UK says it has £25 billion in frozen Russian assets – POLITICO
Europe holds a much larger amount of around €200 billion in immobilized Russian assets, most of which are…
Russia sanctions
UK law firm slapped with £465K fine for Russian sanctions breach – POLITICO
A Russian subsidiary of British law firm Herbert Smith Freehills has been fined £465,000 by Britain’s sanctions watchdog…
‘You see?’ Russia broke Trump’s hyped partial Ukraine ceasefire after 1 hour – POLITICO
Zelenskyy also noted that if Russia does not adhere to the fragile ceasefire, Ukraine will fight back: “There…
Putin plays for time, dazzling Trump with talk of glory days ahead
It was the least he could get away with. After 90 minutes on the phone to Donald Trump,…
Putin is playing Trump (again) – POLITICO
It was all drawn from the playbook that he and his lugubrious Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov have used…
EU leaders fear Commission power grab on defense after Trump’s exit – POLITICO
Countries such as Poland and Finland in particular want to shield defense from the Commission’s attempted overreach. |…
EU hits Russia with new sanctions amid Trump’s uncertainty – POLITICO
The package, adopted on the third anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, targets aluminum imports, shadow fleet…
Trump’s America is Putin’s ally now – POLITICO
The truth is, Trump’s idea of a bad deal may be very different from Europe’s if he’s negotiating…
Europe’s big guns sideline the EU to get real on Ukraine – POLITICO
This is not the way EU politics is meant to be conducted, but the Paris format lays bare…
How Trump blindsided Europe as he schmoozed with Putin – POLITICO
On Tuesday, a senior U.S. official had tipped off the U.K. that a big intervention was coming, but…
US can ramp up sanctions on Putin, Trump’s Ukraine-Russia envoy says – POLITICO
“The pressure just can’t be military. You have to put economic pressure, you have to put diplomatic pressure,”…
US sanctions good, EU sanctions bad – POLITICO
After the roundabout remarks, Orbán emphasized that he does not support EU sanctions, claiming that Hungary’s economy has…
The West is trying to interfere in our elections, Russia moans – POLITICO
In reality, Moscow tried to influence Romania’s presidential election last year in favor of pro-Russian independent Călin Georgescu,…
Turkey pushing to help EU replace Ukraine gas transit – POLITICO
“We have the Southern Gas Corridor,” said Kaymakcı. “We have 18 billion cubic meters of gas, coming mainly…
I’ll end Russia sanctions unless Ukraine pumps Putin’s gas – POLITICO
The Hungarian leader’s ire is directed at the recent end of an agreement between Moscow and Kyiv to…