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US President Donald Trump's unexpected step - imposing sanctions on Russia's largest oil companies - will not paralyze the war machine of Krem ...

The deaths of tens of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza have finally convinced officials in Brussels to step up their efforts to punish Israel. But it ...

Defense ministers, senior military officials and arms industry representatives are gathering in London this week for the Defence and Security Equipme ...

European leaders are considering creating a 40-kilometer buffer zone between the Russian and Ukrainian front lines as part of a peace deal. This is th ...

Putin is unlikely to agree to a summit with the leaders of Ukraine and the United States because he doesn't want the war to end, writes Jamie Detm ...

Previous German governments have sought to soften Europe’s most extreme immigration stances. Now, under Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Berlin is ...

Kiev's allies remain divided on how to protect Ukraine in a possible peace deal with Russia, with no clear mechanism for the "ironclad guaran ...

As a democratic state, Ukraine is under attack from two sources. The first and most obvious adversary is Moscow, which has long wanted to return the c ...

Ukraine's biggest allies in Europe are ready to ask for tens of billions of euros in loans from the European Union to jointly buy weapons for the ...

Former Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi was enjoying his retirement when his phone rang. It was September 2023, and Ursula von der Leyen's offi ...

The changing tactics of Russian attacks are forcing Ukraine to adapt, building shorter defensive lines and lower fortifications that are harder to det ...

European leaders have quickly learned to work with the U.S. president who is actually in power — Donald Trump — rather than the one they w ...

US President Donald Trump wants a pay increase for troops and more high-tech missiles and drones in next year's defense budget. This is clear from ...

The Chief of Staff of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak is causing growing discontent among American officials and congressmen, claims Politico, ...

Benjamin Netanyahu chose the moment to strike Iran with extreme precision. At the height of the week, his right-wing ruling coalition was on the verge ...

"Probably the worst day in the history of the Russian Air Force". That's how the Ukrainian military described the series of drone attack ...

Microwaves, GPS, drones, duct tape, the personal computer - these are just a short list of everyday items that have their origins in military research ...

Don't be fooled by Sunday's triple election: Europe's far right is stronger than ever, Politico notes. Centrists breathed a sigh of rel ...

A series of deadly drug-related shootings in the heart of Brussels, home to the European Union institutions, reveals how bad the city is: bankrupt, pl ...

The European Union has strategically bet on Serbia's lithium deposits to support its ambitious transition to electric vehicles. Instead, however, ...

"In his quest to broker a historic peace deal between Russia and Ukraine, President Donald Trump has cast himself as an agnostic arbiter focused ...

Russia and the United States discussed opportunities for cooperation on energy projects in the Arctic during a meeting held in Saudi Arabia, a senior ...

The speech of US Vice President J.D. Vance caused concern in Munich, where attendees hoped for clarity on the recent confusing statements of the US ad ...

When EU leaders gather in Brussels on Monday to discuss the future of European defense, France will be pitted against (almost) everyone else. Paris ...

While US voters choose a new president, Europeans are anxiously waiting to see whether the winner will be Donald Trump - a nightmare for many - or Kam ...