Kaja Kallas
Estonian politician and former prime minister of Estonia (born 1977)
Photo: © European Union, 2026, CC BY 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons, cropped)
- yesterday
EU opts for dialogue over hard response to US sanctions on the ICC
Washington has added the International Criminal Court to its sanctions list, with the measures taking effect in April 2027. EU foreign ministers meeting in Luxembourg chose diplomacy, keeping a blocking statute in reserve.
- 2d ago
France boards Russian shadow fleet tanker DF Peak south of Réunion
The French navy boarded the tanker DF Peak on Monday, 12 October, more than 450 nautical miles south of Réunion, and redirected it under naval escort. Paris suspects the vessel sailed under a false flag and was involved in irregular fuel transport.
- 2d ago
EU foreign ministers approve a three-year military and civilian mission in Lebanon
Foreign ministers meeting in Luxembourg on Monday, 12 October, created the EU Support Mission Lebanon, which will advise and train the Lebanese army and internal security forces. The EU says the mission will not replace the UN peacekeeping force UNIFIL, whose mandate runs until 31 December 2026.
- 2d ago
TotalEnergies pledges 8 to 12 cent diesel cut as France releases strategic fuel stocks
Patrick Pouyanné said the cut will follow the release of 10 million barrels from France's strategic stocks, starting in early November. TotalEnergies also committed to 20 cents off non-road diesel used by farmers, construction firms and fishermen.
- 2d ago
EU adopts about 1,600 new sanctions listings targeting Russia's war-linked military industry
The EU's foreign ministers formally approved the listings on Monday, 12 October 2026, lifting the total of people and entities sanctioned over the war in Ukraine to nearly 4,600. The move follows a US-Russia diesel arrangement that European governments criticised.
- 5d ago
Russian glide bombs kill at least 20 in Zaporizhzhia as Zelensky links attack to US diesel deal
Russian guided bombs hit a five-storey residential building in Zaporizhzhia early on Saturday, and Ukraine's emergency service now reports 20 dead, including three children. Large-scale power outages hit Kyiv the same day.
- 6d ago
European Parliament rejects legitimacy of Russia's new State Duma and calls for sanctions
The resolution, passed 482 to 41 with 39 abstentions, asks EU states to cut official contact with the Duma and says the 18-20 September vote was neither free nor fair.
- Oct 6
EU Commission proposes pre-enlargement package with 15-year rule-of-law clause
The European Commission adopted a pre-enlargement reform package that introduces qualified majority voting for accession steps and a 15-year rule-of-law safeguard without modifying existing EU treaties.
- Oct 6
EU and NATO leaders urge joint action following surge in Russian hybrid attacks and airspace incursions
European officials have demanded a unified strategy against escalating Russian sabotage and airspace violations following drone incursions across several European states.
- Oct 5
Ukraine hits Russian refineries as strikes batter Kharkiv, Kyiv and Zaporizhzhia
Kyiv claimed long-range attacks knocked out 51% of Russian refining capacity, while Russian air raids struck residential districts in Kharkiv and bridged crossings in Kyiv.
- Oct 5
German intelligence chiefs warn of violent conflict risk with Russia as hybrid attacks mount
Head of the BND Martin Jaeger told lawmakers in Berlin that Russian hybrid operations are escalating into sabotage and physical threats against domestic infrastructure.
- Oct 2
Zelenskyy thanks Poland for air defense as Ukraine reviews Western missile pacts
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy commended Poland for providing equipment to counter Russian jet drones, while ordering an interagency review of delayed Western missile and F-16 shipments due by 2 October 2026.
- Sep 28
EU defence ministers review capability deficits and debate crisis protocol in Brussels
Meeting in Brussels, EU defence officials evaluated military readiness shortfalls, discussed an emergency response mechanism analogous to NATO Article 4, and addressed naval shortages in the Red Sea.
- Sep 28
EU considers Patriot missile stock swap for Ukraine as NATO warns of Russian sabotage
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas proposed that member states transfer Patriot missiles from active stockpiles to Ukraine, while NATO commanders warned that Russian hybrid attacks seek to undermine Western resolve.
- Sep 25
Russian drone strikes kill seven in Kyiv as allies clear €6.6B fund and Patriot licences
Russian daytime and overnight drone barrages killed seven people and injured 46 across Kyiv on Friday, striking residential areas, data centres, and commercial facilities.
- Sep 24
US aviation sanctions strand Iranian flights as UN delegates clash in New York
New US sanctions targeting aircraft servicing led to widespread cancellations of Iranian flights, complicating the return of President Masoud Pezeshkian from the UN General Assembly while regional military strikes escalated.
- Sep 22
G7 Demands Houthi Ceasefire in Red Sea as UK Deploys Refueling Tanker to Aid Saudi Arabia
Group of Seven foreign ministers and the European Union called for an immediate halt to Houthi strikes in the Red Sea, while Britain deployed an aerial refueling tanker to support Saudi combat missions.
- Sep 21
Italy steps up naval escorts in Red Sea and demands EU fleet expansion after drone strike
Italy has deployed naval escorts to protect commercial ships in the Bab al-Mandab strait and formally asked the European Union to expand Operation Aspides to six warships following a Houthi drone strike on an Italian jet in Saudi Arabia.
- Aug 23
Former Estonian Prime Minister and EU Commissioner Siim Kallas dies at 77
Former Estonian prime minister, central bank governor, and European Commission vice president Siim Kallas has died at 77, following a three-decade career in Tallinn and Brussels.
- Aug 23
France accelerates missile deliveries to Ukraine after deadly strike on Kryvyi Rih
Emmanuel Macron and Volodymyr Zelensky agreed on accelerated weapons shipments and missile production licenses following a Russian drone strike on a Kryvyi Rih shopping centre.
