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EU funnels $1.1 billion of Russian assets into Ukraine’s defense industry

EU has directed EUR1 billion ($1.13 billion) generated from frozen Russian assets towards placing orders with Ukraine’s defense contractors, Defense Minister Rustem Umerov said on May 9.

10 May 2025, 12:58 AM

Brussels targets Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’ in new sanctions package draft

The European Commission has finalized a 17th sanctions package against Russia, largely focused on its fleet of uninsured tankers exporting crude oil, Bloomberg and Reuters reported on May 6.

6 May 2025, 10:21 PM

Europe prepares to dip into frozen Russian cash

Belgian clearing house Euroclear plans to distribute around EUR3 billion ($3.4 billion) worth of frozen Russian assets to Western investors who had their property confiscated by the Kremlin, Reuters reported on May 2.

2 May 2025, 10:21 PM

Ukraine, Moldova will start their EU accession negotiations simultaneously, Brussels says

Ukraine and Moldova will jointly open the first negotiating cluster as part of their EU accession talks, European Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos said on May 1.

1 May 2025, 10:17 PM

Washington still has ways to put pressure on Moscow to achieve peace — EU

The United States is yet to exhaust all the “tools” at its disposal to pressure Russia into seeking genuine peace with Ukraine, EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas, said on April 22.

23 April 2025, 01:26 AM

Hungary’s Orban performatively ‘votes’ against Ukraine’s EU membership

Hungarian PM Viktor Orban voted in the “national consultation” (advisory referendum) his government called on the question of Ukraine’s application to join the European Union.

22 April 2025, 11:45 PM

EU hopes to replace Russian gas with US-supplied LNG

The European Union will unveil a roadmap on May 6 outlining a gradual phaseout of Russian fossil fuel purchases, nudging business to pivot to liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports from the United States, Bloomberg reported on April 18.

18 April 2025, 08:37 PM

EU prepares 'Plan B' as Hungary threatens to block sanctions extension against Russia

Brussels is preparing a "Plan B" in response to Hungary's efforts to block the EU sanctions extension against Russia, Rikard Jozwiak, Radio Free Europe’s Europe editor wrote on April 15.

15 April 2025, 02:29 PM

Ukraine proposes holding next Ramstein meeting in Ukraine

Kyiv will suggest to its international partners to hold the next the Ukraine Defense Contact Group (Ramstein) meeting in Ukraine, Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov said on April 11.

11 April 2025, 09:37 PM

Support for Ukraine’s army seen as key security guarantee - French DM

Supporting Ukraine’s Armed Forces and rejecting Russia’s demand to demilitarize are the key security guarantees, French Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu and his British counterpart John Healey said, Le Monde reported on April 11.

11 April 2025, 08:15 AM

EU hopes to convince Hungary to unblock Ukraine accession talks

The European Union plans to open six negotiation clusters for Ukraine’s accession by the end of 2025 and is working with Hungary to prevent the country from vetoing the process, EU Ambassador to Ukraine Katarina Mathernova said on April 10.

11 April 2025, 02:05 AM

UK, France move to expedite ‘coalition of the willing’ military planning

Over the next two weeks, London and Paris will ramp up military planning for the so-called “coalition of the willing” to help provide post-ceasefire security to Ukraine, UK Defense Secretary John Healey and French Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu announced on April 10.

11 April 2025, 12:39 AM

EU won’t extend trade preferences for Ukraine past June — report

The European Union will not renew trade preferences for Ukraine once the current trade liberalization measures expire on June 5, officials familiar with the negotiations told Ukrainska Pravda on April 9.

9 April 2025, 08:36 PM

Zelenskyy reveals key topics for upcoming Ramstein conference

The Ukraine Defense Contact Group will meet in Brussels on April 11 to discuss troop deployments, air defense enhancements, and new defense packages, according to Interfax Ukraine on April 8.

8 April 2025, 06:39 PM

Brussels proposes 25% retaliatory tariffs on US products

The European Commission proposed a 25% counter-tariff on a range of U.S. products — including diamonds, eggs, dental floss, sausages, and poultry — in response to President Donald Trump’s steel and aluminum tariffs, Reuters reported on April 7.

8 April 2025, 12:36 AM

Sybiha briefs Rubio on Russian ‘energy ceasefire’ violations

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha met with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio at NATO HQ in Brussels, Belgium, on April 3.

3 April 2025, 11:19 PM

Ukraine’s path to NATO remains irreversible, alliance official says

NATO’s policy on Kyiv’s membership still envisages Ukraine becoming a full member of the alliance, a NATO official told NV on April 2.

2 April 2025, 11:42 PM

'Coalition of the willing' to hold next meeting on Ukraine in Brussels

A new meeting of the "coalition of the willing" is set for April 10 in Brussels, the UK’s NATO delegation said on April 2.

2 April 2025, 05:51 PM

EU decides against seizing Russian assets

The European Union ruled out seizing frozen assets of Russia’s central bank, in a statement posted on the European Council website on March 20.

20 March 2025, 10:14 PM

Italy, Spain pour cold water on EU’s $43.7 billion Ukraine aid proposal

Italy and Spain aren’t ready to back an EU proposal that would provide Ukraine with up to EUR40 billion ($43.7 billion) in military aid, Reuters reported on March 17.

17 March 2025, 11:41 PM

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