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The UK and the EU have agreed to hit Russia with a raft of new economic sanctions after hopes of a ceasefire with Ukraine came to nothing. One French minister commented that …
Russia is facing fresh sanctions, but Putin is used to dealing with a struggling economy Read More
Ukraine leads the way in unmanned vehicle innovation, but the invaders are advancing with weapons that have been key to their recapture of territory in Kursk. In the border area …
Russia revolutionizes warfare with fiber-optic-controlled drones Read More
BERLIN (AP) — The prospective partners in Germany’s next government said Tuesday they will seek to loosen the nation’s rules on running up debt to allow for higher defense spending, an issue …
Germany’s likely next government seeks higher defense spending as doubts rise about US commitment Read More
The contract for Russian gas is toxic. The gas is replaceable. Let’s move on. That’s the logic many European officials have adopted as a multibillion dollar deal keeping Russian gas …
Most of Europe is fine without Russian gas Read More
Research from international ratings agency Moody’s shows that the Czech Republic — which boasts just 2.4% of the EU population — is home to over one quarter of the 46,000 or so Russian-linked firms operating in …
Czechia struggles to mitigate risks from Russian firms Read More
A squabble among EU countries over whether to grant Ukraine’s vast farming sector another year of emergency, no-strings-attached access to their markets could well be a taste of what’s to …
EU discord over Ukraine free trade spells trouble for Kyiv’s accession hopes Read More
LONDON — U.K. hospitals, town halls and government departments will be heated via a massive energy deal with a subsidiary of a firm still importing Russian gas to Europe — …
UK strikes energy deal with firm linked to Putin’s gas exports Read More
KYIV/LONDON, Feb 29 (Reuters) – German supermarket chain Metro (B4B.DE), opens new tab and its 3,400 employees in Ukraine have worked hard to get their business back to where it was …
Companies in Ukraine see problems pile up, but most tough it out Read More
Romanian farmers and truckers resumed protests Monday after negotiations with the government failed Sunday, mirroring similar demonstrations in Germany. The protests, which began on January 10, have disrupted traffic in several cities, …
Romanian farmers, truckers resume protests after government talks fail Read More
SECRET PAKISTANI ARMS sales to the U.S. helped to facilitate a controversial bailout from the International Monetary Fund earlier this year, according to two sources with knowledge of the arrangement, …
U.S. aids Pakistan IMF bailout with secret Ukraine arms deal Read More