Leaders from Europe and Canada held talks Tuesday on U.S.-led peace efforts to end the nearly four-year war between Russia and Ukraine, as Moscow and Kyiv sparred over Russian claims, denied by Ukraine,

Russia's pipeline gas exports to Europe sank by 44% in 2025 to their lowest since the mid-1970s, following the closure of the Ukrainian route and as the European Union phases out fossil fuel imports from Russia,

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called Europe “the main obstacle to peace” as US and Ukrainian negotiators prepare for talks on a way to end Moscow’s four-year invasion of its neighbor.

On December 11th Mark Rutte, the NATO secretary-general, said darkly that “we must be prepared for the scale of war our grandparents or great-grandparents endured”. Days later Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton,

With a nod to shared values, the Russian media's depiction of Trump as a potential partner presents a troubling picture for Europe.

Russia's pipeline gas exports to Europe plunged to a 50-year low as the EU aims to stop imports by 2027 to cut dependency and war funding.

Russia deployed nuclear-capable Oreshnik missiles in Belarus, claiming they are “impossible to intercept,” as analysts warn the move heightens tensions with Nato and expands Moscow’s reach across Euro

The European official said the man accused of coordinating a plot to put explosives in packages on cargo planes, for example, was recruited by Russian intelligence after involvement with smuggling guns and explosives. The man is linked to at least four other plots.

Russia’s central bank issued a new warning to the European Union, saying it may seek compensation in local courts from European lenders should the bloc proceed with using assets frozen in Europe to support Ukraine.

Russia's pipeline gas exports to Europe collapsed by 44% in 2025 to a 50-year low due to the closure of the Ukrainian transit route, cementing an irreversible energy divorce as the EU moves to eliminate all Russian fossil fuels by 2027.

On Dec. 15, the EU sanctioned two rival oil traders it accused of playing a major role in the clandestine Russian energy market. The Trump administration, which has called on the EU to stop all imports of Russian fuel, sanctioned Russia’s two largest oil companies this fall as part of the president’s sped-up effort to end the war in Ukraine.