Nicholas Vinocur

GOOD FRIDAY MORNING. This is Nick Vinocur. DRIVING THE DAY COPENHAGEN’S NEW GREENLAND STRATEGY: Denmark is ramping up a diplomatic offensive on both sides of the Atlantic to rally support from European Union countries and convince U.S. lawmakers that Cope... See more

Eight of Europe's top leaders have rallied to defend the autonomous Danish territory of Greenland amid growing threats from President Donald Trump's administration that the U.S. could seize the mineral-rich Arctic island. In a statement, the European lead... See more

GOOD FRIDAY MORNING. This is Nick Vinocur. DRIVING THE DAY EU PIVOTS ON UKRAINE FUNDS: After 17 hours of talks, European Union leaders struck a deal to jointly raise €90 billion for Ukraine but moved away from plans to use Russia’s frozen assets for Kyiv,... See more

BRUSSELS ― Two legal opinions prepared by international lawyers contradict Belgium's claim it could be on the hook to pay substantial damages if the EU moves ahead with plans to use Russia's frozen assets to help Ukraine. Belgian Prime Minister Bart De We... See more

Top EU diplomat Kaja Kallas said Monday that financing Ukraine via a loan based on Russia's frozen assets was now looking “increasingly difficult” ahead of a crunch European Council summit on Thursday. Kallas' warning on the narrowing path to securing a d... See more