EU slaps Russia with 16th sanctions package
The European Union has adopted its 16th Russia sanctions package as Ukraine enters its fourth year of war with Russia.
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European Commission’s Kallas says Russia still wants Ukraine territory
Kaja Kallas, European Commission Vice-President and European Union foreign policy chief, has said interactions between the US and Russia showed Moscow had not given…
Billions of euros in frozen Russian assets not so ‘Russian’, Belgian news outlet says
A large portion of the €258 billion being held in Belgium under Russian sanctions has reportedly been found to belong to Western banks and non-sanctioned individuals…
EU agrees new Russia sanctions targeting metals and ‘shadow fleet’
European Union envoys have agreed on the 16th round of sanctions against Russia, including a ban on primary aluminium imports and the listing of 73 "shadow-fleet"…
Hungary PM Orbán threatens EU veto on Russia sanctions over Ukraine gas blockade
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has issued an ultimatum to the European Union.
EU proposes bans on aluminium, video game consoles in new Russia sanctions
The European Commission proposed banning imports of Russian primary aluminium imports and restricting sales of video game consoles to Russia in a 16th package…
Poland rejects idea of Europe returning to Russian gas to end Ukraine war
Reacting to speculation about the idea of Europe resuming the import of gas from Russia as a way of facilitating a peace deal in Ukraine, Polish officials have reacted…
EU resumes gas talks with Ukraine, Hungary and Slovakia
The European Commission will continue negotiations with Ukraine on the natural gas supply to Europe.
EU mulls new uses of Russia’s frozen funds
The European Union has been actively exploring ways to utilise frozen Russian assets more effectively.
Trump pushes for peace with threat of Russian sanctions if Putin declines
US President Donald Trump has suggested that imposing additional sanctions on Russia was "likely" if President Vladimir Putin refused to engage in peace talks.
Tusk provides no evidence for claims Russia planned terrorist attacks on airlines
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NATO to deploy ships, aircraft in Baltic Sea after cable breaches
NATO countries will deploy frigates, patrol aircraft and naval drones in the Baltic Sea to help protect critical infrastructure and reserve the right to take action…
Russia-linked tanker crew detained in probe over Baltic cable damage
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EU agrees to use ‘all necessary means’ against Russia’s ‘hybrid campaign’
European Union leaders have agreed to utilise "all available means" to counter Russia's "hybrid campaign" against the EU, which they "strongly condemned".
China demands EU end sanctions over Ukraine War
China has demanded the European Union immediately lifts sanctions on several of its companies recently blacklisted for allegedly supporting the Russian war machine…
European Council hits China with sanctions over ‘Russian help’ for first time
For the first time, the European Council has announced "fully-fledge" sanctions against Chinese companies and entities suspected of supporting Russia’s aggression…
EU overregulation gives edge to Russian AI, Moscow bank boss says
Overregulation of artificial intelligence in the European Union has given Russia's technology sector an advantage, a leading Russian banking executive argued.
Russia tells its citizens to avoid travel to the West
Russia said on December 11 that relations with the United States were so confrontational that Russian citizens should not travel to the United States, Canada and…
EU may impose sanctions on Georgia as riots escalate
The European Union is preparing to respond amid escalating clashes between protesters and police in Georgia.
Vanuatu ‘has approved hundreds of passports for Russian nationals since outbreak of war’
Vanuatu has been handing out passports to Russian nationals since the outbreak of the Ukraine war, EU records show.
Zelensky tells EP Russia can be pushed ‘towards a just peace’
Zelensky expressed gratitude to the European Union for its support and said Ukraine and its allies had succeeded not only in “preventing Putin from taking Ukraine”…
Russia fines Google €18 decillion for YouTube restrictions
Google has been fined an astronomical sum, exponentially greater than global GDP, for refusing to restore accounts of pro-Kremlin and state-run media outlets.
Poland closes Russian consulate in Poznań over alleged sabotage
Poland’s Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski has announced that Poland is ordering the closure of the Russian consulate in the city of Poznań in the west of the…
EU retaliates against Russian ‘hybrid warfare’ with new regulations
After numerous incidents of Russian cyber attacks, sabotage efforts and other destabilising activities, the EU is striking back with a joint declaration and a new…
Western, Russian nuclear industries still intertwined, report says
The Russian and Western nuclear industries remain dependent on each other, a situation that has shielded Russia from European sanctions, an industry report said…
Estonian professor stripped of ‘Emeritus’ status for attending Russian conference
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Meta bans Russian state media networks over ‘foreign interference’
Meta has announced it will bar Russian state media outlets including RT and Rossiya Segodnya from using its Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp services.
France, Germany, UK condemn Iran over ballistic missiles, target new sanctions
The governments of France, Germany and Britain condemned the transfer of Iranian ballistic missiles to Russia, and said they would cancel bilateral air services…
Finland plans to ban Russians from buying property there
Finland aims to ban Russians from buying property in the Nordic country, a minister with the Helsinki government has said.
Singer suspended from Royal Swedish Opera over ‘pro-Russia’ comments
Opera singer Mattias Milder has been suspended from the Royal Swedish Opera in Stockholm following controversial "pro-Russia" comments on social media.