US President Donald Trump has promised to impose 100% tariffs on the BRICS nations if they decide to create their own currency to replace the US dollar.

European officials have started discussing the idea of returning to gas purchases from Russia as part of a potential settlement of the war in Ukraine.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has met with Canadian Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly in Washington on 29 January.

Lithuania recognised 598 Belarusians and 125 Russians as a threat to national security in 2024.

New US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has made new exceptions in his decision to freeze foreign aid funding.

Moldovagaz, a Moldovan national gas operator has signed an agreement to provide a loan of 3 million cubic metres of natural gas to Tiraspoltransgaz, a gas operator in unrecognised Transnistria.

The National Electronic Mass Media Council of Latvia has decided to block access to seven more websites that spread Russian propaganda.

The European Union will not include a complete ban on the purchase of Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) in a new sanctions package against Russia.

José Manuel Albares, Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, arrived in Ukraine for an official visit on Tuesday, 28 January.

US Secretary of State Mark Rubio has held a phone conversation with UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy, during which one of the topics discussed was Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine.

The EU foreign ministers agreed to extend sanctions against Russia for another six months at a meeting on Monday, 27 January.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Poland on Monday, 27 January to take part in the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp.

Hungary has agreed to extend sanctions against Russia for another six months in exchange for an EU statement addressing Budapest's concerns about "energy security".

Kaja Kallas, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, expects EU member states to agree to extend sanctions against Russia.

German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius has commented on whether the United States will be able to ensure the end of Russia's war against Ukraine, as promised by new President Donald Trump.