PUTIN'S REVENGE WORKING, Ukraine's Biggest Backer Suddenly Refuses To Fight Kyiv's Battle?

A fierce diplomatic civil war has exploded within the European Union over how to handle Vladimir Putin. French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz have aggressively blocked an undercover effort by European Council President António Costa to establish a direct back-channel with the Kremlin. Striking down the initiative at a tense Brussels summit, Macron declared, "We are not mediators; we stand alongside Ukraine." As the bloc fractures over who speaks for Europe, Moscow is issuing its darkest warning yet: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov warned that the EU's military buildup is forcing a direct NATO-Russia confrontation that could instantly trigger a catastrophic exchange of nuclear strikes. #Macron #Ukraine #RussiaUkraineWar #EuropeanUnion #EU #Zelensky #Putin #Brussels #WorldNews #Geopolitics Times Of India (TOI) Is The Largest Selling English Daily In The World. Times Of India Videos Bring You Global News, Views And Sharp Analysis. We Track India's Global Rise, Her Increasing Engagement With The World, The Changing Geopolitical Landscape Amid Conflicts And Wars And The Emerging World Order. INTERNATIONAL NEWS | GLOBAL CONFLICTS | MIDDLE EAST WAR | CHANGING WORLD ORDER #TOILive | #TOIVideos Subscribe to the Times Of India YT channel and press the bell icon to get notified when we go live. Join Millions Reading TOI; Download Our App At http://toi.in/app-yt Visit our website https://www.timesofindia.com/ Follow us on X/ @timesofindia Facebook:   / timesofindia   Instagram:   / timesofindia   Follow the TOI WhatsApp channel: https://bit.ly/3RYl0J9 For daily news & updates and exclusive stories, follow the Times of India