Belgium lines up a “drone deal” to tap Ukraine’s war-tested know-how
Brussels has pledged 30 F-16s and over €1 billion in aid a year. A joint drone pact is next, with both sides eyeing a signing date.
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Winter aid, a free-trade target, and a food-safety pact: what Ukraine and Serbia agreed in Belgrade
Beyond the symbolism, the two sides put concrete cooperation on paper across health, energy, and trade.
Ukraine wants its office inside EU Parliament, mirroring bloc’s representation already open in Kyiv
Parliamentary diplomacy amounts to one aim: keeping legislatures across Europe and the G7 mobilized behind Ukraine as the war and the accession process both grind on.
Ukraine’s Supreme Court refused to lift Zelenskyy’s sanctions on opposition leader
The Supreme Court rejected Poroshenko's challenge to sanctions that freeze his assets and strip his state awards. He says the judges were pressured.
Ukraine’s National Pantheon plan to honor its independence heroes raises eyebrows in Poland amid EU accession perspective
Polish government figures say Ukraine’s push for a National Pantheon and related historical decisions are deepening political tensions with Warsaw.
Ukraine passes 20 reforms to unlock $3.39 billion from World Bank
The UK and Japan backed the loan, and a $2.35 billion grant fund covered the rest.
Back to business: Hungary again blocks Ukraine’s EU accession – Kyiv’s mid-July deadline now at risk
Budapest opposed sending a joint EU letter to the European Council and Commission, a move requiring unanimous consent from all 27 member states.
Hungary again stalls key EU move on Ukraine and Moldova membership negotiations
Ukraine and Moldova’s EU membership path faces renewed uncertainty after Hungary stalled a key unanimous procedural move required to continue accession negotiations, according to EU diplomats.
EU leaders agree to renew Russia sanctions for a full year for the first time as Bulgaria’s pro-Russian leader vows to veto the next batch
Rumen Radev wants the Russian oil company that runs his country's only refinery struck from the list, and he objects to sanctions on a Russian Orthodox bishop.
“Poland and Ukraine need each other more than their leaders admit”— a Polish advocate for Ukraine on why the memory feud helps Moscow
Polish journalist Jerzy Wójcik, Sestry.eu co-founder, on what the UPA row is costing Ukrainians in Poland
EU approves nearly €2.8 billion for Ukraine after positive assessment of its fourth-quarter 2025 reform progress
The tranche follows the sixth payment of €2.3 billion approved in December 2025 and brings total Ukraine Facility disbursements since 2024 to €26.8 billion.
Zelenskyy responds to Merz: Ukraine has been defending Europe fully, not with half measures and has to have right to vote in EU
With Orban out of power, Zelenskyy wants full EU membership, not Germany's "associate" compromise.
Merz proposes interim EU “associate member” status for Ukraine
Berlin's plan would extend the bloc's mutual defense clause and partial budget access during wartime, with a snap-back clause if rule-of-law standards slip.
Why Ukraine’s EU membership is stuck—and it’s not just Zelenskyy
The EU can't agree on what to offer. Ukraine can't pass the laws to earn it. And the EU's own accession rules were built for a world that no longer exists.
“We have done everything”: Ukraine’s EU membership talks expected to start in June, Zelenskyy says
Kyiv says it has completed all preparations and is now awaiting a decision from EU leaders.
France, Germany, Netherlands, and Italy resist fast-track EU membership for Ukraine, Politico reports
Politico names France, Germany, Netherlands, and Italy as opposing Ukraine's accelerated EU accession, while Zelenskyy rejects any "EU-lite" membership deal at Berlin presser with Merz.
EU summit backs Ukraine’s €90 billion loan and opens all accession clusters — but Orbán and Fico still block the money
25 EU leaders formally endorsed Ukraine's loan disbursement by early April and invited the Council to open all EU accession clusters without delay. Hungary and Slovakia declined to support the conclusions.
Brussels shines Ukrainian colors on buildings as EU marks four years of Russia’s full-scale war
Von der Leyen, Zelenskyy call for stronger EU-Ukraine ties on invasion anniversary
Ukraine bans GMO crops as wartime farmers race to meet EU standards by 2028 (INFOGRAPHICS)
The pesticide switch alone needs a decade. Subsidies that cover half of the EU competitors’ costs may finally follow.
Ukraine cuts rates for the first time since invasion—now lower than Russia’s (INFOGRAPHIC)
First easing in almost four years comes as inflation falls and workers don’t return.