Brussels 26.05.2026 Today Russia confirmed that their top diplomat Sergey Lavrov has warned the U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio to evacuate diplomats and American citizens from Kyiv, as Moscow plans new powerful strikes on the Ukrainian capital. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov “officially informed” Washington that Russia would be launching “systematic and consistent strikes” against…
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EU: Stubb ready for Russia talks
Brussels 25.05.2026 President of Finland Alexander Stubb hinted on the possibility of becoming the European Union’s representative in peace negotiations with Russia, the Finnish media reports. 🇫🇮 Finnish President Alexander Stubb said he is ready to represent the EU in possible negotiations with Russia “This is probably one of those questions you simply cannot answer…
NATO: diplomats convene in Sweden
21.05.2026 Helsingborg The Secretary Genral Mark Rutte, and Prime minister of Sweden Ulf Kristensson open the two days event aimed at investing in military spending. The government. estimates that NATO’s goal of spnding of five percent of GDP on defense will be reached as early as 2030, thatwas Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson’s pledge to NATO…
Putin: NATO supports agressive forces
Brussels 09.05.2026 This year Russian President Vladimir Putin has used the commemoration event to denounce NATO. He didn’t mention Ukraine once in his speech, referring to it as an “agressive force”, supported by the North Atlantic Alliance. Speaking in front of hundreds of military personnel and flanked by invited world leaders, the President said that…
Baltic Sea blockade plans
Brussels 01.05.2026 The EU and NATO intend to use the Baltic Sea to test mechanisms for restricting international shipping, Russian Foreign Ministry Ambassador-at-Large Artem Bulatov told RIA Novosti. “The goal is to test unilateral mechanisms for controlling and blocking international shipping in the Baltic Sea, which could subsequently be used by the EU and NATO…
EC endorses €90 bn loan to Ukraine
Brussels 22.04.2026 Today the EU countries on have given a preliminary green light to unblocking a 90-billion-euro loan for Ukraine, with Hungary given 24 hours to sign off definitively as it waits for Russian oil to arrive via the Druzhba pipeline, diplomats said. (Image: illustration) The bitter feud over the pipeline pitted Hungary’s nationalist premier…
NATO: Rutte between rock and…
Brussels 09.04.2026 NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte declined to convey whether the President Donald Trump had repeated his threat to abandon the military organization, but he indicated that the leader was disappointed in some allies for being too slow to react with the Iran war. 🇺🇸🇮🇷 CNN's Jake Tapper: “When Trump threatened to kill the entire…
EU: four Russians sanctioned
Brussels 16.03.2026 The Council today decided to adopt restrictive measures against an additional four individuals responsible for Russia’s continued hybrid activities, in particular Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI) against the EU and its member states and partners. (Image:The Lakhta Center, Russia) Russia's 🇷🇺 hybrid threats: @EUCouncil lists 4⃣ individuals over Foreign Information Manipulation and…
Hungary-Ukraine: deadlock
Brussels 24.02.2024 The European Union failed to agree on a 20th sanctions package targeting the Russian authorities more broadly and a €90bn ($106bn) loan for Ukraine. (Ukraine drone attack, Feb.23,2026) Hungary, the long-standing client for Russian oil, vetoed the measures – which required unanimous approval within the EU bloc, following their claims that Kyiv is…
Rubio disguised as Europe’s “child”
Brussels 14.02.2026 The United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio has addressed European leaders at the Munich Security Conference (MSC) in a speech seen as disguised as a conciliatory than in previous years. “In a time of headlines heralding the end of the transatlantic era, let it be known and clear to all that this…