Since the beginning of this year, more than 1.4 million hectares of land have been affected by wildfires in Russia.

Europe is on track to replenish its depleted natural gas storage network using almost no Russian pipeline supplies for the first time ever. But the region's plans to completely phase out Russian gas still look like a daunting challenge.

The EU claims to be involved in peace efforts despite not sitting at the negotiating table and threatens further sanctions if the Kremlin does not accede to demands for a ceasefire

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky might meet Russia’s President Vladimir Putin in Turkey on Thursday – if the Russian leader decides to show up for a summit that he himself suggested.

France said on Monday that leaders at a meeting on Ukraine this weekend had asked the European Commission to put together new "massive" sanctions targeting Russia's oil and financial sector if Russia failed to agree a ceasefire.

European Council President António Costa has criticized the trip by Serbia's president to Russia’s Victory Day parade last week.

German police have arrested several Ukrainian men for allegedly planning attacks in Europe on behalf of Russia.

Police detained three men suspected of planning to mail packages laden with explosives in a Russian-sponsored act of sabotage.

They are considered one of the world’s most dangerous, and indiscriminate, weapons. Yet five European countries have turned their backs on an international treaty on the use of landmines, citing the growing threat from Moscow.