When Poland announced that an explosion damaged a railway track leading to Ukraine this week, Prime Minister Donald Tusk was quick to declare it was an unprecedented act of sabotage designed to cause catastrophe.

While Europe has made progress on ending its dependence on Russian energy, the bloc is still impeded by gas needs and foot-dragging member states.

With Russia looming, governments race to rebuild armed forces that shrank after the Cold War, grappling with hard issues of economics, politics and military strategy.

The European Union must move urgently on tapping Russian frozen assets as a way to gain a seat at the negotiating table over peace in Ukraine, Lithuania’s top diplomat said.

The European Union has introduced a new defense package to speed up the deployment of tanks and troops across its 27 nations. This move comes amid rising concerns about Russia's activities.

US Army Secretary Dan Driscoll held meetings with Russian officials in Abu Dhabi on Monday about a proposed plan for ending the war in Ukraine, with talks to continue Tuesday, a US official told CNN.

Donald Trump’s new peace plan for Ukraine could harm Europe’s security. To avoid being ignored, the bloc could channel $240 bln of Moscow’s cash to Kyiv in a “reparations loan”. That would show the US president it is a player.

This month, India is expected to receive 1.87 million bpd of Russian crude, provisional data from Kpler showed