Incidents damaging Europe’s undersea networks have become more frequent since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, raising suspicions they are the result of sabotage.
If Europe was strong, it could hit back hard against any bullying from Donald Trump. Brussels and the United Kingdom would be able to match any tariffs on their goods with taxes on U.S. imports. They could add extra duties on carbon-intensive trade to punish the new U.
Serbia, Slovakia and Poland's call for a permanent end to Russian gas flows pose issues for the Russian leader.
Incidents damaging Europe’s undersea networks have become more frequent since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, raising suspicions they are the result of sabotage.
Trump, Europe and Ukraine
Some European governments are afraid that Putin may turn his armies their way after Ukraine. They worry President-elect Trump may not help if Russia attacks.
Russian pipeline gas has stopped flowing to Europe through Ukraine as of the New Year, marking the end of a decades-long arrangement. Moldova is the main victim of the move, with its breakaway region of Transnistria suffering an energy crisis.
Russia said on Monday it had summoned the Moldovan ambassador in Moscow to protest against what Russia's foreign ministry called "unfounded accusations" against the Russian ambassador in Chisinau by a Moldovan political party.
Following a series of suspicious sabotage incidents, NATO countries have implemented patrols in the Baltic Sea to monitor the activities of Russian ships suspected of targeting undersea cables. This sea,
Moscow said its military was pushing back Kyiv’s troops in the Russian border region of Kursk and in eastern Ukraine, as it launched more than 100 attack drones at Kyiv and other parts of the ...
Although many major European cities are considered iconic, none of them break into the top 10 most populous cities in the world. The cities with the highest populations are spread through Asia, North America and Africa;
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned Europe that it has “no chance” against Russia without Ukraine. Speaking to Polish media outlet Onet, Zelenskyy said that Ukraine’s victory was vital to stopping the Kremlin before it could invade the rest of Europe.