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Scarce jets, contested skies, no fixed base that can stay hidden. Ukraine's answer: train pilots on Ukrainian soil, in equipment that moves.
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WSJ: Putin’s sanctioned inner circle keeps buying Western business jets through a web of middlemen
A WSJ investigation traces Bombardier and Gulfstream business jets from European dealers through Dubai and Bermuda into Kremlin hands.
Neutrality doesn’t mean indifference: Austria joins tribunal to prosecute Russia’s aggression
Vienna says neutrality doesn't mean indifference as it becomes the 20th state to back prosecution of Russia's crime of aggression.
How you rob a bank convoy in the EU: Be Hungary, bring an APC and machine guns, deport bank couriers, keep cash and gold as “evidence”
Ukraine's Foreign Ministry says Hungary returned the seven couriers and kept $40 million, €35 million, and 9 kg of gold — held as "evidence" in a criminal case with no named suspect.
Orbán’s Hungary robbed Ukraine’s state bank of $82 million — Oschadbank launches international legal fight to recover it
The Ukrainian state-owned bank confirmed the shipment was conducted under a valid international agreement with Raiffeisen Bank Austria, fully documented under European customs procedures, and carried by employees with up to 21 years' service.
Iran hit Abu Dhabi but not the peace talks — Kyiv says the next Ukraine-Russia-US round is still days away
The Ukrainian president says the 5-6 March trilateral is on track — he prefers Geneva, though Austria, the Vatican, or Turkey are also options if Russia wants a neutral venue.
Baltic leaders call on Europe to claim its seat at Russia-Ukraine peace talks
Latvia's PM and Estonia's president say Europe must stop watching from the sidelines and get its own representative into the room where the war's future is being shaped.
Russian attacks 256 energy sites in Ukraine, but Austria’s far right says “no winter aid”
Vienna argues supporting Ukraine now helps prevent future refugee crises in Europe.
Peace in Ukraine must guarantee its sovereignty and territorial integrity, says Austrian Foreign Minister
Beate Meinl-Reisinger at the OSCE meeting in Vienna: “The rule of law must prevail, not the law of the strongest.”
Media: Body of 21-year-old Ukrainian found in Vienna, murder suspected
A 21-year-old Ukrainian refugee was beaten in the garage of a luxury Vienna hotel and then burned alive in his own car, Austrian police say.
Austria to shutter its last Ukrainian refugee arrival center by year’s end
Austria's final reception center will be closed, potentially leaving new arrivals without shelter as winter approaches. Vienna currently provides basic care to over 10K Ukrainians out of about 30K nationwide
Austria was the last holdout — now it’s greenlighting the EU’s 19th Russia sanctions round
Austria had insisted Brussels unfreeze Russian assets to compensate for penalties imposed by Moscow, but has now dropped the demand ahead of a vote scheduled for 20 October.
Amid Russian spy allegations, Austrian energy firm fires executive
The fired executive reportedly met with a Russian diplomat suspected of being an FSB agent and had access to sensitive information on OMV and Adnoc.
After backlash, Austria scrambles to clarify: no return to Gazprom after Russia’s war in Ukraine
“Once the war is over, this must of course be taken into account,” Austria's energy official Zehetner said earlier.
Diplomacy can wait, but weapons can’t. Kyiv is ready to spend cash on American equipment
The Ukrainian president reveals plans to negotiate a new defense deal with Trump
Ukraine urgently needs more than sanctions, says Austrian colonel after failed Istanbul talks
Behind closed doors in Istanbul, Moscow’s delegation played for time, not peace. Meanwhile, on the ground, Russian forces inch forward, relentless and determined.
Austrian performer wins Eurovision 2025 with 436 points; Ukraine in ninth place
Austrian artist's song "Wasted Love" scored 436 points, but victory is clouded by scandal over his ties to pro-Putin soprano Anna Netrebko, whom he credited as inspiration.
Austria dismantles Russian spy network that targeted Ukraine support across German-speaking nations
The operation, which targeted Ukraine and President Zelenskyy, involved spreading fake news and planting extremist materials falsely attributed to pro-Ukrainian activists to sow division in society.
Politico: EU plans for fresh Ukraine refugee wave amid Trump threats
The German interior minister said a Ukrainian refugee distribution plan across the EU is needed in the case of further Russian escalation.
Austrian bank faces pressure from EU and US after profiting from Russian arms industry
Documents reveal Raiffeisen Bank's Russian unit received fees from companies supplying military equipment makers, while €4.4 billion in profits remain trapped under Moscow's capital controls.