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Russia–European Union relations are the international relations between the European Union (EU) and Russia. [1] Russia borders five EU member states: Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland; the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad is surrounded by EU members.
Relations with the European Union became hostile after Russia's 2014 annexation of Crimea from Ukraine. On 24 February 2022, Russia launched a an invasion of Ukraine , prompting the imposition of substantial economic and political sanctions by the European Union, the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Japan and other countries.
In January 2023, Estonian Foreign Ministry spokesman Mihkel Tamm announced Estonia's intention to seize $21.4 million in Russian assets in Estonia and deliver it to Ukraine. Estonia worked with European Commission on plans to seize Russian assets frozen in the European Union which are estimated to be in the hundreds of billions of dollars. [113]
The meeting represented the first thaw in U.S.-Russia relations in years, even amid accusations that the U.S. was making concessions to Russia by holding direct talks in the first place.
"The U.S. is the first country in the world, high-tech, rich," Lukashenko said. "They are capable of many things. Russia understands this. And Russia will strive to establish very good relations ...
Reeves loans £2bn in frozen Russian assets to fund weapons in Ukraine. Europe must boost defence spending, says von der Leyen. 03:55, Arpan Rai. Several European leaders said they must increase ...
Italy–Russia relations are the bilateral relations between the two countries, embodied in the so-called privileged relationship. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Both countries are full members of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe .
Reeling from shocks delivered by the Trump administration last week, European leaders held emergency talks in Paris on Monday as US and Russian officials prepare to meet in Saudi Arabia to discuss ...