European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, left, greets U.S. Special Envoy for Ukraine and Russia Keith Kellogg prior to a meeting at EU headquarters in Brussels, Tuesday, Feb. 18,

After President Vladimir Putin ordered his troops into Ukraine three years ago and hiked energy prices to weaken Western support, the 27 nations weaned themselves off a dependency on Russian natural gas in record time.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attends a press conference after the 'Ukraine. Year 2025' forum, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine February 23, 20

French President Emmanuel Macron is hosting European leaders for an emergency summit on the Ukraine war after U.S. officials suggested Europe would not have a role in any talks on ending the conflict.

The European Union’s top diplomat touted joint bonds as an option to massively rebuild the bloc’s military might, while criticizing the Trump administration’s early negotiating tactics on resolving Russia’s war in Ukraine.

EU announced new sanctions against entities aiding Russia’s war against Ukraine, including an individual who leads North Korean hackers.

European Union leaders at a meeting next week will discuss the appointment of a special envoy representing the bloc in possible negotiations around ending Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, according to people familiar with the matter.

Speaking at an annual State of the Nation address in Budapest to a closed circle of party members and supporters, Orbán described Ukraine as a buffer zone between Russia and NATO countries, and predicted that,

U.S. Special Enjoy for Ukraine and Russia Keith Kellogg hinted that Europe might not have a seat at the table when peace negotiations between Ukraine and Russia begin.

Rapidly diverging power generation and emissions trends between the European Union (EU) and Russia highlight a growing energy use gap between several of Europe's largest economies and the former top supplier of energy products to the region.