North Korean troop casualties exceed 3,000, Zelensky says
Russia’s gas revenues from supply sent via Ukraine to Europe will be worth $5 billion this year, according to Reuters estimates. In 2023, Russia shipped about 15 billion cubic meters of gas—only a fraction of the supply to Europe pre-pandemic.
Zelensky warns of greater military cooperation between Moscow and Pyongyang, including sending more troops and military equipment
The situation with European countries that buy Russian gas is very complicated and requires increased attention, the Kremlin said on Monday after talks the previous day between President Vladimir Putin and Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico.
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Sunday. The premier's trip came a little more than a week before the expiry of a transit contract between Moscow and Ukraine that allows about 15 billion cubic meters of Russian pipeline gas per year to be shipped to a number of European nations.
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said he discussed the looming end of a natural-gas supply deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin during a rare visit to Moscow by a European leader on Sunday.Most
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy criticized Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico for maintaining Slovakia's dependency on Russian natural resources. Zelenskiy sees this as a significant security threat to Europe.
Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks in the Kremlin on Sunday with Slovakia’s prime minister, Robert Fico (shown here in Brussels in February 2024), in a rare visit to Moscow by an EU leader since Russia’s all-out invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. (Geert Vanden Wijngaert/AP)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Monday criticised what he said was Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico's lack of desire to end his country's dependency on Russian natural resources as a "big security issue" for Europe and Slovakia.
Russian ballistic missile hits Zelensky’s hometown as Moscow cargo ship sinks - One person killed and 15 injured in ballistic missile attack in Kryvyi Rih
On Wednesday, the 2025 World Junior Championship begins. After Zayne Parekh was an early cut much to the chagrin of many Calgary Flames fans, only one Flame prospect is attending the annual event hosted in Ottawa this year – Sweden’s Axel Hurtig.