Welcome to the Brussels Edition, Bloomberg’s daily briefing on what matters most in the heart of the European Union.

Russia claimed that its forces captured the strategically important town of Velyka Novosilka in the Donetsk region.While it could not be independently verified, the Separate Mechanised Brigade – a ground force formed in 2022 – confirmed withdrawing strategically from some area to avoid encirclement,

BRUSSELS — For years, Germany and its austerity-loving allies were Europe’s fiscal buzzkills. Their motto was simple: No joint debt, no budgetary free-for-alls and absolutely no blank checks for Brussels. Together, this coalition of rich northern ...

In contrast, the Russian Federation has been referred to as an “imitation democracy”. It has institutions that one would find in democratic systems of government (a parliament and a directly elected president). But, among other flaws, these institutions do not function within a genuinely competitive or fair electoral environment.

It’s our turn to occupy Brussels!' in reference to what he ... dictators Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin doubled down on their anti-West alliance by holding a video call in which they discussed ...

MOSCOW, January 30. /TASS/. Any discussion of a physical elimination of the Russian president may be qualified as an act of international state terrorism, the State Duma said in an appeal to the US Congress following reports that there was a discussion of plotting an assassination attempt on Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine nearly three years ago Western nations have accused China of supplying Moscow with micr

With no easing of geopolitical tensions in sight, the EU and its members need to fight for themselves by prioritising strategic partnerships with resource-rich countries in Central Asia and beyond, Nicolas Tenzer writes.

Moscow’s troops used the same pincer tactic on Velyka Novosilka that has enabled their recent capture of town after town in eastern Ukraine.

Vyacheslav Volodin believes that amid the current tough confrontation, the Russian society needs to 'understand the level of challenges and threats that we are facing'

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Ukraine could find a legal way to hold peace talks with Russia on ending their nearly three-year-old war, but Moscow sees no willingness on Kyiv's part to engage.

Alain Berset, Secretary General of the Council of Europe (CoE), promises that Ukraine will be a key priority for the organisation this year, and the CoE will not give up on punishing Russia. Source: Alain Berset at a meeting of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe,