European leaders are scrambling to speak directly with President Trump ahead of his one-on-one call with Vladimir Putin, a call the White House says will take place this week. This is the first publicly confirmed conversation between the two men in nearly three months,

State media reported that the Russian leader described the conversation as “informative, frank and very useful,” but no concrete agreements or breakthroughs were achieved

The EU is preparing new sanctions on Russia despite a potential meeting between Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday, three sources told CNBC.

In a joint letter led by Austria, 15 member states pitch a "renewed, targeted and joint global diplomatic outreach effort" to strengthen leverage on Russia. View on euronews

Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz said that the EU leaders will call US President Donald Trump tomorrow. The call is scheduled just before the American leader's conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin,

The European Union expects that the Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin will be ready to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday 15 May, and is also prepared to impose additional sanctions on Russia if a ceasefire is not achieved.

RUSSIA has unleashed the “war’s biggest drone attack” as mad Vladimir Putin defies Donald Trump’s call to stop the “bloodbath” and vows to continue fighting. A

The European Union is working on a new sanctions package that could target not only Russian financial institutions but also foreign banks that help the Kremlin evade restrictions and finance its war against Ukraine,