Europe News Von der Leyen backs 'bone-crushing' US Senate bill to sanction Russia The Senate bill envisions 500% tariffs on countries that buy Russian fossil fuels. If applied as intended, it would target several EU countries. 02/06/2025
Europe News How a Russian spy couple became Portuguese citizens The process took years and included a wedding in Rio de Janeiro, several visits to the Portuguese consulate, trips to Lisbon and a suspicious declaration attributed to a national living in Brazil. 31/05/2025
Europe News Russian ship captain pleads not guilty in North Sea tanker collision Vladimir Motin appeared via video link at London’s Central Criminal Court, where he denied responsibility for the presumed death of Filipino crew member Mark Angelo Pernia. 30/05/2025
Europe News Destruction across Kharkiv after wave of Russian attacks, Ukraine says At least 11 people were injured in Russian strikes on the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv and the nearby region overnight. Kyiv says it repelled a total of 173 assaults across the front line. 30/05/2025
Europe News Three charged with spying for Russia, German prosecutor’s office says The charges against the men are the latest in a series of cases across Europe where Ukrainians and other nationals have been accused of working on behalf of Russia’s intelligence services. 28/05/2025
Europe News EU pitches security hub to protect Black Sea from Russian threats The security hub in the Black Sea envisioned by the European Commission could help oversee an eventual peace deal between Russia and Ukraine. 28/05/2025
Europe News Germany to jointly produce long-range weapons with Ukraine, Merz says Germany has agreed a new €5 billion aid package for Ukraine and joint production of long-range weapons systems during Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s visit to Berlin. 28/05/2025
Europe News New US Senate bill could wreck Russia, but also damage the EU economy In a bid to isolate Moscow, a new bill in the US Senate threatens to impose 500% tariffs on any country that buys Russian fossil fuels. If implemented as intended, the plan could ravage several EU countries. 28/05/2025
Europe News Turkey says it's ready to host another round of Russia-Ukraine talks US President Donald Trump warns his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that he’s “playing with fire” as the Kremlin intensifies its attacks on Ukraine and peace efforts appear to stall. 28/05/2025
Europe News Why Russia is unlikely to let the Vatican mediate Ukraine peace talks Pope Leo XIV is willing to host peace talks between Moscow and Kyiv, yet Russia's stance towards the Vatican is likely to prove an obstacle. 27/05/2025
EuroVerify Fact-checking claims NATO troops are preparing to attack Russia A video claiming to show tanks preparing to advance towards St Petersburg from Tallinn in fact shows images from Estonia's Independence Day procession. 26/05/2025
Europe News Dan sworn in as Romania's new president easing political crisis The May election rerun was held months after the Constitutional Court voided the previous election in which the far-right outsider Călin Georgescu led the first round, following allegations of electoral violations and Russian interference. 26/05/2025
No Comment Russia and Ukraine complete final phase of major prisoner swap More than 300 Ukrainian soldiers returned home on Sunday, as Russia and Ukraine completed the final phase of a major prisoner swap agreed earlier this month. 26/05/2025
Europe News EU Parliament Conservatives expel Luxembourgish MEP for trip to Moscow Fernand Kartheiser advocates need for dialogue between EU and Russia, but he crossed 'red line' for European Conservatives and Reformists, say co-presidents. 26/05/2025
USA Trump says Putin has gone 'crazy' after latest strike on Ukraine "He's killing a lot of people. And I don't know what the hell happened to Putin," the US president told reporters before boarding Air Force One on Sunday, adding that he would "absolutely" consider imposing new sanctions against Russia. 26/05/2025
Ukraine Russia and Ukraine each release hundreds in large-scale prisoner swap Russia and Ukraine swapped hundreds more prisoners on Sunday on the third day of a prisoner swap, making it the largest in more than three years of war. 25/05/2025
Europe News Russia hits Kyiv with massive drone and missile attack The assault came amid a prisoner exchange between Moscow and Kyiv. Russia and Ukraine on Saturday completed a significant prisoner exchange of hundreds of soldiers and civilians after Friday's first stage of the deal was reached following talks last week in Istanbul. 24/05/2025
Europe News EU intelligence centre chief: We know what Russia is doing — and how In an interview with SOL newspaper and Euronews, the head of European intelligence explained that the Russian invasion of Ukraine has changed the way we think about and use intelligence services and argues that the EU can do more in this area — and that the 27 member states are ready to do so. 23/05/2025
Ukraine Russia is offering Ukrainian POWs to 'occupy Europe together’ Ukraine has submitted a list of POWs to Russia for a 1,000-for-1,000 prisoner swap. Many Ukrainian soldiers have now spent over three years in Russian captivity, where they are often being tortured, abused and offered to "join Russian forces to then occupy Europe." 23/05/2025
Russia Report: Russian army hackers target Western aid supply to Ukraine The hacking effort, attributed to the group Fancy Bear, used tactics such as spearphishing and exploiting weak security in small office networks. 23/05/2025