Alexander Stubb made a surprise visit to Florida on the weekend, where he played golf with Donald Trump and spoke to him at length about the war in Ukraine. Shortly afterwards, Trump declared that he was "very angry, pissed off" at Putin for questioning the legitimacy of the Ukrainian leadership and threatened to impose new sanctions against Russia if it refused to show willingness to make peace. Did the visit make a real difference?

US tariffs against the EU, threats to take over Greenland, offensive remarks by high-ranking US officials in a Signal chat - the tone between Washington and Brussels is becoming increasingly sour. Commentators discuss what Europe's focus should be and whether massive rearmament is the right strategy.

During a flying visit to a US military base on Greenland, US Vice President JD Vance has accused Denmark of neglecting the island and reasserted the US's interest in its territory. Copenhagen rejected the accusations and their "tone" as inappropriate. The new Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen also declared that Greenland "does not belong to anyone else".

The mass demonstrations against Ekrem İmamoğlu's imprisonment and dismissal as mayor of Istanbul continued over the weekend. Hundreds of thousands responded to the opposition party CHP's call to protest in Istanbul on Saturday. The CHP has chosen İmamoğlu, who is considered long-term President Erdoğan's most promising rival, as its candidate for the 2028 presidential election.

A French court has found Marine Le Pen guilty of embezzling millions of euros in EU funds. The leader of the far-right Rassemblement National party now faces a prison sentence and a fine, as well as being declared ineligible to run for five years. France's media discusses the political implications for the three-time presidential candidate.

Donald Trump has made good on his threat: from the start of April the US will impose a 25 percent tariff on cars and car parts imports. With this move he hopes to generate additional revenues, strengthen the domestic car industry and create jobs by encouraging foreign carmakers to open factories in the United States. Commentators voice doubts.