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EU gears up for fight with Russian energy holdouts

EU gears up for fight with Russian energy holdouts

Brussels will soon tell Hungary and Slovakia to stop dealing with Moscow — whether they like it or not. But the EU’s enforcement plan is fuzzier.

May 7, 2025 4:20 am CET
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China to lift sanctions on EU lawmakers to unlock trade talks

Donald Trump’s trade war is pushing China and the EU closer together despite their differences.

April 30, 2025 5:07 am CET

Notorious Russian hackers behind 2017 ‘Macron leaks,’ France says

Paris accused Russia’s Fancy Bear group of conducting cyberattacks on the French president’s campaign team.

April 29, 2025 5:29 pm CET

Ukraine hit by new Russian drone attack after Trump-Zelenskyy meeting

Sunday’s assault came after Trump cast fresh doubt on Putin’s willingness to end the war.

April 27, 2025 4:41 pm CET

Trump says he’s got his ‘own deadline’ for Ukraine talks as tensions flare

The president, meeting with Norwegian leaders, is pressuring Kyiv and Moscow to make peace, but not equally.

April 24, 2025 7:46 pm CET

German coalition member backs US easing Nord Stream sanctions in Russia peace talks

A move by the White House to grant a reprieve to Russian energy divides Berlin’s incoming government.

April 24, 2025 5:06 pm CET

UK lifts sanctions on Syria’s defense ministry

Downing Street said the move would promote regional stability and “encourage the return of Syrian refugees.”

April 24, 2025 3:19 pm CET

White House debates lifting sanctions on Russian energy assets, Nord Stream

The debate pits Steve Witkoff against State Department and U.S. energy export proponents.

April 24, 2025 2:15 am CET

UK bans export of ‘killer’ video games controllers to Russia

Clampdown comes amid 150 new trade sanctions against Russia.

April 24, 2025 1:00 am CET

Moscow blocks 21 UK politicians from entering Russia

Targeted MPs take the travel ban as a ‘compliment’ and say it shows their Ukraine advocacy ‘got under Putin’s skin.’

April 23, 2025 7:53 pm CET

EU to float ban on new Russian energy contracts

The idea will be one of several options Brussels will suggest in May to sever Russian energy links.

April 22, 2025 6:09 pm CET

Russia’s effort to get US to drop aviation sanctions hits EU resistance

Brussels is also worried about the risks to air safety posed by fake and uncertified parts installed in Russian planes.

April 18, 2025 4:41 am CET

Europe jittery ahead of Meloni’s visit with Trump

Italy’s leader wouldn’t be the EU’s first choice to negotiate with Trump. But she might be its only choice.

April 16, 2025 10:48 pm CET
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US lifts sanctions against key Orbán ally accused of corruption

Penalties against Antal Rogan were “inconsistent with U.S. foreign policy interests,” says a spokesperson for top American diplomat Marco Rubio.

April 16, 2025 9:48 am CET

How a billionaire Russian ‘sugar daddy’ took over an iconic Olympic sport

Sanctioned tycoon Alisher Usmanov parries Western efforts to oust him from shadow leadership role in world fencing.

April 15, 2025 4:01 am CET

EU countries push to Orbán-proof Russia sanctions

Hungary’s veto power could become meaningless under plans being drawn up by a group of capitals.

April 14, 2025 5:48 pm CET

Estonia seizes Russian shadow tanker in Baltic Sea

The ghost vessel was “quite clearly” part of Moscow’s dark fleet, says one official.

April 11, 2025 4:19 pm CET

EU must condemn Hungary for ICC exit, Palestinian Oscar-winning director says

Filmmaker Basel Adra also says Brussels should impose fresh sanctions on Israeli settlers violating international law.

April 9, 2025 3:35 pm CET

Trump says US starting direct talks with Iran

U.S. and Israel insist Tehran can’t obtain nuclear weapons.

April 7, 2025 11:33 pm CET

‘I hope he’s right’: Markets tumble on tariffs — but Trump isn’t flinching

Americans watched in horror as their 401(k)s plunged Thursday morning after the markets opened.

April 3, 2025 8:03 pm CET

Turmoil churns below the surface as Rubio meets NATO allies

Trump’s envoy Marco Rubio faces European NATO allies amid tension over Greenland, Ukraine and the future of the alliance.

April 3, 2025 4:10 am CET

The time has come to punish Orbán, Germany’s next government says

Friedrich Merz’s incoming coalition wants to press the EU to look at withholding funds and suspending voting rights from Hungary, according to a document seen by POLITICO.

March 31, 2025 4:00 am CET

‘Pissed off’ at Putin, Trump threatens Russian oil tariffs

In NBC interview, U.S. president threatens to blacklist companies trading with Russia if the Kremlin doesn’t agree to a Ukraine ceasefire.

March 30, 2025 5:24 pm CET

Putin is playing games with you, Starmer and Macron warn Trump

European leaders distance themselves from U.S. attempts to relax sanctions on Russia, saying Putin is up to his old tricks.

March 27, 2025 3:09 pm CET

European Council chief: No backing down on Russia sanctions

EU leaders aim to find a collective response to U.S.’s intention to ease sanctions on Moscow as an incentive to stop fighting Ukraine.

March 27, 2025 1:46 pm CET
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