European Russia covers the vast majority of Eastern Europe, and spans roughly 40% of Europe's total landmass, with over 15% of its total population, making Russia the largest and most populous country in Europe.

Nov 25, 2024 · Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, European governments have expelled more than 700 Russian spies posing as diplomats. In response, the Kremlin has turned to recruiting so-called disposable agents, sometimes via Telegram channels.

1 day ago · Chilly ties since the fall of the Soviet Union. The Baltic countries, which are all NATO members, have often had chilly ties with Russia since declaring independence from the USSR in 1990 — and relations soured further over Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Sixteen power lines that used to connect the three Baltic states with Russia and Belarus were dismantled over the years ...

Russia–European Union relations are the international relations between the European Union (EU) and Russia. [1] Russia borders five EU member states: Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland; the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad is surrounded by EU members.

4 days ago · European countries have already ramped up defence spending in recent years, in response to Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine and a growing view that they cannot rely so much on the United States ...

Nov 26, 2024 · Russia is intensifying its hybrid war in Europe, mounting more frequent operations with a constantly shifting front line. But despite Western governments’ increasingly vocal concerns over Russian activity, they have limited coordinated means to defend against it.

Jan 17, 2021 · Russia’s illegal and unprovoked invasion of Ukraine is not only an attack on the country’s territorial integrity, but also poses a grave risk to the security and stability of all of Europe. It’s also an attack on the fundamental values …

Feb 14, 2023 · Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine in 2022 has set alight the bloodiest conflict in Europe since World War II. A former Soviet republic, Ukraine had deep cultural, …

Nov 29, 2022 · The EU must build a new set of ambitious policies that treats Russia as a major threat to peace and stability in Europe, while continuing to engage with its people. A longer-term Russia strategy begins with a “Ukraine First” policy.

Sep 23, 2024 · There are four possible scenarios for the relationship between Russia and Europe in the period through 2030: direct conflict, persisting tensions, a new modus vivendi, and regime change in...