Foreign minister expresses concern about public funds used for ‘political influence in the US’ on behalf of Moscow allies

The president’s actions over the past 72 hours look like an effort to force Kyiv to surrender.

An Irish compromise proposal for the EU’s long-term budget has drawn fire from the net-paying countries over its size and its focus on cutting ‘modern’ priorities. The Commission and MEPs have countered, warning of the risks of a less ambitious, more rigid budget.

"Only when we increase our sanctions, when we show that we are serious, will we deny Russia the possibility to raise havoc in our capitals," Budrys said.

European Union foreign ​ministers have ‌adopted nearly 1,600 new sanctions ​listings targeting ​Russia's military-industrial complex, the ⁠bloc's foreign ​policy chief, ​Kaja Kallas, said on Monday.

Of the 77 sanctioned individuals, 74 ran as candidates in the sham elections, while the remaining three were newly elected members of Russia's central electoral commission.

EU foreign ministers have decried the Trump-Putin diesel deal and stressed that sanctions against Russia will continue regardless. #EuropeNews

Surveillance video shows the moment an unmarked SUV carrying ICE agents ran over a man during a pursuit at a shopping center in Texas.

Several Republican lawmakers objected to the deal and expressed support for Ukraine's president in his fight with Russia. U.S. allies also called him and underscored their backing for him.

Russia had more than 50,000 casualties in Ukraine last month, with as many as 28,000 personnel killed — vastly more than losses by Ukrainian forces, according to a senior NATO military official.

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US President Donald Trump said Ukraine needs a new president and blamed Ukraine's leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy for high US diesel prices.

Ukrainian president says money from fuel sales will intensify war as European leaders reiterate support for Kyiv

When U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner told Ukraine's delegation on Oct. 9 that President Donald Trump was preparing to lift sanctions on Russian diesel exports, the Ukrainians struggled to ...

"Russia will immediately supply over 300,000 Tons of Diesel Fuel to the American and Global Marketplace, another 500,000 Tons during the month of November, and 1,000,000 Tons immediately thereafter," ...

Trump campaigned against foreign oil.

The quake, which had a preliminary magnitude of 7.7, was centered in the country’s southern region and was followed by strong aftershocks in the hour that followed.

The contract would expand an existing partnership between the Trump administration and the UFC.

The EU diplomatic service pulled its backing from a disinformation conference after US pressure, angering MEPs and NGOs who say it undermines the bloc's own defence of civil society.