With Russia looming, governments race to rebuild armed forces that shrank after the Cold War, grappling with hard issues of economics, politics and military strategy.

When Poland announced that an explosion damaged a railway track leading to Ukraine this week, Prime Minister Donald Tusk was quick to declare it was an unprecedented act of sabotage designed to cause catastrophe.

While Europe has made progress on ending its dependence on Russian energy, the bloc is still impeded by gas needs and foot-dragging member states.

The European Union must move urgently on tapping Russian frozen assets as a way to gain a seat at the negotiating table over peace in Ukraine, Lithuania’s top diplomat said.

The European Union has introduced a new defense package to speed up the deployment of tanks and troops across its 27 nations. This move comes amid rising concerns about Russia's activities.

The European Union said the decision was prompted by sabotage attacks in Europe, but Russians living abroad say Europe is punishing ordinary people.

Donald Trump’s new peace plan for Ukraine could harm Europe’s security. To avoid being ignored, the bloc could channel $240 bln of Moscow’s cash to Kyiv in a “reparations loan”. That would show the US president it is a player.

Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the European Union (EU) strengthened controls in the timber sector to prevent sanctioned raw materials from entering the market from Russia and Belarus. Yet recent studies reveal that a significant amount of this timber still reaches the EU—often through intermediary countries.