Europe

US refuses to provide air to cover if Europe deploys to Ukraine — report

The United States has declined to provide air defense support for the “deterrence forces” that the UK and France plan to deploy in Ukraine after a ceasefire is reached, Bloomberg reported on June 4.

4 June 2025, 10:45 PM

Gazprom abandons Turkey gas hub project — report

Russian state natural gas monopoly Gazprom has shelved plans to create a new gas hub in Turkey, effectively giving up hope to reclaim lost market share in Europe after its 2022 invasion of Ukraine, Bloomberg reported on June 3.

4 June 2025, 02:11 AM

German steel firm Salzgitter criticizes new US trade measures

Gunnar Gröbler, CEO of Germany’s second-largest steel producer Salzgitter, said the new U.S. tariff policy is dealing a serious blow to European industry, Reuters reported on June 2.

2 June 2025, 04:19 PM

Poland heads to runoff as Warsaw mayor Trzaskowski faces conservative challenger Nawrocki

Poland will hold a presidential runoff on June 1, with voters choosing between Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski, the liberal candidate from Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s Civic Coalition, and Karol Nawrocki, a conservative historian supported by the opposition Law and Justice party. Polls suggest the race is neck and neck.

1 June 2025, 10:42 AM

US to keep top NATO military post—for now

U.S. President Donald Trump has decided to name a new Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), a post traditionally held by senior U.S. military officers, Reuters reported on May 30, citing five unnamed sources.

31 May 2025, 01:22 AM

Europe must meet new world order head-on, EC President says

The EU must rearm and expand in order to remain competitive in the emerging “new international order,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on May 29.

30 May 2025, 01:33 AM

EU Council approves €150 billion defense fund, Ukraine eligible to join joint arms purchases

The European Union Council has approved regulations to create a €150 billion ($168.3 billion) fund known as Security Action for Europe (SAFE), aimed at boosting joint defense procurement across the bloc. The announcement was published on the EU Council’s website on May 27.

27 May 2025, 07:20 PM

Russia could be ready to strike Europe 2–4 years after war ends — intelligence chief

Russia could be ready to launch a new military assault on a European country within two to four years of the war’s end, Ukraine’s foreign intelligence chief Oleh Ivashchenko warned in an interview with state news agency Ukrinform, published on May 26.

26 May 2025, 03:21 PM

EU security scholar Steven Everts urges crackdown on Putin’s shadow fleet to disrupt war funding

Europe must wake up and face the Russian threat that extends far beyond the Kremlin’s war against Ukraine, Steven Everts, director of the EU Institute for Security Studies, said in an opinion in Politico on May 23.

23 May 2025, 02:08 PM

Lithuanian president calls EU sanctions on Russia insufficient, urges tougher action

Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda criticized the European Union’s latest sanctions on Russia as insufficient and urged bolder action in the next package, speaking to Delfi on May 22.

23 May 2025, 12:57 PM

Kyiv invites EU to shoulder funding its military

Ukraine has proposed that the European Union help finance its armed forces beginning in 2026, Finance Minister Serhii Marchenko said on May 22.

22 May 2025, 10:32 PM

Putin convinced Trump Russia is winning in Ukraine — report

During their May 19 phone call, Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has seemingly convinced U.S. President Donald Trump that Russian troops are approaching an outright victory in Ukraine, Bloomberg reported on May 21.

21 May 2025, 08:38 PM

EU delivers two-thirds of promised 2mln artillery shells to Ukraine

European Union member states have already delivered two-thirds of the 2 million artillery shells pledged to Ukraine, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha wrote on X on May 20.

21 May 2025, 08:55 AM

Zelenskyy holds successive calls with Merz, Macron, and Starmer

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held successive phone calls with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, UK PM Keir Starmer, and French President Emmanuel Macron on May 20.

21 May 2025, 12:54 AM

Gazprom working on new Serbian gas supply contract

Russia’s state gas monopoly Gazprom is working on a new contract to supply natural gas to Serbia, Russian Deputy PM Alexander Novak said on May 19, according to Reuters.

19 May 2025, 11:38 PM

EU agrees on €150 billion fund to strengthen Europe’s defense capabilities

EU countries approved the €150 billion ($168.7 billion) Security Action for Europe (SAFE) fund to enhance European defense through loans for joint arms purchases, with final approval set for May 21, the Financial Times reported.

19 May 2025, 06:45 PM

Finnish general Pekka Toveri slams White House over Ukraine, urges EU to toughen stance on Russia

Retired Finnish General Pekka Toveri, now a member of the European Parliament, did not mince words in an interview with NV, criticizing Donald Trump’s peace overtures, calling out the European Union’s inaction, and arguing that EU peacekeepers should be granted the authority to use force against Russia.

19 May 2025, 12:32 PM

Kremlin accuses Europe of siding with Ukraine in peace process

Europe is fully aligned with Kyiv, undermining any claim of impartiality in the "Ukrainian issue," Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov stated in an interview with Russian propaganda outlet Vedomosti on May 13.

13 May 2025, 03:09 PM

Estonian firm to launch mass-production UAV hub with European partners

The Estonian drone development and sales company Meridein Group, jointly with several leading European drone manufacturers, plans to establish a high-capacity UAV production plant in the Baltic region, ERR local outlet wrote on May 13.

13 May 2025, 03:08 PM

Europe holds fire, waits for Putin-Zelenskyy summit

European leaders are ready to wait for a potential summit between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian dictator Vladimir Putin before pushing Washington for new joint sanctions against Moscow, Bloomberg reported on May 12, citing sources familiar with the discussions.

13 May 2025, 10:09 AM

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