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Trump threatens ‘very significant’ Russia sanctions, bashes ‘all talk’ Putin

Trump threatens ‘very significant’ Russia sanctions, bashes ‘all talk’ Putin

“They will be very, very powerful and very bad for the countries involved,” the president warned of his secondary tariffs.

July 16, 2025 3:01 am CET
Trump flags ‘bit of a problem’ with Putin ahead of big announcement on Ukraine
Italy and Greece sound the alarm over Libya. But allies aren’t rushing to help.
Trump weighs new Ukraine aid package

Trump weighs new Ukraine aid package

July 12, 2025 10:00 am CET
Is the Trump-Putin bromance really over?
Unpacked

Is the Trump-Putin bromance really over?

July 11, 2025 4:01 am CET
Rubio slams Russia over ‘lack of progress’ toward peace in Ukraine
Russia hires migrants to wreak havoc, Czech intel report says
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Trump is interested in new Russia sanctions. But there’s a catch.

President Donald Trump is ready to sign a punishing Russia sanctions bill that GOP hawks have pushed for months. But only if it changes to give him …

July 9, 2025 9:28 pm CET

13 things we learned from von der Leyen’s EU no-confidence debate

From “Pfizergate” and the crumbling centrist coalition to splits on the right, there was plenty to be curious about in the European Parliament.

July 8, 2025 10:10 am CET

Putin fires transport minister after Ukraine cripples Russian air traffic

Moscow struggles with drone attacks as turmoil grips civilian aviation sector.

July 7, 2025 10:09 am CET

How Ukraine is revamping frontline fortifications to stem Russian advances

Vladimir Putin’s troops are using smaller units to attack the front lines and Ukraine is being forced to respond.

July 6, 2025 4:00 am CET
Reporter’s notebook

My deadly routine in Kyiv

Here’s how it feels to survive Russia’s drone and missile attacks while the U.S. turns its back on us.

July 5, 2025 2:56 am CET

Russia hits Ukraine with massive aerial attack after new Trump-Putin call

Moscow will not retreat from its war goals, a Kremlin aide said after the presidential discussion.

July 4, 2025 11:19 am CET

Moldova pushes for EU entry assurances as Hungary blocks Ukraine

The 2 Eastern European nations are being considered together as prospective members — for now.

July 4, 2025 4:25 am CET

Ukraine kills deputy chief of Putin’s navy

Maj. Gen. Mikhail Gudkov was reportedly killed by a Ukrainian airstrike on a Russian command post.

July 3, 2025 2:21 pm CET

CIA review of 2016 Russia election probe finds no major flaws

CIA Director John Ratcliffe has presented a darker view on social media.

July 3, 2025 5:32 am CET

Macron urges Putin to agree ceasefire with Ukraine, in first talks since 2022

French and Russian leaders agree the crisis around Iran’s nuclear program must be solved by diplomatic means alone.

July 1, 2025 7:58 pm CET

EU ambassador to Azerbaijan condemns inhuman treatment of Azeris in Russia

Russian investigators have admitted two people died while being arrested in a decades-old criminal case; local media say other detainees were severely beaten.

June 30, 2025 7:16 pm CET

Russia hits Ukraine with biggest attack of the war; F-16 pilot is killed

Zelenskyy renews calls for Washington to sell Patriot missile systems to Kyiv after Kremlin strikes Ukraine with 537 missiles and drones.

June 29, 2025 11:09 am CET
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Russia kills 17, injures scores in one of its deadliest attacks on Ukraine

Amid its summer offensive in Ukraine, Moscow hit industrial center Dnipro a day after slamming Kyiv with missiles.

June 24, 2025 10:10 pm CET

Hungary, Slovakia stall Russian sanctions over gas ban proposal

Still, diplomats privately express optimism that a deal can be reached.

June 23, 2025 3:06 pm CET

Europe needs action — and fewer high-stakes summits with Donald Trump

It is increasingly hard for Europeans to find common ground with the Trump administration. But even saying it out loud carries the risk of worsening relations.

June 23, 2025 4:00 am CET

Iran’s foreign minister heading to Russia to meet with Putin after US strikes

Abbas Araghchi emphasized the “strategic partnership” between Tehran and Moscow as he announced the trip just hours after the U.S. targeted three Iranian nuclear sites.  .

June 22, 2025 1:47 pm CET

Putin warns his officials not to allow recession

The Russian leader said a recession “is not to be allowed under any circumstances,” during the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.

June 20, 2025 7:50 pm CET

Sanctioned Russian media still partnered with Facebook

Sanctioned pro-Russian media are still part of Facebook’s advertising revenue program, new research out Friday showed. Russian state broadcasters, including Rossiya Segodnya — the organization that oversees …

June 20, 2025 6:25 pm CET

Brussels to shelve push for Russian oil price cap amid Middle East chaos

Officials told POLITICO the EU would drop proposals for a $45-per-barrel limit on Moscow’s crude as a result of the Israel-Iran conflict.

June 20, 2025 2:22 pm CET

Putin aide says Iran regime change would be ‘unacceptable’

If Israel or the U.S. assassinates Tehran’s supreme leader then “Pandora’s box” will open, the Kremlin warns.

June 20, 2025 10:12 am CET

Spain’s top EU official privately tried to dilute Russia gas ban

Officials accuse Teresa Ribera of insisting on a loophole in the EU’s proposal that could one day allow Russian gas to return to the bloc.

June 19, 2025 6:18 pm CET

Putin’s abduction of Ukrainian children

The fate of Ukraine’s children is not just a humanitarian issue — it is central to the broader struggle against impunity and for justice.

June 19, 2025 4:54 am CET

EU gets tough on Russian energy without Trump, Orbán on board

Hungary and Slovakia oppose new sanctions on fuel from Moscow, but Brussels suspects they are cooking their books to support their position.

June 17, 2025 7:54 pm CET

EU plans to squeeze out Russian gas with tough new rules

Plans for a 2027 phaseout would force companies to exit long-term contracts with Moscow and report the origins of their fuel.

June 17, 2025 1:14 pm CET
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