Ben Sills
@ben-sills.bsky.social
Managing Editor for European Economy & Politics at Bloomberg.
@donato.bsky.social and @albertonardelli.bsky.social have the SCOOP on what Donald Trump is planning for the future of Ukraine - and it's bad news for Zelenskiy
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US and Russia Plan Truce Deal to Cement Putin’s Gains in Ukraine
Washington and Moscow are aiming to reach a deal to halt the war in Ukraine that would lock in Russia’s occupation of territory seized during its military invasion, according to people familiar with t...
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August 8, 2025 at 3:16 PM
@donato.bsky.social and @albertonardelli.bsky.social have the SCOOP on what Donald Trump is planning for the future of Ukraine - and it's bad news for Zelenskiy
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European security officials have been looking at the risks of where Russia goes next.
Here's how it might play out.
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Here's how it might play out.
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Putin Going to War with NATO Would Cost World $1.5 Trillion
The NATO chief says Russia may be ready for an attack on eastern Europe within five years.
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June 24, 2025 at 5:09 PM
European security officials have been looking at the risks of where Russia goes next.
Here's how it might play out.
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
Here's how it might play out.
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Our reporters analysed thousands of speeches and posts by Trump and his administration to show how the US has started echoing Kremlin talking points since the president's call with Putin in February
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Trump Tells Americans What Putin Wants Them to Hear
An exclusive analysis shows that the US president’s views on the war in Ukraine are increasingly aligned with the Kremlin.
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April 28, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Our reporters analysed thousands of speeches and posts by Trump and his administration to show how the US has started echoing Kremlin talking points since the president's call with Putin in February
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Bank statements and other documents reviewed by Bloomberg show that clients of Raiffeisen Bank in Russia have been helping to supply Vladimir Putin's war machine.
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Raiffeisen Bank Clients in Russia Help Supply Putin’s War Machine
Vienna-based Raiffeisen Bank International AG has been making money from firms supplying Vladimir Putin’s military, according to documents seen by Bloomberg, as the Russian army grinds forward in Ukra...
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February 3, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Bank statements and other documents reviewed by Bloomberg show that clients of Raiffeisen Bank in Russia have been helping to supply Vladimir Putin's war machine.
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Hungary ready to back down and let the EU roll over Russia sanctions
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EU Set to Agree to Extend Russia Sanctions, Hungary to Back Down
The European Union is set agree to extend sanctions on Russia over its war against Ukraine on Monday with Hungary ready to lift its opposition to the move, according to people familiar with the matter...
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January 27, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Hungary ready to back down and let the EU roll over Russia sanctions
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Dombrovskis wants the EU to confiscate frozen Russian assets to help pay for the reconstruction of Ukraine.
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EU Economy Chief Open to Confiscating Frozen Russian Assets
The European Union should consider taking bolder steps such as confiscating frozen Russian central bank assets to compensate Ukraine, the bloc’s top economic official said, downplaying risk warnings f...
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December 20, 2024 at 5:50 AM
Dombrovskis wants the EU to confiscate frozen Russian assets to help pay for the reconstruction of Ukraine.
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Brutal from Moody’s on France
“The country’s public finances will be substantially weakened over the coming years,” Moody’s said. “There is now very low probability that the next government will sustainably reduce the size of fiscal deficits beyond next year.”
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“The country’s public finances will be substantially weakened over the coming years,” Moody’s said. “There is now very low probability that the next government will sustainably reduce the size of fiscal deficits beyond next year.”
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France Downgraded by Moody’s After Le Pen Derails Deficit Push
Moody’s Ratings cut France’s credit grade, heaping pressure on the new government to bring a ballooning deficit under control after far-right leader Marine Le Pen toppled the previous prime minister o...
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December 14, 2024 at 11:30 AM
Brutal from Moody’s on France
“The country’s public finances will be substantially weakened over the coming years,” Moody’s said. “There is now very low probability that the next government will sustainably reduce the size of fiscal deficits beyond next year.”
