The 17th package of sanctions The EU against Russia includes restrictions against 189 tankers carrying, according to Brussels, Russian oil under the flags of various states. This was stated by the head of the European Commission,

The EU claims to be involved in peace efforts despite not sitting at the negotiating table and threatens further sanctions if the Kremlin does not accede to demands for a ceasefire

European Council President António Costa has criticized the trip by Serbia's president to Russia’s Victory Day parade last week.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said his government’s top priority is to transform the nation’s armed forces into Europe’s strongest conventional army to help counter the rising threat from Russia.

Europe is on track to replenish its depleted natural gas storage network using almost no Russian pipeline supplies for the first time ever. But the region's plans to completely phase out Russian gas still look like a daunting challenge.

US President Donald Trump will not be able to sell Russian gas to the EU, even if the United States acquires a Russian stake in gas pipelines to Europe. This opinion was expressed by the Minister of Climate and Environment of Poland Paulina Hennig-Kloska in an interview with the radio station "RMF".

Russia's friends in Eastern Europe say EU plans to end all Russian gas and energy imports are tantamount to "economic suicide" and a threat to energy security.

The European Commission wants to halt EU imports of Russian natural gas by the end of 2027. It wants to deprive Russian President Vladimir Putin of revenue fueling his war on Ukraine.