EU Sanctions
AfD’s Kremlin Outreach on Nord Stream Tests Germany’s Russia Sanctions Resolve
Far-right party's direct Gazprom talks on pipeline restart exploit energy cost pressures as polling momentum reaches 27.5% nationally.
Hungary Drops Veto Weapon as Magyar Confirms Zelenskiy Meeting
New prime minister's planned bilateral next week ends four years of systematic EU obstruction on Ukraine, unlocking €106 billion in frozen aid and signaling NATO's most significant internal realignment since 2022.
UniCredit’s €3.3bn Russian Exit Marks Point of No Return for European Bank Decoupling
Italy's second-largest bank absorbs massive write-downs to escape sanctions trap, while Austria's Raiffeisenbank remains stranded with €5.3bn in unrepatriated capital.
Ukraine strikes Russia’s Druzhba pipeline hub, threatening $6bn export corridor
Drone attack on Samara mixing station damages 100,000 cubic metres of storage capacity as Kyiv escalates energy infrastructure campaign against Moscow's hard currency lifeline.