EU poised to back return of Russian gas for Slovakia

Could Russian Gas Return To Europe?

PARIS — What if Russian gas made a massive return to Europe? The European Commission may have confirmed its intention to completely phase out Russian gas by 2027, but some people are voicing dissent. And the prospect of a peace agreement in Ukraine is giving them ideas.Europe has significantly reduced its dependence on Russian gas since 2022, following Moscow and Gazprom’s decision to cut pipeline deliveries. Russian gas now accounts for about 1…

Russia's Presidential Spokesman accuses the EU states after the decisions at the Special Summit of confrontational behavior and threatens reactions. Representatives of the US government and Ukraine are planning a meeting in Riyadh next week.

Europe voices its support for Ukraine – but one leader refuses to join in

After holding emergency talks in Brussels, European leaders agreed on a massive increase to defence spending, but Hungary refused to sign a statement of support for Ukraine.

EU edges closer to €150 billion defence package despite Hungary's Ukraine holdout

The full EU27 agreed conclusions on defence – but Hungary's Viktor Orbán refused to back common language on support for Ukraine.

European leaders who held emergency talks in Brussels on Thursday agreed on a massive increase in defense spending to support Ukraine after Donald Trump halted military aid and the exchange of…

European leaders meeting in Brussels on Thursday agreed to a massive increase in defence spending to support Ukraine after Donald Trump cut off US military aid and intelligence sharing to Kiev. The bloc’s show of unity was undermined by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s rejection of an EU statement on Ukraine. The text contradicts US President Donald Trump’s pro-Russian negotiating position, The Guardian reports.