After years of hesitation, Europe and the UK are poised to seize Russian assets and hand them to Ukraine. Since the Kremlin launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine three and a half years ago, Europe has been dithering on what to do with more than $300bn of frozen Russian assets….

Commissioner Kubilius described the “drone wall” as a mix of detection sensors, jamming devices and defensive weapons Hungary and Slovakia will not participate in the first round of EU discussions on the creation of a so-called “drone wall” along the bloc’s eastern border, a project pitched as a response to…

Senior Estonian diplomat Jonatan Vseviov warns that last week’s Russian incursion was “part of a pattern of unacceptable behaviour, not an isolated event.” “Recent weeks have seen repeated air and drone incidents in the region, all happening on the background of Russia’s illegal war of aggression in Ukraine,” he said….

Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić staged on Saturday (20 September) the largest parade in Serbia’s history, deploying 10,000 troops, 2,600 pieces of military equipment and a 300-metre Serbian flag. The display in Belgrade raised eyebrows in neighbouring countries and Brussels over the true intentions of the increasingly autocratic Serbian leader. Vučić…

Under the compensation programme for high electricity prices, Lukoil was granted €11.6 million from the Bulgarian state budget in 2024. The Russian-owned oil refinery Lukoil Neftochim near Burgas, the largest in the Balkans, reported a major loss of 213 million leva (€107 million) for 2025, meaning the company received more…