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“The country’s public finances will be substantially weakened over the coming years,” Moody’s said. “There is now very low probability that the next government will sustainably reduce the size of fiscal deficits beyond next year.”
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Russia's military suppliers have worked out a way to acquire chips from Texas Instruments with just a few clicks.
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Russia’s Military Found a Surprisingly Simple Way to Buy US Chips
A cache of internal Russian documents reviewed by Bloomberg reveals how Putin’s forces have been able to keep purchasing American semiconductors.
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December 9, 2024 at 12:20 PM
Russia's military suppliers have worked out a way to acquire chips from Texas Instruments with just a few clicks.
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Young Michel Barnier (left) and Georges Pompidou (right): the only prime ministers of the 5th Republic who were toppled by a vote a no-confidence.
December 4, 2024 at 10:07 PM
Young Michel Barnier (left) and Georges Pompidou (right): the only prime ministers of the 5th Republic who were toppled by a vote a no-confidence.
To borrow that old saw from John Major's twilight years: Marine Le Pen is not in office, but she's in power.
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Le Pen Sees French Budget in Weeks If Macron Eases Debt Path
Marine Le Pen said France can overcome government collapse to deliver a budget in “a matter of weeks” — so long as the next prime minister is prepared to narrow the deficit more slowly.
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December 5, 2024 at 7:13 PM
To borrow that old saw from John Major's twilight years: Marine Le Pen is not in office, but she's in power.
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Great piece by our colleagues in Asia on the Democratic crisis that no one (ie not me) was predicting yesterday
If you read one story…
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If you read one story…
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How Six Hours of Martial Law Reshaped a Stunned South Korea
Just before 10 p.m. on a near-freezing evening in Seoul, rumors began circulating among reporters that South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol planned a late-night announcement.
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December 4, 2024 at 10:40 AM
Great piece by our colleagues in Asia on the Democratic crisis that no one (ie not me) was predicting yesterday
If you read one story…
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If you read one story…
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Bold talk from the French finance minister last night.
Big week coming up in France
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Big week coming up in France
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France Won’t Be Blackmailed on Budget, Finance Minister Says
Finance Minister Antoine Armand said France won’t accept artificial budget deadlines from Marine Le Pen even as the far-right leader gave her strongest indication yet that she’s prepared to topple the...
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December 2, 2024 at 6:11 AM
Bold talk from the French finance minister last night.
Big week coming up in France
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Big week coming up in France
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There are lots of good takes out there on why EU divisions will make the decline of the bloc irreversible, but Antonio Costa reckons there's another way.
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Before Tackling Trump, New EU Leader Aims to End the Bickering in Brussels
Former Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa becomes the fourth president of the EU leaders’ council at a moment when the bloc faces threats and challenges from all sides
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December 1, 2024 at 8:13 AM
There are lots of good takes out there on why EU divisions will make the decline of the bloc irreversible, but Antonio Costa reckons there's another way.
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Remember to call your mum kids
November 30, 2024 at 8:13 AM
Remember to call your mum kids
The Romanian election is maddest i've ever covered. It's massively consequently and serious. But it's also just absolutely crazy.
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Election Chaos Is Engulfing Romania and No One Saw It Coming
In the final days before Romania’s parliamentary elections this weekend, the governing parties’ leaders both quit, pollsters gave up on projecting the results and the nation’s top court cast serious d...
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November 30, 2024 at 8:13 AM
The Romanian election is maddest i've ever covered. It's massively consequently and serious. But it's also just absolutely crazy.
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ECB split is out in the open - French central bank governor says rates may need to go below neutral rate, taking issue with Germany's Isabel Schnabel in our interview yesterday
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ECB’s Schnabel Sees Only Limited Room for Further Rate Cuts
The European Central Bank needs to be wary of cutting interest rates too far as borrowing costs are already near a level that no longer restrains the economy and going lower could backfire, according ...
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November 28, 2024 at 2:10 PM
ECB split is out in the open - French central bank governor says rates may need to go below neutral rate, taking issue with Germany's Isabel Schnabel in our interview yesterday
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