The EU intends to increase pressure on Moscow until Vladimir Putin is ready for peace talks with Ukraine, France24 reports, citing European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. The European high-ranking official said that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy "was ready to meet,

The EU is preparing new sanctions on Russia despite a potential meeting between Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday, three sources told CNBC.

European leaders are scrambling to speak directly with President Trump ahead of his one-on-one call with Vladimir Putin, a call the White House says will take place this week. This is the first publicly confirmed conversation between the two men in nearly three months,

The European Union is working on a new sanctions package that could target not only Russian financial institutions but also foreign banks that help the Kremlin evade restrictions and finance its war against Ukraine,

In a joint letter led by Austria, 15 member states pitch a "renewed, targeted and joint global diplomatic outreach effort" to strengthen leverage on Russia. View on euronews

RUSSIA has unleashed the “war’s biggest drone attack” as mad Vladimir Putin defies Donald Trump’s call to stop the “bloodbath” and vows to continue fighting. A

Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz said that the EU leaders will call US President Donald Trump tomorrow. The call is scheduled just before the American leader's conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin,