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Latest news Ukraine

“People are freezing to death”: EU Commissioner announces $58 million Naftogaz loan

The $58 million loan to Naftogaz from the European Commission comes with a condition: the state company must reinvest an equivalent sum in renewable energy and decarbonization projects, according to the EC press service.

byMaria Tril

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Money Matters

How “minimal” is an $8.7 billion hit? EU carbon tax jolts Ukrainian steel

Brussels demands EU-level decarbonization without EU-level support.

byPeeter Helme

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Latest news Ukraine

Europe is considering its virtual Space Command and IRIS² system that could also aid Ukraine

Europe is launching sovereign satellite communications to end reliance on US.

byOlena Mukhina

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Money Matters

EU to lend Ukraine €90B — and most of it is for weapons

The loan, structured as "limited recourse" financing, would only require repayment if Russia eventually pays war reparations, with Brussels reserving the right to use immobilized Russian assets to cover the debt.

byYuri Zoria

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Latest news Ukraine

European Parliament backs “military Schengen” to speed troop movement across EU amid Russian threat

MEPs support removing internal EU borders to allow rapid troop movement, including within 24 hours in a crisis.

byYuri Zoria

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, and European Council President António Costa standing together at EU-Ukraine meeting, 8 December 2025

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Money Matters

US warns EU: Seize Russia’s frozen billions and you’ll “have to give it back”

Washington pressures Europe ahead of critical summit.

byPeeter Helme

Bart De Wever, Prime Minister of Belgium, addresses the UN General Assembly in New York on 26 September 2025.

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Latest news Ukraine

Belgian PM says Kremlin threatened him personally over frozen assets for Ukraine. Moscow’s pressure is clearly paying off

Medvedev says Belgium could "disappear."

byOlena Mukhina

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International

EU finally breaks with Russian gas: full ban on LNG set for 2026

With wide support, MEPs pushed through legislation to phase out Russian gas imports by 2027 and committed to ban oil soon after.

byYuri Zoria

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Latest news Ukraine

Belgium blocks EU’s last-ditch push to unlock €210B of frozen Russian assets for Ukraine

Brussels had hoped to secure a breakthrough this week, but Belgian resistance has left the plan teetering.

byYuri Zoria

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Latest news Ukraine

EU offers Belgium guarantees to unlock Russian assets for Ukraine loans – Reuters

Belgium is blocking the European Union's plan to convert frozen Russian central bank assets into loans for Ukraine until other member states agree to share potential legal liability if Moscow sues the Belgian depository holding the funds.

byMaria Tril

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Latest news Ukraine

BREAKING: Zelenskyy asks US and Europe to ensure security for Ukraine for elections that could be held within 90 days

Will the US protect polling stations from Russian strikes?

byOlena Mukhina

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Belgium says Europe’s €140 billion Ukraine plan could bankrupt it. Is that true?

The EU wants to turn Russia’s frozen assets into a €140 billion loan for Ukraine. Belgium calls the plan “fundamentally wrong.” EU leaders vote on 18-19 December. Ukraine’s budget runs dry in April.

byPeeter Helme

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Money Matters

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Brussels shifts from praise to “concerns about impartiality” as €50 billion in EU assistance hangs in the balance on anti-corruption benchmarks.

byPeeter Helme

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Latest news Ukraine

European Commission calculates $59.9 billion military bill for Ukraine in 2026

The European Commission has assessed Ukraine's financial requirements for 2026 at €71.7 billion ($83.2 billion), with €51.6 billion…

byMaria Tril

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Latest news Ukraine

€140 billion lifeline at risk: Massive corruption scandal threatens Ukraine’s access to frozen Russian assets

Ukraine urgently needs this money as US aid dries up.

byOlena Mukhina

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Latest news Ukraine

EU tightens visa rules for Russians, citing espionage and weaponized migration

Multiple-entry Schengen visas ended for Russian citizens except humanitarian cases, as Brussels cites sabotage, espionage, and weaponized migration threats.

byBenjamin Murdoch

Belgium is blocking a €140 ($160.7) billion loan mechanism to finance Ukraine’s war effort

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Latest news Ukraine

Sitting on €193B in Russian cash, Belgium blocks crucial €140B loan to Ukraine

Brussels demands liability protection before releasing the loan backed by €193 ($221.5) billion it controls.

byPeeter Helme

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Latest news Ukraine

Brussels unlocks next €1.8 billion for Kyiv as part of financial support program amid Russia’s invasion

The EU has approved the fifth major disbursement under the Ukraine Facility after Ukraine fulfilled key reform steps.

byYuri Zoria

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Money Matters

Ukraine risks €50 billion as EU warns anti-corruption agencies failing

The European Union shifted Tuesday from quiet support to formal warnings about Ukraine’s anti-corruption institutions.

byPeeter Helme

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Latest news Ukraine

“Fortress in dark”: Moscow’s assault on Sloviansk power plant masks deeper goal

Russia fights against the light. On 30 October, Russian aviation dropped guided bombs on the Sloviansk Thermal Power…

byOlena Mukhina

European Commission

“People are freezing to death”: EU Commissioner announces $58 million Naftogaz loan

How “minimal” is an $8.7 billion hit? EU carbon tax jolts Ukrainian steel

EU to lend Ukraine €90B — and most of it is for weapons

European Parliament backs “military Schengen” to speed troop movement across EU amid Russian threat

US warns EU: Seize Russia’s frozen billions and you’ll “have to give it back”

Belgian PM says Kremlin threatened him personally over frozen assets for Ukraine. Moscow’s pressure is clearly paying off

EU finally breaks with Russian gas: full ban on LNG set for 2026

Belgium blocks EU’s last-ditch push to unlock €210B of frozen Russian assets for Ukraine

EU offers Belgium guarantees to unlock Russian assets for Ukraine loans – Reuters

BREAKING: Zelenskyy asks US and Europe to ensure security for Ukraine for elections that could be held within 90 days

Belgium says Europe’s €140 billion Ukraine plan could bankrupt it. Is that true?

She declared a house worth $76. Authorities found $6 million in her closet. The agency saw no problem.

European Commission calculates $59.9 billion military bill for Ukraine in 2026

€140 billion lifeline at risk: Massive corruption scandal threatens Ukraine’s access to frozen Russian assets

EU tightens visa rules for Russians, citing espionage and weaponized migration

Sitting on €193B in Russian cash, Belgium blocks crucial €140B loan to Ukraine

Brussels unlocks next €1.8 billion for Kyiv as part of financial support program amid Russia’s invasion

Ukraine risks €50 billion as EU warns anti-corruption agencies failing

“Fortress in dark”: Moscow’s assault on Sloviansk power plant masks deeper goal

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