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Russian Aggression

Zelenskyy outlines Ukraine’s red lines and pushes back on Trump’s claim that everyone but him loves US peace plan

The Ukrainian leader offered a measured response to the US president's recent assertion, saying no plan will please everyone and insisting his priority is preventing Russia from launching a third aggression against Ukraine.

byYuri Zoria

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Latest news Ukraine

“A landmark step toward justice”: EU freezes Russian assets indefinitely, blocking Hungary’s veto threat over Ukraine loan

Move backs €165 billion reparations plan; Russia sues Euroclear in Moscow court.

byBenjamin Murdoch

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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Latest news Ukraine

Von der Leyen: EU to lock down frozen Russian assets as Ukraine peace talks advance

European Commission President warns peace deal must not "sow the seeds for the next conflict."

byMaxim Volovich

Belgian Belgium Prime Minister Bart De Wever in Kyiv, 8 April 2025. Photo: Bart De Wever on X

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Latest news Ukraine

Belgium risks becoming “new Hungary” as it blocks €210 billion Ukraine loan

Diplomats warn Belgium could lose influence in EU decision-making.

byBenjamin Murdoch

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Opinion

Belgium’s PM calls Ukrainian victory a “fairy tale” — and wants EU taxpayers to pay instead of Russia

“Who really believes that Russia will lose in Ukraine? It’s a fairy tale, a complete illusion,” Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever told La Libre Belgique on 2 December.

byVlada Dumenko

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in a collage representing EU negotiations over €165 billion loan for Ukraine backed by frozen Russian assets

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Latest news Ukraine

Germany scrambles to unlock €165bn in frozen Russian assets for Ukraine

Merz presses Belgium ahead of critical EU summit.

byMaxim Volovich

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Latest news Ukraine

US presses EU states to reject Plan using frozen Russian assets for Ukraine — Bloomberg

Washington has been privately pressing European governments to block an EU proposal to deploy immobilized Russian funds for Ukraine’s financing needs, according to European diplomats quoted by Bloomberg.

byMaria Tril

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Latest news Ukraine

EU plans to send €90 billion aid package to Ukraine in two years, as Kremlin allocates 40% of its budget for war in 2026

Meanwhile, Russia spends $1 billion daily to destroy Ukraine.

byOlena Mukhina

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Latest news Ukraine

Study reveals Europe’s real choice on Ukraine: $972 billion for victory, or $1.8 trillion when Russia comes for Baltics

Abandoning Ukraine will cost twice as much as saving it.

byOlena Mukhina

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Latest news Ukraine

Sweden: Ukraine could receive billions to continue defense and reconstruction if Europe agrees

Swedish defense minister claims frozen Russian assets must be used for Ukraine.

byOlena Mukhina

3D political illustration showing Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever behind a large golden padlock blocking the €140 billion Ukraine loan, holding a "Peace Deal Argument" scroll, with frozen Russian assets under a glass dome labeled Euroclear and war-torn Ukraine in the background.

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Latest news Ukraine

Belgium’s De Wever adds “peace deal” argument to block €140 billion Ukraine loan

Prime minister's letter to von der Leyen introduces new objection: frozen assets should be "bargaining chip" with Moscow

byMaxim Volovich

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Latest news Ukraine

US and Ukraine report progress in Geneva peace consultations

Just before the meeting, Trump lashed out at Kyiv for allegedly showing “zero gratitude” toward the US.

byYuri Zoria

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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 sends €5.9 billion for Ukraine’s reforms days after exposing €100M corruption scheme at nuclear operator

The €5.9 billion tranche received but €140 billion awaits.

byOlena Mukhina

Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Ukraine, 1 July 2022.

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Latest news Ukraine

“War profiteer” Norway urged to guarantee stalled EU reparations loan for Ukraine

Norwegian politicians push Oslo to guarantee EU's €140 billion Ukraine loan using profits from replacing Russia as Europe's gas supplier, amid Belgium's legal objections to frozen asset scheme.

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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Russian Aggression

Stop fighting now, talk borders later: RFE/RL uncovers EU’s hush-hush plan to lock the Russia-Ukraine war in place

The first phase would freeze the frontline and bar Ukrainian offensives, with negotiations on territorial governance deferred to the next phase

byYuri Zoria

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivering his evening address on 9 October, 2025.

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Latest news Ukraine

Ukraine forms new international coalition under Russian fire

Integrated with the European grid, Ukraine can import electricity while the coalition coordinates funding, equipment, and technical support to keep homes and industries running.

byOlena Mukhina