russian MIG-31 fighter jets above Moscow in 2018. Estonian officials said three MIG-31s entered Estonian airspace on Friday.
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Drone Barrage Over Poland Was a Test for NATO, and the U.S.

A continent already on edge over the Ukraine war sees a Russian challenge to NATO readiness and to an America that wants to disengage from Europe.

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A member of the Polish Army inspecting a damaged house, after Russian drones violated Polish airspace during an attack on Ukraine and some were shot down by NATO fighter jets, in Wyryki, Lublin Voivodeship, Poland, on Wednesday.
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Europe Aims to Show It Is Ready to Secure Postwar Ukraine

President Emmanuel Macron of France hosted a meeting of leaders to review options for protecting any peace with Russia.

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President Emmanuel Macron of France, right, with his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, at the Élysée Palace in Paris on Thursday.
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