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Ferdinand Knapp is a breaking news reporter for POLITICO Europe based in Brussels and Berlin. He covers politics and policy of EU member countries, with a focus on Austria and Germany. Previously, he worked for the Swiss daily Neue Zürcher Zeitung.

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Poland indicts teen accused of performing sabotage for Russia

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By Ferdinand Knapp Verified
| POLITICO Europe Verified
Polish prosecutors have filed an indictment against an 18-year-old Ukrainian citizen accused of carrying out acts of sabotage on behalf of Russian intelligence services in an effort to incite ethnic tensions. According to a statement by Poland’s Internal Security Agency, the teenager, named only as Illia K.
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Zelenskyy announces spy chief as new interim defense minister

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By Veronika Melkozerova Verified, Ferdinand Knapp Verified
| POLITICO Europe Verified
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday that the head of the country's security services, Yevhenii Khmara, will be appointed as acting defense minister. Khmara was appointed the acting head of the Security Service of Ukraine at the beginning of this year and, under Ukrainian law, cannot simultaneously serve as defense minister. He is expected to retire from military service in the coming days, allowing Zelenskyy to request that parliament appoint him as defense minister formally.
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Zamieszanie wokół udziału Rosji w weneckim Biennale. UE tnie dotację, Dmitrij Pieskow "wyraża żal"

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By Ferdinand Knapp Verified
| Onet.pl Verified
W sobotę Henna Virkkunen, wiceprzewodnicząca Komisji Europejskiej poinformowała, że zwróciła się do Europejskiej Agencji Wykonawczej do spraw Edukacji i Kultury (EACEA) o zakończenie dotacji UE w wysokości 2 mln euro dla Biennale w Wenecji, argumentując, że kultura w Europie powinna promować wartości demokratyczne — czego "w dzisiejszej Rosji się nie przestrzega". MKOl łagodzi ograniczenia wobec rosyjskich sportowców. Amerykańscy ustawodawcy oburzeni.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Talk to junior politicians before the German elections.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Only in my dreams.

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Karla Kolumna