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Race against time to make Hungary renew EU sanctions before deadline

Hungary's resistance has put the EU in a situation of maximum suspense less than 72 hours before the individual sanctions are set to expire.

USA

Rise in US aircraft parts smuggling into Russia, bypassing sanctions

Three people were charged in Ohio last month with illegally exporting aircraft components from the US to Russia.

EuroVerify

Has Europe spent more on Russian oil and gas than aid to Ukraine?

The US president says Europe’s energy bill to Russia exceeds its spending on Ukraine. Euroverify investigates.

Europe News

Tusk calls for EU to confiscate Russian assets to finance Ukraine

Under the sanctions, the EU has frozen €210 billion in assets of the Russian Central Bank, most of which are held in Belgium.

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Europe News

EU agrees new sanctions on Russia amid Trump's push for negotiations

The agreement among ambassadors comes days before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine marks its third anniversary.

Ukraine

Talks to end war in Ukraine start now, Trump says after Putin call

US President Donald Trump announced that he and Vladimir Putin agreed to negotiate ending Russia's war in Ukraine, following a surprise prisoner swap.

World News

Europe must be involved in Ukraine peace talks, say foreign ministers

European foreign ministers met in Paris on Wednesday, saying a peace deal in Ukraine would require the involvement of Kyiv and its European allies. The meeting came as US President Donald Trump said he had agreed to immediate peace talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

World News

Electricity prices skyrocket in Estonia

Soaring electricity prices in Estonia are mainly linked due to the weather and markets, according to experts.

World News

Baltic nations end electricity ties to Russia, tightening EU bond

After the disconnection plans were announced, propaganda campaigns cropped up on social media and in printed leaflets in city streets that issued fake-news warnings about blackouts, severe energy shortages and sky-high energy bills for consumers.

Radio Schuman

EU bid to take on US, China competitiveness starts today

The European Commission will publish its Competitiveness Compass today in an attempt to secure the future EU economy.

Europe News

NATO chief calls for more defence spending as he visits Portugal

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte called on alliance members to step up their defence spending beyond their common goal of 2% of their GDP,

Ukraine

Russia claims to have occupied Velyka Novosilka in Ukraine's Donbas

As the EU agrees to extend sanctions on Russia by another six months, the Russian Defence Ministry has said its forces have occupied the east Ukrainian town of Velyka Novosilka in the Donetsk region, a key defensive hub for the Ukrainian army.

Europe News

Hungary drops veto threat and allows renewal of EU sanctions on Russia

The EU will be able to renew its sectoral sanctions against Russia after Hungary abandoned its veto threat, which it had linked to energy concerns.

Europe News

'Playing with fire': Orbán's veto threat puts Brussels on edge

With a key deadline set to expire next week, Viktor Orbán and his deputies have raised the spectre of vetoing EU sanctions against Russia, a move which would upend the bloc's foreign policy.

Europe News

Hungary ratchets up anti-sanctions rhetoric as renewal deadline looms

The extension of EU sanctions shouldn't be automatic, the Hungarian government has said, in remarks that threaten to unravel the bloc's collective reaction to Russia's war on Ukraine

Europe News

EU sanctions on Russian telco giant MegaFon are valid, judges say

The EU Court agreed on the need to restrict trade with the Moscow-based mobile operator, as it could be helping the Russian army with its invasion of Ukraine.

Australia

Australia vows strong response if citizen killed in Russian captivity

Oscar Jenkins, a former school teacher from Melbourne, was seen being struck by a Russian interrogator in a video posted in December.

Europe News

Nordics and Baltics ask EU to tighten price cap on Russian oil

Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania and Sweden have demanded a revision of the price cap on Russian seaborne oil. The cap was set in late 2022 at $60 per barrel and has remained untouched since then.

Radio Schuman

Is Zelenskyy as popular at home as abroad?

Belief in the Ukrainian president has dipped, with trust among Ukrainians falling from 77% in 2023 to 52% in 2024, according to the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS).

Markets

Crude prices rally as US intensifies sanctions on Russian oil

The Biden administration's new sanctions target Russia's oil giants Gazprom Neft and Surgutneftegas, shadow fleet vessels, and opaque traders. Oil prices surged, while European equities slid as investors fear tighter global supply.