Kaja Kallas emphasizes that the European Union will not abandon sanctions against Russia before talks between Moscow and Kyiv begin. Sanctions remain a key pressure tool in negotiations to end the conflict.

Kaja Kallas emphasizes that the European Union will not abandon sanctions against Russia before the start of talks between Moscow and Kyiv. Sanctions remain a key tool for applying pressure in negotiations to end the conflict.

Standing at the base of a five-meter-high (16-foot) metal fence topped by barbed-wire running along the border with Belarus, armed Polish soldiers are on the lookout for migrants.

Ten European Union countries have called for the 27-nation bloc to ban imports of pipeline gas and liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Russia, a document seen by Reuters showed, as Europe debates fresh sanctions on Moscow over the war in Ukraine.

Hungary has not yet decided whether to support the rollover of European Union sanctions on Russia due at the end of this month and believes the EU should decide on the matter only after consulting with the incoming Trump administration,

Pressure to impose sanctions, a raging war and a looming Trump presidency have not quenched the bloc’s thirst for Russian gas.

The European Union is considering import restrictions on Russian aluminum and phasing out liquefied natural gas from the nation as part of a new package of sanctions targeting Moscow for its full-scale invasion of Ukraine,

Despite reassurance from the European Commission regarding gas supply security, EU stockpiles hold 16% of gas less as compared to the beginning of 2023. Only Portugal has a gas storage volume exceeding 100%.

The no-confidence vote, if it succeeds, will trigger a snap election. According to a recent January poll, the liberal opposition Progressive Slovakia is the most popular party in the country on 23.9 percent support, with Fico’s ruling Smer in second on 18 percent.

Gazprom's board is proposing that about 1,600 managers and administrators be cut from its headquarters at St. Petersburg, citing recent challenges.

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian telephoned Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday to discuss Armenia’s plans to strive to join the European Union which have prompted stern warnings from Moscow.

Andrej Danko, co-leader of the delegation, claimed that Warsaw refused to allow their flight to enter Polish airspace and the plane had to be rerouted via Czechia and Germany.