Russia sanctions
Latvia bans MPs from traveling to Russia, Belarus
The Riga parliament overwhelmingly voted in favor of restricting travel for members of parliament and state officials, citing national security and safety concerns.
EU faces uphill battle to pass new Russia sanctions
Slovakia will block EU sanctions on Russia that hurt Bratislava’s interests, Fico says
Huge Russian attack on Ukraine days after ‘Spiderweb’ drone raid
Russia’s blacklisted classical music stars make a comeback in Europe
Die Diätenerhöhung im Bundestag und die Frage nach Gerechtigkeit
Von der Leyen welcomes US senators’ bid to pile sanctions pressure on Putin
Between a smack and a hard place — Poland votes, Orbán provokes, and Brussels shows its teeth
Slaps were exchanged — some literal, some political — and suddenly Brussels isn’t just watching from the sidelines. This week on EU Confidential, we dive into a …
Russia sanctions emptied these London mansions. Now they’re falling apart.
David Davidovich’s mansion lies derelict, a harbinger of what may come for many of London’s most expensive and beautiful properties owned by Russian oligarchs.
Putin, Trump und das gescheiterte Telefonat
Die EU will neue Sanktionen gegen Russland beschließen. Nach dem für die Ukraine erfolglose Telefonat zwischen Donald Trump und Wladimir Putin geht es jetzt nochmals um Russlands …
Ukraine: Das Rätsel von Istanbul
Was passiert heute in der Türkei? Auch Stunden vor möglichen Gesprächen zwischen der Ukraine und Russland bleibt das unklar. Zusammen mit Hans von der Burchard spricht Gordon …
Wie Klingbeil die SPD nach Esken umbaut
Während Friedrich Merz in Kiew mit Selenskyj, Macron und Tusk auftritt, kämpft Lars Klingbeil an der SPD-Basis mit Wut und Vertrauensverlust. Der Rückzug von Saskia Esken ebnet …
Western leaders head to Kyiv to demand Putin agrees ceasefire
Starmer, Macron, Tusk and Merz join Donald Trump’s call for a 30-day Ukraine war truce.
Ukraine: Trumps Diktatfrieden und Europas Antwort
– Finales Angebot: Wie Trump die Ukraine und Europa erneut vor den Kopf stößt, ob die Amerikaner wirklich aus Verhandlungen aussteigen und sich zurückziehen würden und wie …
UK bans export of ‘killer’ video games controllers to Russia
Clampdown comes amid 150 new trade sanctions against Russia.
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.
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.
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.
The EU’s funniest man
Belgian comedian (and Prime Minister) Bart De Wever’s 9 best quotes from the European Council summit.
UK says it has £25 billion in frozen Russian assets
The amount of frozen Russian assets in the U.K. has increased by 10 percent in a year.
UK law firm slapped with £465K fine for Russian sanctions breach
Herbert Smith Freehills’ Moscow subsidiary made six payments of just under £4 million to sanctioned individuals who were subject to an asset freeze.
‘You see?’ Russia broke Trump’s hyped partial Ukraine ceasefire after 1 hour
Moscow struck civilian infrastructure Tuesday night, prompting Ukraine to respond with counterattacks.
French parliament calls for seizing frozen Russian assets
Officials in Paris are also privately warming to the idea.
Trump says ‘we’re doing very well with Russia,’ hours after threatening sanctions
In a post on Truth Social, Trump put pressure on the country that so far has faced little public pushback from his administration.