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EU sanctions six Russians tied to Navalny poisoning

The European Union imposed sanctions on six Russian citizens it suspects of being involved in the development of chemical weapons, including the toxin epibatidine, which was detected in Alexei Navalny’s body after his death in a Russian penal colony, the European Council said in a statement on July 3.

3 July, 11:44 PM

Ukraine, Germany discuss mechanisms to return military-age men

Ukraine and Germany are discussing mechanisms to return military-age Ukrainians who illegally fled the country, Ambassador to Germany Oleksii Makeiev said in an interview with Ukrinform on July 2.

3 July, 03:10 PM

EU sanctions to target Russian drone manufacturing

European Union officials are preparing new sanctions targeting companies involved in producing components for Russia’s Shahed kamikaze drones, German media reported on July 2.

2 July, 10:51 PM

Russian drones launched from civilian vessels scouted European nuclear sites — The Guardian

Researchers have concluded that Russia may have conducted a coordinated 18-month drone campaign to surveil nuclear and military facilities in European countries, launching the UAVs from "shadow fleet" vessels, The Guardian wrote on July 2.

2 July, 03:00 PM

Sweden to donate 16 Gripen fighters to Ukraine in early 2027, Defense Minister Fedorov says

16 Gripen fighter jets will arrive as a "donation" from the Swedish government and people at the beginning of next year, Ukraine's Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said during a joint news conference with his Swedish counterpart Pål Jonson on July 1, the We Are Ukraine TV channel reported.

1 July, 07:05 PM

Fedorov outlines Ukraine’s critical military needs to maintain battlefield edge

Ukraine urges allies to seize “a fleeting opportunity” by funding a new wave of drones, missiles, and military technology that will help solidify battlefield gains, Ukrainian DM Mykhailo Fedorov said in an interview with Politico on June 30.

1 July, 11:30 AM

Denmark readies $672 million Ukraine military aid package

Denmark will provide Ukraine with its 30th military aid package totaling about DKK4.4 billion ($672 million), the Danish Defense Ministry announced on June 30.

1 July, 02:33 AM

EU to withdraw protection from arriving draft-age Ukrainians within weeks

EU leaders will likely approve European Commission’s proposal to withhold refugee status from newly arriving Ukrainian nationals subject to mandatory military service, RFE/RL reported on June 26, citing an unnamed EU official.

26 June, 09:47 PM

Negotiating clusters: Ukraine and Moldova cannot move forward after Hungary objection

Hungary did not approve the screening results for clusters 2 through 6 for Ukraine and Moldova during a meeting of the EU Council’s Working Party on Enlargement and Countries Negotiating Accession to the EU, known as COELA, European Pravda reported June 26, citing an EU source.

26 June, 03:43 PM

Brussels explores pre-membership benefits for Ukraine and Moldova

The European Commission is working on plans to grant EU candidate countries economic benefits before they formally join the bloc, Politico reported on June 26.

26 June, 10:15 AM

Italy, France oppose barring former Russian soldiers from EU entry

Italy and France are cautious about a European Union proposal to bar former Russian servicemembers from EU travel, Bloomberg reported on June 25, citing people familiar with the matter.

26 June, 01:12 AM

Nearly 60% of Poles oppose Ukraine's accession to the European Union

Nearly 60% of Poles oppose Ukraine's accession to the European Union, while support and opposition largely reflect respondents' political affiliations, according to a poll conducted by IBRiS for Radio ZET on June 25.

25 June, 02:49 PM

Hungary delays procedural step for Ukraine and Moldova’s EU accession

Hungary has postponed a key procedural step needed to advance Ukraine and Moldova’s applications for EU membership, Politico reported on June 23, citing two unnamed EU diplomats.

23 June, 11:32 PM

Kubilius calls Ukraine’s defense industry the world’s most innovative

European Commissioner for Defense Andrius Kubilius called Ukraine’s defense industry the world’s most innovative and urged its integration into the EU’s defense system during the European Defense and Security Summit in Brussels on June 23, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reported.

23 June, 04:07 PM

Ukraine to receive first EU loan tranche during June 25–26 Gdansk conference

Kyiv will receive the first tranche of the EU’s EUR90 billion ($104 billion) loan program during the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Poland’s Gdansk on June 25–26, Ukrainska Pravda reported on June 22.

23 June, 02:39 AM

Ukraine, Moldova EU accession talks to be separated

Now that the first accession negotiations cluster for both Ukraine and Moldova is open, the two countries will move towards EU membership separately, depending on how quickly they meet Brussels’ criteria, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on June 22.

22 June, 09:39 PM

Zelenskyy signs $35 billion defense spending bill

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a bill amending the 2026 state budget to increase security and defense spending by UAH1.56 trillion ($34.7 billion), the Ukrainian parliament (Verkhovna Rada) announced on June 22.

22 June, 08:48 PM

Tusk backs Magyar's stance against fast-tracking Ukraine's EU accession

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on June 19 he supported the position of his Hungarian counterpart, Peter Magyar, at the European Council summit that the final communique should not call for fast‑tracking Ukraine’s accession to the EU.

20 June, 12:37 AM

Costa's attempts to contact Kremlin expose deep European split over Moscow negotiations

Several European leaders were extremely unhappy with European Council President António Costa's efforts to establish contact with Russia, underscoring Europe’s divergence on how best to negotiate with Moscow, Politico reported on June 19.

19 June, 09:24 PM

Poland must be included in all talks concerning Russia – Polish PM

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Poland would not accept a situation in which security issues and contacts with Russia are decided solely by the European Union's largest member states without Warsaw's participation, according to RMF FM on June 19.

19 June, 05:49 PM

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