Prologue On December 20, 2025, the European Union (EU) almost crossed the Rubicon. It tried seizing Russian financial assets in Belgium for funding and ...

Von der Leyen says European Union can 'dial up' pressure on Putin Belgium still wary of using Russian assets for Ukraine loan Plan was positively received by US, von der Leyen says Moscow has said use ...

Until 2022, Russia was one of the largest suppliers of oil and gas to EU countries. With the start of a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, it has significantly lost its position. RBC-Ukraine examines who ...

European Union officials wanted to use Russia’s frozen assets to back a major loan to Ukraine. Facing opposition in their own camp, they settled on another way. By Jeanna Smialek Reporting from ...

BRUSSELS—For years, the U.S. government has published an annual National Security Strategy that lays out how Washington sees the world and its approach to dealing with looming threats, from China to ...

Several EU nations see Russian energy imports rise in 2025 They include France, Netherlands, Romania and Portugal Europe is still financing both sides in war - to fury of Trump Military aid to Kyiv ...

Europeans find themselves stranded between hostile powers, Russia and the United States, with key decisions looming over the future of Ukraine. By Steven Erlanger Steven Erlanger reports on European ...

It was a late September night when muffled blasts and a stream of bubbles broke the surface of the Baltic Sea. Explosions had ripped through the two Nord Stream gas pipelines, Russia’s gas highway ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reaffirmed that Ukraine is not willing to concede territory to Russia, as talks over a US-proposed peace plan continue without a clear end in sight. “We ...