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.

3 days ago · The Council today renewed the EU restrictive measures in view of the Russian Federation’s continuing actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine for a further 6 months, until 31 July 2025. These economic measures, first introduced in 2014, were significantly expanded since February 2022 in response to Russia’s unprovoked, unjustified and illegal military aggression against Ukraine. They ...

20 hours ago · The EU listed vessels San Damian, San Cosmas, San Severu, and Enisey in the list published on Dec. 16, 2024. Russia-registered Enisey can transport up to 44,000 tons of cargo.

20 hours ago · The European Union's sanctions on vessels transporting Russian grain, along with Turkey's wheat import ban, impacted Russian grain exports at the end of 2024, the country's central bank said on ...

3 days ago · EU prolongs its Russia sanctions for 6 months after Hungary lifts its objections. 1 of 4 | From left, Malta’s Foreign Minister Ian Borg, European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas, Latvia’s Foreign Minister Baiba Braze and Slovakia’s Foreign Minister Juraj Blanar speak with each other during a round table meeting of EU foreign ...

Dec 20, 2024 · Since the invasion, Russia’s economy has relied on a unique combination of factors: record hydrocarbon export revenues, a market-oriented economic structure, a robust banking system, strict centralized governance, and a lack of public consensus requirements.

Aug 11, 2024 · Despite sanctions and pariah status, Russia’s economy is growing strongly. It turns out that bacchanalian spending, at a time of war, really gets things going. Russian GDP will rise by over 3%...

Apr 30, 2024 · This paper intends to provide Western policymakers with realistic in-depth analysis of multiple effects of sanctions on the Russian economy, helping to identify areas where sanctions are truly working, and Putin’s main economic vulnerabilities, an un-derstanding of which is crucial to further strengthening the Western response to Putin’s ...

May 14, 2024 · The Russian economy is doing well. Vladimir Putin has repeatedly boasted about all-time low unemployment, real wage growth, and stable inflation.

Nov 30, 2024 · Russia's economy has had a turbulent few years since its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. The sharp decline of the ruble's value in recent weeks is just the most recent economic spasm.