
Slovakia to EU: Soften Green Targets or Forget New Sanctions
Robert Fico says Brussels must balance climate goals with industrial survival before he will approve further measures against Moscow.

Robert Fico says Brussels must balance climate goals with industrial survival before he will approve further measures against Moscow.

The Czech Republic’s energy mix is heavily reliant on Russian nuclear energy, the supply of which could be jeopardized by the new round of sanctions.

Brussels is supposed to lay down its cards later this week, but is having to be increasingly careful about hurting Europeans.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Washington was prepared to “increase pressure” on Russia, but Europe must also act.

Brussels is out of sanctions ideas and hoping Washington will take the lead.

A new report shows that India is under pressure for buying Russian fossil fuels, while for its European counterparts it’s business as usual.

Western countries have accused Kazakhstan of flouting sanctions.

The Chinese are upset that two of their banks were included in new EU sanctions on Russia, just before an EU-China summit in Beijing.

Nationalist prime minister Robert Fico called Brussels’ plans to phase out Russian gas “idiotic.”

Russia claimed the latest round of EU sanctions will do more harm to Europe than to Moscow