When a group of defense insiders gathered in Whitehall, the home of the British government, last month to discuss how prepared the United Kingdom and its allies were for a war they believe could come in the next few years,

Lawmakers warned that Russia and China are already waging a hidden campaign across Europe using cyberattacks, sabotage, disinformation and economic leverage to weaken alliances and test Western resolve.

Europe and the U.S. should be collaborating on technology issues. Instead, tech regulation has become just one more way to dismantle the transatlantic alliance.

Russia’s central bank issued a new warning to the European Union, saying it may seek compensation in local courts from European lenders should the bloc proceed with using assets frozen in Europe to support Ukraine.

The European official said the man accused of coordinating a plot to put explosives in packages on cargo planes, for example, was recruited by Russian intelligence after involvement with smuggling guns and explosives. The man is linked to at least four other plots.

Ukraine’s third-largest city plays an outsize role in Ukraine’s export-oriented economy, which depends on cheap routes to market. Before the war, Odessa’s three deep-sea ports handled roughly 60% of all exports.

Prologue On December 20, 2025, the European Union (EU) almost crossed the Rubicon. It tried seizing Russian financial assets in Belgium for funding and

The European Union is on the precipice of a momentous decision on whether to use frozen Russian assets to finance more support for Ukraine. Critics argue the plan is legally questionable and risks retaliation by Moscow.

Alas, Europe closed the year with a half-fumble. At an EU summit on December 18th the bloc’s 27 national leaders could not agree on the reparations loan they had been discussing for weeks. After talks that lasted into the small hours of December 19th,

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