The European Union (EU) faces a critical challenge as Hungary signals it may veto the extension of sanctions against Russia. These sanctions, introduced in response to Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022,

The European Union on Monday sanctioned three officers of a Russian military intelligence unit accused of being behind a series of cyberattacks targeting Estonia in 2020.

Since the start of the Russo-Ukrainian war in 2014, one Russian phrase has haunted me. It translates to “They [Ukrainians] crucified a little boy wearing nothing but his underwear.” It sounds

Belgian Prime Minister Alexander de Croo shared insights at the World Economic Forum, suggesting that Russia could maintain its conflict against Ukraine for another year. He emphasized the importance of sanction packages targeting Russia's key sectors such as gas,

The European Commission on Tuesday proposed tariffs on additional farm imports from Russia and its ally Belarus, in a new effort to choke off revenues to fund Moscow’s war on Ukraine. The 27-nation EU has hit Russia with multiple rounds of sanctions in response to its all-out invasion of its neighbor in 2022.

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

V. S. and E. T. were arrested in Spain in June 2023 and extradited to Belgium. During searches of their residence, police seized 16 servers. At the opening of the trial, the Brussels prosecutor urged victims not to pay ransoms and to report incidents to ...

“Belgium, together with the other EU member states, is doing everything possible to reach an agreement on the renewal of sanctions against Russia. We have been able to reach an agreement in the ...

Energy ministers from Belgium, France and Spain, whose ports receive shipments from Russian LNG tankers, have insisted that very little of the gas arriving is used domestically and that most is piped on to other EU countries. In November, Germany ordered its state-operated import terminals to reject any Russian LNG cargoes.

"The agricultural products affected by the new tariffs constitute 15 per cent of agricultural imports from Russia in 2023 that had not yet been subject to increased tariffs," the Commission said in a press release on Tuesday. "Once adopted by the Council, all agricultural imports from Russia will be subject to European Union (EU) tariffs."

The EU considers emergency options, including a 1944 Belgian law, to uphold sanctions against Russia as Hungary threatens to veto their renewal.

No. 2 seed Elise Mertens of Belgium needed just 55 minutes to beat Taylor Townsend 6-1, 6-0 in first-round action at the Singapore Tennis Open on Tuesday.