German prosecutors have filed the first charges over the 2022 Nord Stream sabotage, accusing a Ukrainian former soldier of war crimes. Kyiv says it is too early to respond.
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Xavier Bettel has paired a blunt verdict on Russia's invasion — that Moscow 'made a big mistake' — with a call for the EU to re-engage Vladimir Putin directly. Behind the rhetoric, Luxembourg has committed more than €550 million to Ukraine, supported every EU sanctions package and is roughly doubling its defence budget by 2030.
Anna Netrebko's 15 June recital at the Philharmonie Luxembourg drew a formal Ukrainian objection over her past Kremlin ties, while the venue and government insisted programming is not a political act.