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Emergency services personnel work to extinguish a fire following a Russian attack in Odesa, Ukraine, Friday, July 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Shtekel)

The EU and UK hit Russia with new sanctions. Moscow’s energy revenue and spies are targeted.

July 19, 2025 at 3:02 p.m.

The European Union and Britain on Friday ramped up pressure on Russia over its war on Ukraine, targeting Moscow’s energy sector, shadow fleet of aging oil tankers and military intelligence...

In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service, firefighters try to put out a fire following a Russian attack in Kharkiv region, Ukraine, Tuesday, July 15, 2025. (Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP)

Ukrainians welcome US aid but see Trump’s 50-day ultimatum to Putin as too long

July 15, 2025 at 8:33 a.m.

Ukrainians welcomed President Donald Trump’s pledge of more U.S.-made weapons in their fight against Russia’s invasion, even though it is unclear what exactly they will get and how quickly.

International flags on the venue ahead of the upcoming NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, Monday, June 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Patrick Post)

NATO chief praises Trump for making Europe ‘pay in a BIG way’ on defense ahead of summit

June 24, 2025 at 3:45 p.m.

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte praised President Donald Trump for making Europe “pay in a BIG way.”

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, left, bangs a gavel to signify the start of a meeting of NATO defense ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Thursday, June 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

NATO is set to approve new military purchases as part of a major defense spending hike

June 5, 2025 at 8:28 a.m.

NATO defense ministers are set Thursday to approve purchasing targets for stocking up on weapons and military equipment to better defend Europe, the Arctic and the North Atlantic, as part...

FILE – Soldiers from Belgium and Luxembourg line up as they prepare to board a military transport plane at Melsbroek Military Airport in Melsbroek, Belgium, July 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, File)

Europe’s military personnel shortfalls exposed as Trump warns US security priorities lie elsewhere

March 14, 2025 at 8:54 a.m.

In the year after Russia launched outright war on Ukraine, NATO leaders approved a set of military plans designed to repel an invasion of Europe. It was the biggest shake-up...

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen addresses European Parliament members on new plans to ramp up defense spending agreed at last week’s summit, Tuesday, March 11, 2025 at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France. (AP Photo/Pascal Bastien)

Canada and the EU swiftly retaliate against Trump’s steel and aluminum tariffs

March 12, 2025 at 3:11 p.m.

Major trade partners swiftly hit back at President Donald Trump’s increased tariffs on aluminum and steel imports, imposing stiff new taxes on U.S goods including products from textiles and water...

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, right, speaks with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, center, as they arrive for an EU Summit at the European Council building in Brussels, Thursday, March 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Havana)

EU leaders commit to working together after President Trump signals that Europe must defend itself

March 6, 2025 at 4:22 p.m.

European Union leaders committed to working together to bolster the continent’s defenses and to free up hundreds of billions of euros for security.

El presidente ucraniano, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, habla con periodistas durante una conferencia de prensa en Kiev, Ucrania, el miércoles 26 de febrero de 2025. (AP Foto/Evgeniy Maloletka)

La UE superó al COVID y dejó atrás la energía rusa. Ahora debe aprender a vivir sin ayuda de EEUU

February 27, 2025 at 1:00 p.m.

En los últimos cinco años, los países de la Unión Europea se han visto obligados a adaptarse a circunstancias sin precedentes. Se unieron para adquirir decenas de millones de vacunas...

From left, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission Kaja Kallas, Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski, European Commissioner for Defense and Space Andrius Kubilius, Spanish Foreign Jose Manuel Albares and Italian Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs Maria Tripodi talk during a meeting on European defence and Ukraine, at the Quai d’Orsay in Paris, France, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. (Christophe Petit-Tesson, Pool Photo via AP)

Europe quietly works on a plan to send troops to Ukraine for post-war security

February 14, 2025 at 4:04 p.m.

Increasingly alarmed that U.S. security priorities lie elsewhere, a group of European countries has been quietly working on a plan to send troops into Ukraine to help enforce any future...

Britain’s Defense Secretary John Healey speaks with the media as he arrives for a meeting of NATO defense ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Harry Nakos)

NATO allies insist Ukraine and Europe must be in peace talks as Trump touts Putin meeting

February 13, 2025 at 8:38 a.m.

Several NATO allies stressed on Thursday that Ukraine and Europe must not be cut out of any peace negotiations as U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth denied that the United States...

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