Western fuel companies say cheap supplies and lack of political will risk locking the continent into strategic dependency

Former Putin adviser Sergey Karaganov warned that Russia would use nuclear weapons against Europe should it ever come close to defeat.

The EU is preparing its 20th sanctions package against Russia, focusing on tightening enforcement, expanding maritime restrictions, and closing loopholes used to circumvent existing measures, while more far-reaching energy sanctions remain unlikely.

Donald Trump’s actions, including his aggressive stance on annexing Greenland, are causing significant shifts in global security dynamics, particularly for Europe.

BRUSSELS, Dec 15 (Reuters) - The European Union adopted fresh sanctions against Russian oil interests on Monday, targeting traders Murtaza Lakhani and Etibar Eyyub for helping Moscow to circumvent Western sanctions on crude exports that help to fund Russia ...

In this week's newsletter, RFE/RL Europe Editor Rikard Jozwiak looks at two issues: the EU’s next sanctions package on Russia and a potential NATO-led “Arctic Sentry” operation.

An ally and former adviser to Russian President Vladimir Putin and former President Boris Yeltsin said the country could use nuclear weapons against Europe should Russia ever be on the verge of defeat in its ongoing war with Ukraine.

The Kremlin on Friday hailed what it said looked like the desire of Italy, France and Germany to resume dialogue on Ukraine with Russia as a "significant shift" which matched its own view of how the situation should evolve.