EU fails to finalise embargo on Russian oil imports as Hungary vetoes proposal
Sanctions require the unanimous agreement of the 27 member states in order to pass
Russia accused of ‘massacre of civilians’ after bodies found in Bucha
European leaders vow to support efforts to prosecute possible war crimes
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine forges new unity of EU purpose on China
Bloc’s leaders to use Friday to put pressure on Beijing over its close ties with Moscow
EU to impose unprecedented sanctions on Russia as leaders meet
Boris Johnson promises decisive response to Putin’s choice of ‘bloodshed and destruction’
Why has Putin got Ukraine’s separatist regions in his sights?
Self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk people’s republics declared independence from Kyiv in April 2014
Baltic states call for stronger defences against Russia
The three countries see themselves as the long-suffering front line of Russian disinformation, cyber attacks and political interference
EU moves to sanction Russia over aggression towards Ukraine
Sensitive issue of EU gas dependence on Russia hinders clarity on sanctions
Baltic states fear encirclement as security threat from Russia grows
The three countries worry Russia can cut them off from the rest of Europe via the Suwalki gap, seen as one of Nato’s most vulnerable points
EU sanctions Russian mercenary group as Lithuania warns of ‘all-out war’
Wagner Group accused of 'hybrid warfare' in countries including Ukraine, Libya and Syria
Polish forces turn water cannon on migrants at Belarusian border
Lukashenko to hold second call with Merkel amid migrant crisis
EU agrees fresh Belarus sanctions, hitting Irish leasing companies
Belarus regime has flown in 18,000 people from Middle East to provoke tensions, says Coveney
Lithuania v China: A Baltic minnow defies a rising superpower
‘Everyone here agrees on this. We are all very anti-communist Chinese. It is in our DNA’
EU tells Belarus to stop using migrants in ‘hybrid’ campaign against Lithuania
Belarusian Olympian ‘happy to be in safety’ in Poland after refusing to go home
Lithuania warns Belarus of more sanctions over ‘weaponised’ migrant surge
Minsk accused of using migrants to destabilise the Baltic state which helps critics of Belarus
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