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Szijjártó told Russia’s deputy minister he’d removed 72 entities from EU sanctions — then asked Moscow to write his arguments for removing more
The detail, buried in leaked transcripts from a call with Russia's deputy energy minister, reveals the full scope of Hungary's collusion: not just delisting oligarchs on request, but seeking Kremlin-authored justifications for Budapest's own EU lobbying.
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01 April 2026
- Rheinmetall’s contract for Ukraine stalls — FV-014 Raider loitering munition’s price has been revealed
- Ukraine names seven archaeologists Russia sent to dig up in occupied Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia and Crimea
- Russia is ordering companies to nominate employees for military service — 2 to 5 names depending on size
- Russia lost two military aircraft in one day — an An-26 military transport killing all 29 aboard and an unconfirmed Su-34 fighter-bomber
- 700,000 barrels of Russian oil arrived in Cuba: Kremlin keeps island’s lights, as its mercenaries bolster war ranks
- Military techAs Russia breaks air attack record, Ukraine’s interception rate climbs to 90%
- BREAKING: Russia attacks Ukrainian regions bordering Poland and Hungary with nearly 650 drones
- InternationalSupport for Ukraine is ‘turning critical, badly’—the warning comes from its most committed corner
- Money MattersUkraine files extradition request with Israel for Midas suspects—outcome far from certain
- Russia broke his heart — literally. Ukrainian doctors gave him a new one, just in time for his 45th birthday
- Russian advance is slowing — and ISW’s numbers prove the Kremlin’s demands on Donetsk have no basis on the battlefield
- InternationalUAE says it would join Hormuz fight as Iran fires 2,500 missiles at Dubai
- Ukraine’s $1,200 drone is getting an upgrade: swarm mode
- Ukraine’s drone forces chief Madyar reinforced SBS command with two Hero of Ukraine battlefield commanders
- InternationalSzijjártó told Russia’s deputy minister he’d removed 72 entities from EU sanctions — then asked Moscow to write his arguments for removing more
- Daily reviewRusso-Ukrainian war, day 1497: Easter ceasefire rejected, Donbas ultimatum issued — and Moscow is deliberately sending drones into NATO territory, Kyiv says
- The drones that crossed into Finland weren’t lost. Ukraine says Russia redirected them there on purpose.
- Russo-Ukrainian war 2022-2026Most drone-armored tanks can’t fire their guns. Ukraine just fixed that on an Abrams
- AnalysisUkraine fired its NATO trainers. The alliance is running out of time to learn why.
- EU presses ahead to unlock €90 billion for Ukraine and new Russia sanctions – but Kallas says “no good news” yet
- Ukraine’s 2026 goal: exhaust Russia, deny it breakthroughs, build reserves — top general says
- Military tech8th Corps pioneers “Uber” for strikes — Russians once had three days to flee, now they have “minutes to pray”
- Russia gives Ukraine two months to leave Donbas, Zelenskyy says. It has been trying to take the region by force since 2022.
Daily Review
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Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1497: Easter ceasefire rejected, Donbas ultimatum issued — and Moscow is deliberately sending drones into NATO territory, Kyiv says
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Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1496: Kyiv secures 10-year defense treaty with Bulgaria and new agreements with Gulf states
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Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1495: Ukraine absorbed 3,000 drone strikes in a week — and spent the weekend setting Baltic ports on fire
Ukraine hits Ust-Luga and Primorsk for the third time in five days — the pace suggests Kyiv is trying to destroy Russia’s Baltic oil export ports beyond repair
NASA satellite data confirmed new fires at both ports; together they handle 2 million barrels of Russian crude exports daily. A drone also struck Severstal's blast furnace in Cherepovets in the same night.
Russian shadow war is escalating. NATO railways and sea cables are in the crosshairs.
Military supply chain hubs are especially vulnerable to deniable attacks
Why is Russia asking its billionaires to fund a war its $190 billion defense budget should cover?
Kerimov pledged $1.2 billion. The Kremlin called it spontaneous.
EU fertilizer imports from Russia are up 14%. PepsiCo opened a Russian factory. The chips are still flowing.
After five years of sanctions, new data shows Europe’s ledger still tilts toward Moscow.
Russia built the world’s only missile-armed icebreaker. A Ukrainian sport plane just crippled it.
The $222 million ship never left the shipyard.
Russia’s last “Ukraine peace deal” led to Europe’s biggest war since WWII. Here’s why this one could be worse.
Moscow isn’t just negotiating—it’s setting the stage. Behind closed doors, familiar tactics are at play, and the consequences could reshape Europe’s future once again.
Ukraine barters with Gulf states: Patriot missiles for anti-drone capabilities
Anti-drone experts already deployed to half-dozen countries, but road for weapon transfers yet to be paved
Sanctioned Russian shadow fleet tanker struck by drone near Istanbul, 140,000 tons of oil on board
The ALTURA had transported millions of barrels of Russian crude to India and China before the strike.
Five weapons, 57 days: how Budapest escalated against Ukraine after one Russian drone strike
Kyiv’s Foreign Ministry says gas imports from Hungary haven’t stopped yet—and that Ukraine has contingency plans ready.
Reuters: 40% of Russia’s oil exports offline, mostly due to Ukrainian drone strikes — worst disruption in Russian history
Russia earns roughly a quarter of its state budget from oil and gas. This week's attacks halted oil loadings at both Russian Baltic Sea terminals.
Russia’s unstoppable Mach-6 missile just got killed by a Ukrainian drone
After peeling back Russian air defenses in Crimea, Ukrainian drone operators are now hunting down Russia's best missiles on the ground.
Why is Ukraine losing ground? Mobilization crisis and command failures exposed
Ukraine's military problems can no longer be ignored as mobilization failures and systemic issues lead to mounting territorial losses
Evergreens
Yes, Ukraine can win the war – ex-minister decodes victory plan
Zelenskyy's plan and Ukraine's victory are completely realistic, says Andriy Zagorodnyuk. But there is a crucial caveat -- the current paradigm must be changed.
Rosneft’s classified document recommended smoke screens against GPS-guided drones — and the same document explains why that’s useless
Every barrier in the document also uses shallow foundations to dodge permit requirements — a structural choice the presentation explicitly flags as its own kill switch. Putin's simultaneous PMC-arming law is Moscow's admission the engineering fixes aren't enough.
A realistic victory strategy for Ukraine
In a war where offensive operations are equally difficult on both sides, not losing is already winning in the next year and a half
Analysis
China sells 62% of Russia’s weapons-making machines. EU sanctions target Kyrgyzstan.
18 countries funnel war tech to Russia. The EU's new tool covers one.
![A woman looks up at a Fidesz "Nemzeti Petíció" billboard in Hungary featuring a black-and-white image of Volodymyr Zelenskyy laughing, with the Hungarian text: "Ne hagyjuk, hogy Zelenszkij nevessen a vi[lágon]"—"Don't let Zelenskyy laugh at the [world]."](https://euromaidanpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Anti-Zelensky-Poster-Hungary-1-260x195.jpg)
