Russian forces have claimed a breakthrough in capturing two settlements in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region as an onslaught of overnight bombardment across Ukraine killed six people.The Russian Defence Ministry announced the capture of Petropavlivka,

Prime among these is a longstanding dispute over European energy security that has found the U.S., Russia, and various European states on opposing sides.  These energy wars, if left unaddressed, threaten to cripple Europe for decades to come.

Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski said that Europe is "under attack from Russia" and that hybrid attacks range from political assassinations and cyberwarfare to acts of sabotage and arson. Source: Radosław Sikorski in an interview in Berlin;

Ukrainian transit gas deal to Europe ended on Jan. 1. For now, the most acute effects are being felt in a region called Transnistria, on the eastern edge of Moldova.

Still, the official announcement declined to use the word war to characterize Moscow’s activities outside Ukraine. Instead, the EU condemned Russians’ “destabilising” and “malicious actions.” The inability to describe acts of war as acts of war is part of a culture of distortion and denial regarding the subject of state-sponsored violence.

Donald Trump wants to sell Europe more gas. That sounds doable: the European Union needs more of it. And the trade might discourage the U.S. president-elect from slapping a 10% tariff on European goods which could,

Just days out from the return of Donald Trump to the White House, the future of Russia’s war against Ukraine is dominated by a great unknown: whether the incoming president will manage to push Moscow to stop its advance on the battlefield,

When Kyiv first used western-supplied rockets to strike deep inside Russia last November, Moscow responded by hitting ... makes good on a pledge to end Europe’s biggest war in 80 years.

Soon, Europe may face strong pressure to reach an agreement with Moscow. Europe could agree to a deal that will not allow Russia to regain power and Ukraine to capitulate because Kyiv deserves a just peace.

Information sharing, sanctions and prosecuting the perpetrators are important steps. But will they be enough to deter Moscow?

The Turkish Stream pipeline enabled Russia to avoid using Ukraine as a transit country when exporting natural gas to Europe, the Middle East Monitor reported.

The war is happening now because too many people say that "you only have war, you have no other alternatives," and this is objectively not true, there are many alternatives. This was stated by retired German Army Colonel Ralf Thiele.