Hungary's top diplomat tells Newsweek he counts on U.S. support in halting a plot to federalize the EU through war with Russia.

A new draft text discussed by European Union leaders on Thursday offers Belgium and other countries holding frozen Russian assets unlimited guarantees for potential damages, should Moscow successfully sue them for an EU plan to lend them to Ukraine.

EU leaders debated using frozen Russian assets to back a major loan for Ukraine, as Belgium sought guarantees against retaliation and divisions emerged over legality, risk-sharing and support timelines ahead.

The Associated Press has documented 145 incidents in what Western officials say is a campaign of disruption across Europe masterminded by Russia since President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

The European Union has imposed sanctions on five businessmen linked to Russian oil companies Lukoil and Rosneft.

The European Union adopted fresh sanctions against Russian oil interests on Monday, targeting traders Murtaza Lakhani and Etibar Eyyub for helping Moscow to circumvent Western sanctions on crude exports that help to fund Russia's war in Ukraine.

Leaders of eight easternmost European Union nations are gathering in Helsinki on Tuesday to plot a roadmap for how to secure as much funding as possible for building up defenses against Russia.