But there’s a surprising case in which Europe is cautiously optimistic: Ukraine. Trump’s threat to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday to impose new tariffs and sanctions on Moscow if it didn’t reach a deal to stop the war sent a welcome message to European allies and other Ukraine supporters.

With Russia wearing down Ukraine’s stretched forces and U.S. President Donald Trump pressuring the two sides to end their nearly 3-year-old war, Kyiv and some of its European allies are discussing how that might be achieved in a way that would guarantee Ukraine’s future security.

The recent electoral successes of far-right political parties in many European countries should be viewed from the perspective of Ukraine's interests. — Ukrinform.

The European Commission will continue talks with Ukraine on natural gas supplies to Europe and will include Hungary and Slovakia in these talks, according to a statement shared by an EU diplomat and seen by Reuters on Monday.

EU countries should take on greater responsibility in supporting Ukraine and provide it with more military and economic assistance, strengthen its position in the process of finding ways to achieve peace and at the same time weaken the Kremlin's posture.

By Max Hunder KYIV (Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy hopes Europe and the United States will be involved in any talks about ending his country's war with Russia, he told reporters on Saturday.

To ensure peace on Ukraine could have a UN mission that would include military personnel from the countries of the Global South. This was stated to Die Welt by the head of the EU Military Committee, Robert Briger.

Russian gas stopped flowing to Europe via Ukraine at the start of the year over Moscow's invasion of its neighbour. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The EU Foreign Ministers are meeting in Brussels today to discuss urgent foreign and security policy challenges. The first Foreign Affairs Council of 2025 will focus on hybrid threats, the strategic partnership with the United States and support for Syria in its transition phase.

Russia has lost about twice as many men to death and serious injury as Ukraine. But the trends favor the Kremlin.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on Thursday urged the United States to keep supplying Ukraine with weapons to fight Russia's invasion and said he was sure Europe was ready to pay the bill.

It would be easy for President Donald Trump to exclude his European counterparts from peace negotiations to end the war in Ukraine. But involving European partners is necessary to secure a better