Finland’s FM: It’s too early to negotiate with Russia—while the EU is already weighing contact
Helsinki's top diplomat tied any future talks to one missing condition and pointed to next month's NATO summit as a place to take stock.
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EU opens first accession talks cluster for Ukraine and Moldova after years of delays and vetoes
The European Union has opened the first cluster of accession talks with Ukraine and Moldova, marking the formal start of negotiations on core political and legal standards.
Bulgaria’s new government plans to halt weapons supplies to Ukraine
A Bulgarian minister claimed that Kyiv "needs more people, not more armament," signaling a break with EU policy.
Hungary unblocks $7.7 billion in EU arms payments after dropping two-year veto on Ukraine aid
Prime Minister Péter Magyar's cabinet reversed a Viktor Orbán-era block, with the immediate sum a first tranche of more than €40 billion in queued claims.
France joins European chorus condemning Russian overnight strikes that killed 18 across Ukraine
Foreign ministries in Paris, Vilnius, Tallinn, and Chișinău urged tougher pressure on Moscow after the missile and drone barrage on Kyiv, Dnipro, and Kharkiv.
Ukraine says its drone deal with the US is stuck while its deals with Europe and the Gulf move ahead
Kyiv agreed to let Washington check its air, sea, and land drones, yet the framework agreement remains open, Zelenskyy said.
Moscow’s drone hits 10-story apartment block in Romania, injuring two as Russia fires 232 UAVs at Ukraine
The long-range kamikaze UAV crashed through the roof of a residential tower in Galați and set a top-floor flat ablaze. Two F-16s and a helicopter that were in the air did nothing to prevent the strike. At least five were injured in Ukraine.
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.
Norway pledges $45 million for Ukraine’s energy resilience through new EU agreement
Oslo announced the deal on 26 May after Foreign Minister Eide's meeting with European Commissioner Marta Kos in Brussels, with money channelled through the EU's Ukraine Investment Framework.
Russia’s new Kyiv strike threat is posturing for the Victory Day humiliation, not retaliation—ISW
EU, France, Poland, and Ukraine answered Moscow's evacuation demand in lockstep. The diplomats are staying.
Germany views Putin’s Schröder ceasefire proposal part of Russia’s hybrid strategy aimed at dividing West. It could consider him on one condition
Berlin's initial response was unambiguous, as German officials dismissed the proposal.
Mikhail Piotrovsky runs Russia’s Hermitage Museum. EU just sanctioned him for legitimizing Russia’s occupation of Ukraine
Russia steals children. Russia steals history.
EU envoys to weigh 20th Russia sanctions package alongside 90bn euro Ukraine loan
EU ambassadors meet on 22 April to approve a 90bn euro loan for Ukraine and the 20th sanctions package against Russia, pending Hungary and Slovakia's consent.
EU drafts entry ban on former Russian combatants — Kallas sets June deadline, Sybiha endorses
EU High Representative Kaja Kallas will propose restricting former Russian combatants' entry to the bloc by June's European Council. Ukraine's Andrii Sybiha endorses the plan.
EU’s hybrid threats sanctions list grows to 88 names. Two Russian information networks has been added
The European Council has approved an expansion of restrictive measures and added two more entities to its sanctions…
EU announced funding shortfall for Ukraine in 2027
EU Commissioner Dombrovskis says the €90 bn EU loan covers two-thirds of Ukraine's 2026–2027 needs, but the remaining third is secured only for 2026, leaving a 2027 gap.
Rob Bauer just named NATO’s alarming scenario involving Russia and Europe
It starts in Beijing, not Moscow.
Slovenia’s new parliament speaker claims he’s not pro-Russian, plans Moscow visit, promises referendum on NATO exit
With Orbán voted out by Hungary in a landslide, Slovakia's Fico now has a potential EU ally in Stevanović — Slovenia's newly elected parliament speaker who backs lifting anti-Russian sanctions.
Politico: Fico is first in line for Orbán’s disruptor crown — but Brussels has four more leaders to worry about
Fico threatened to veto Ukraine's €90 billion loan. Babiš demanded a carveout. Meloni told leaders she understood Orbán. Radev called Ukraine doomed. Janša is the only one who supports Kyiv — and he may not even form a government.
Hungary votes Sunday: what could change if Viktor Orbán loses to Péter Magyar—and what may not
On 12 April, Hungarians choose between 16 years of Kremlin-friendly obstruction and an untested challenger whose own record on Ukraine is more ambiguous than his rallies suggest.