The EU's top diplomat and Poland's prime minister said Wednesday that the bloc must heed US President Donald Trump's demand to spend much more on defence -- faced with the "existential threat" posed by Russia.

Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan said in Moscow that his current trip had been preparing for three months, but was postponed for technical reasons. We believe that among the "technical reasons",

Out of the estimated 11,000 troops sent from North Korea, 4,000 were battle casualties in just three months of fighting – including at least 1,000 killed – the officials said on condition of anonymity. The UK will explore the possibility of establishing military bases in Ukraine, according to a 100-year declaration signed between the two countries.

European Commissioner for Economy Valdis Dombrovskis said Moscow must be made to “pay” for its nearly three-year-long war in Ukraine.

Ten European Union countries have called for the 27-nation bloc to ban imports of pipeline gas and liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Russia, a document seen by Reuters showed, as Europe debates fresh sanctions on Moscow over the war in Ukraine.

Hungary has not yet decided whether to support the rollover of European Union sanctions on Russia due at the end of this month and believes the EU should decide on the matter only after consulting with the incoming Trump administration,

EU says that Indonesia is a sovereign state and has the right to decide from which country it imports its oil, even if it comes from Russia.

Slovakia’s pro-Russian prime minister has raised the prospect of his country leaving the European Union and Nato, arguing that world events could consign them to the “history books...

Moscow’s gas cutoff fuels Moldova’s shift toward the EU, as the country seeks energy security and support. Meanwhile, pro-Russian Transnistria

Pressure to impose sanctions, a raging war and a looming Trump presidency still have not quenched the bloc’s thirst for Russian gas.