Helsinki
‘It’s never too late’: How learning Finnish taught me to embrace vulnerability
It’s relatively easy to get by in Finland’s capital, Helsinki, without speaking Finnish. But meeting an American opera singer and a refugee from Iraq here taught reporter Kavita Pillay to embrace the vulnerability of learning a new language.
White House struggles to contain political outcry over Trump-Putin summit
The White House struggled on Wednesday to contain a political outcry and confusion over US President Donald Trump’s summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, denying Trump ever meant to say that Moscow was no longer targeting the United States.
Did Trump commit treason in Helsinki?
There’s a serious word that’s been thrown around a lot since Donald Trump held a joint news conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki on Monday. It’s the word “treason.” The thing is, Trump is not guilty of treason as the US Constitution defines the term.
Germany’s relations with Russia and the US are a delicate balancing act in the Trump-Putin era
President Donald Trump shocked Germans during the NATO summit in Brussels this week by accusing their country of being in bed with Russia. As Trump heads to Helsinki for a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Germany is in many ways stuck between a rock and a hard place.’