Russia, European Union and Ukraine

Estonia in new push to get EU to seize Russian assets for Ukraine
Estonia has launched a new push to get fellow EU members to agree to seize frozen Russian assets and use them to help Ukraine, dismissing a Russian idea on how the money could be used as part of a peace deal.
Why Russia wants Ukraine to join the EU
Moscow has vetoed Nato membership and foreign troops, but has its own reasons for encouraging its foe’s European ambition
EU Seeks Ways to Seize Part of Russia’s Frozen $280 Billion
The European Union is exploring more aggressively ways to seize Russia’s frozen central bank assets as the bloc scrambles to ensure financial and military support for Ukraine amid indications the US may pare back its own assistance.
EU's Kallas warns against Ukraine talks giving in to Russian aggression
European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Thursday that interactions between the United States and Russia showed Moscow had not given up its territorial goals in Ukraine, and that appeasing it would send a dangerous signal.
Zelenskyy: Frozen Russian assets belong to Ukraine
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has proposed using a portion of frozen Russian assets to finance the future fund which is expected to be part of an agreement granting the US a stake in Ukraine's mineral resources.
Bloomberg: EU again checks possibility of seizing some of Russia's frozen assets
The European Union is studying additional ways to use Russian assets frozen on its territory, including their seizure, to compensate Ukraine for damages. Source: Bloomberg, as reported by European Pravda Details: Bloomberg's interlocutors report that EU officials are discussing various ways to use Russian assets within the framework of the
American troops pack more punch than European ones, and fighting Russia without the US would require adding more than 300,000, think tank says
"US troops would come in large, cohesive, corps-sized units with a unified command and control tighter even than NATO joint ...
EU leaders will hold an emergency summit on Ukraine and European security
The leaders of the 27 European Union countries will have an emergency summit on March 6 about next steps for Ukraine and ...
Russia is unmoved by Trump’s sanctions threats and offers on war
Russia doesn’t view sanctions relief as a critical factor in negotiations to end the war and isn’t expecting any significant ...
EU seeks more US gas, renewable energy to replace Russian supplies
European Union trade chief Maros Sefcovic said on Thursday that his top priority in trade talks with President Donald Trump's ...
Trump Says Zelensky Shouldn’t Be Involved In Negotiations To End War With Russia
President Donald Trump said Friday it was unimportant for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to be in meetings to ...
EU envoys approve more sanctions against Russia to mark the third anniversary of its war on Ukraine
European Union envoys have approved new sanctions against Russia, with the measures set to enter into force next week on the ...
Poland’s Tusk urges stronger defences along EU borders with Russia
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk called on Thursday for enhanced air policing, stronger Baltic defences and reinforced ...
EU to hold Ukraine summit on March 6 as Trump’s Russia outreach sparks alarm
European leaders have been shaken by Trump’s overtures to Russia to end the three-year-old invasion and improve relations between the two powers. Many fear a deal to end the war could be made without ...