EU accuses Russia of ‘economic coercion’ against Armenia, announces €50 million support package
The announcement follows Kremlin warnings over Yerevan's growing cooperation with the West.
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Not just nuclear power: how Rosatom fuels Russia’s war machine
This is part one of a series of three articles exploring Rosatom, its role in the war in Ukraine, and Moscow’s international influence.
72 Russian rights abusers face EU asset freezes and travel bans for another year
The framework was established in March 2024 after Navalny's death, in response to Russia's accelerating and systematic repression. EU citizens and companies are barred from funding the sanctioned.
Russia’s ex-combatants entering the EU is a risk flagged in a leaked threat assessment
The Council of the EU document was seen by RFE/RL and mostly covers 2025 trends.
UK, EU, and Canada sanction Russian networks linked to deportation of Ukrainian children
The measures come amid estimates that more than 20,000 Ukrainian children have been taken to Russia or occupied territories since the start of the full-scale invasion, with many still unaccounted for.
Ukraine’s EU membership: when, not if—but 2027 is unrealistic, says veteran MEP
A Lithuanian MEP who negotiated his own country's EU accession explains why 2027 is unlikely, why the procedural machinery isn't moving yet, and why Ukraine's membership is still a question of when, not if.
NATO is dead. Meet CALM.
Discussing alternatives to the Alliance has long been taboo. That changed in 2026.
The lobbying to bring back Russian gas is back. Faster electrification is the answer
The Iran war is reviving Russia's revenues—and Europe's gas-back lobbying. Both should be refused.
EU’s new carbon tariff could cost Ukraine $6 billion in GDP and tens of thousands of industrial jobs through 2030
The EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) is creating serious structural risks for Ukraine's already war-battered economy, and the numbers are alarming.
Berehove’s mayor tells Magyar what Ukraine actually provides its Hungarian community
The Hungarian community in Ukraine receives state support at all levels.
“We have done everything”: Ukraine’s EU membership talks expected to start in June, Zelenskyy says
Kyiv says it has completed all preparations and is now awaiting a decision from EU leaders.
Sanctions on Russia: Do they work? Why? Why not? Blame? Changes?
For the past 50 months, the West has steadily increased its sanctions on Russia – at least on paper. A conference in Kyiv this weekend is analyzing sanctions roll back, accountability, the role of civil society, war profiteering, Putin’s enablers, and which sanctions have worked and not.
Syrskyi: Ukraine’s strikes have cost Russia $25.5 billion
Ukraine holds the front not through numbers, but through asymmetric warfare, drones, and forcing Russian forces to operate under continuously unfavorable conditions.
At post-Orbán EU summit, Zelenskyy proposed Europe build integrated air, missile, and drone defense
Zelensky thanked the EU for its 20th sanctions package against Russia and urged the first tranche of a €90 billion support package to arrive as soon as possible.
After years of vetoes, Ukraine expects first EU accession talks to open in weeks
Kachka tells Politico Kyiv still sees 2027 as a realistic milestone for closing the majority of chapters and drafting an accession treaty.
EU just held its first summit without Orbán, and discovered his obstruction was covering deeper divisions
Without him in the room, diplomats acknowledged behind closed doors that Orbán had long absorbed the blame for conflicts that were never really his alone.
EU’s 20th sanctions package hits 20 Russian banks, 46 shadow fleet tankers, and crypto platforms
Shadow fleet total hits 632 ships; new measures cover oil transport, Russian banks, crypto platforms, and re-exports via Kyrgyzstan.
EU approves €90 billion Ukraine loan and 20th Russia sanctions package as Hungary’s veto falls
First tranche expected in May or June, with funds directed to weapons, budget, and energy defense.
Swedish Intelligence: Russia’s economy is worse than its official data says
Still, it doesn't change Russia's military goals.
Weaponized energy: Russia may cut off Kazakh oil to Germany on 1 May, risking Berlin-Brandenburg fuel shock
Russia may plan to remove 17% of Germany's PCK refinery feedstock.