A new poll cited by the Czech outlet iDNES.cz shows only 9% of Poles now want Ukraine's European Union membership fast-tracked, down from 60% before Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022.
Denmark has become the first European Union country to publicly blame Russia for sabotage attacks on companies that supply its defence industry.
At a security meeting in Helsinki, Moldova's president told European leaders that Russia will stay a major danger to Europe even after a peace deal in Ukraine is reached, no matter who leads Russia.
Diesel prices in Europe have reached record highs, and US President Donald Trump has said he may ask European governments to release their emergency diesel reserves to help bring prices down.
Andrej Babiš's incoming Czech government has refused to guarantee European Union money set aside for the Czech state budget.
Trade officials from the G20, a group of twenty major economies, began meetings in the United States this week under the shadow of President Trump's tariffs.
This week, Western officials called Russia's actions against Europe — cyberattacks, sabotage, and disinformation — 'hybrid warfare,' a term for tactics that fall short of open war.
In the same week, Italy warned that Russia's campaign of sabotage and disruption against Europe is becoming more dangerous, the European Union's defence chief called for a strong response, and a report described Russia running a messaging campaign to win support from developing nations.
This week the European Union took three steps at once: a plan to standardize how it detects and responds to sabotage blamed on Russia, faster EU rules for member states to jointly buy weapons, and talks for Estonia to join a French nuclear protection arrangement.
EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen has proposed a new EU-only alarm system that would let any of the Union's 27 member states trigger a joint EU response to security crises that fall short of an outright armed attack.
Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan have signed a new mutual-defense pact, but each country sees itself as the senior partner, and none has enough leverage to settle the ranking.
The US House of Representatives is expected to vote this week on a bill letting President Trump impose tariffs of up to 100% on the five biggest buyers of Russian oil and gas.