Vladimir Putin denounces seizing of the vessel as an act of piracy and warned it could provoke confrontation

Mette Frederiksen tells EU leaders all countries are affected by ‘Russian hybrid war’ through drones or sabotage

Voters in the tiny former Soviet republic want to be in the EU club. In standing up to Putin, they may have reminded Europe why its democracy is precious . Don’t get This Is Europe delivered to your inbox? Sign up here

Island imported $1.3bn of crude oil product in first half of 2025 despite joining sanctions against Moscow, report finds

Ukrainian president says Russian shelling is preventing work to restore links to grid and that one of the plant’s diesel generators has failed

Release comes after a Guardian investigation revealed US pullback on anti-trafficking efforts, which Trump officials denied