Imports dipped after the invasion, and Europe placed sanctions on a number of executives at Russian fertiliser companies. But it soon made clear that the companies themselves, and the commodities they sell,

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said the document “absolutely corresponds to our vision.” Over the course of the war, Russia has worked to drive a wedge between NATO allies, particularly between the U.S. and Ukraine’s main backers in Europe.

More detailed, recent assessments of Russian sabotage actions in Europe, another official says, are increasingly being considered in the light of a Nato 2023 Joint Threat Assessment — a classified report shared among the alliance’s defence chiefs — that Russia was gearing its military and economy for a possible hot war with Europe by 2029.

The top Ukrainian negotiator said the most recent Russia peace talks in the U.S. with President Donald Trump's team were "constructive" and he will now return to Kyiv to discuss the latest proposals with President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Officials are accusing Russia of smaller-scale assaults. President Vladimir V. Putin sought to turn the tables, saying that if Europe were to start a war, Russia is ready.

RUSSIA plotted to blow up planes heading to the US as part of its escalating sabotage campaign against the West, security sources said. Moscow has also attempted to burn down shopping centres,

European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Tuesday that criticism of liberties in the bloc should be aimed elsewhere and at "Russia perhaps", referring to a White House strategy document critical of EU policies.

Putin also claimed that Zelensky’s European allies have pushed for demands that are “absolutely unacceptable."

An annual strategy document, which has described threats from China to Russia, directs some of its harshest language at NATO allies.

The diplomat questioned whether Europe would be a dynamic economy or just somewhere Americans visit for lovely wines, cheeses and beers