German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will visit Washington in the first half of February for talks with U.S. President Joe Biden as the leaders aim to ensure continued Western assistance to Ukraine, Bloomberg reported on Jan. 26, citing unnamed sources.The pu…
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan signed into force the parliament’s ratification of Sweden’s NATO membership, Reuters reported on Jan. 25, citing the Turkish presidency’s official gazette.Erdogan’s formal approval has brought Sweden closer to its…
Ukraine is preparing for Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s visit, the first in nearly fifteen years.
Source: Olha Stefanishyna, Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration, in a comment to Reuters, as reported by Eu…
There is no threat that Ukraine will be left without funding from the EU. The decision about providing additional €50 billion financial aid for Kyiv for the next four years will definitely be adopted.
Source: Olha Stefanishyna, Deputy Prime Minister of…
U.S. President Joe Biden sent a letter to Congress committees on Jan. 24, saying he intends to launch the process for the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey once Ankara finalizes Sweden’s NATO admission process, Reuters reported, citing undisclosed so…
Ukraine is working to organize an official visit of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, the first in 14 years, Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Olha Stefanishyna confirmed to Reuters on Jan. 25.In late December 2023, …
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico met his Ukrainian counterpart Denys Shmyhal in Uzhhorod, where they discussed the relations between their countries and signed a joint statement on bilateral relations, Shmyhal reported on Jan. 24. Elected in Se…
Luxembourg Foreign Minister Xavier Bettel said it would be difficult to persuade Hungary to support increased financial aid to Ukraine at the EU summit on 1 February.
Source: Xavier Bettel in an interview with Reuters, as reported by European Pravda
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Andrii Yermak, Head of the President’s Office, has announced that a possible meeting between President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is being planned, with both sides “preparing the ground”.
Source: Yermak in an intervie…
The proposed 50 billion euros ($54 billion) in four-year EU funding is the cheapest and most convenient way to back Ukraine, but there are alternatives if Budapest continues to block it, Ukrainian Ambassador to the EU Vsevolod Chentsov told Forbes Ukra…