Standing at the base of a five-meter-high (16-foot) metal fence topped by barbed-wire running along the border with Belarus, armed Polish soldiers are on the lookout for migrants.

Hungary has not yet decided whether to support the rollover of European Union sanctions on Russia due at the end of this month and believes the EU should decide on the matter only after consulting with the incoming Trump administration,

Pressure to impose sanctions, a raging war and a looming Trump presidency have not quenched the bloc’s thirst for Russian gas.

The European Union is considering import restrictions on Russian aluminum and phasing out liquefied natural gas from the nation as part of a new package of sanctions targeting Moscow for its full-scale invasion of Ukraine,

The no-confidence vote, if it succeeds, will trigger a snap election. According to a recent January poll, the liberal opposition Progressive Slovakia is the most popular party in the country on 23.9 percent support, with Fico’s ruling Smer in second on 18 percent.

The leader of breakaway Moldovan region Transnistria visited Moscow recently for talks on resolving its energy crisis, local media reported Tuesday.

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian telephoned Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday to discuss Armenia’s plans to strive to join the European Union which have prompted stern warnings from Moscow.

Andrej Danko, co-leader of the delegation, claimed that Warsaw refused to allow their flight to enter Polish airspace and the plane had to be rerouted via Czechia and Germany.

Slovak citizens have begun protesting against the government's growing alignment with Moscow. The protests, dubbed 'Slovakia is Europe', are now in their third week, with at least 35,000 people taking part in the latest round on Friday in cities across Slovakia.

The European Union (EU) is considering import restrictions on Russian aluminium and phasing out liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the nation as part of a new package of sanctions targeting Moscow for its full-scale invasion of Ukraine,

Tucker Carlson enjoyed his sit-down with Putin so much that he went to Moscow again in December, this time to interview Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. It’s hard to tell whether Carlson or Danko enjoyed Moscow more, but can you guess who said which gushing quote about Russia? (Answers at the end; don’t scroll down!)