EU envoys on Wednesday, 8 June have failed to reach a political agreement on the eleventh package of sanctions against Russia and are set to continue negotiations next week.
Source: Politico, citing four European diplomats, as reported by European Prav…
The director of Russia’s state-owned energy company Rosatom, Alexey Likhachev, arrived in Budapest for talks with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, the news portal Telex reported[1] on June 5.The two discussed cooperation on the expansion o…
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine has commented on the Hungarian government’s video depicting Crimea as part of Russia.
Source: the press service of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, as European Pravda reports
“The designation of the Crimean pen…
When the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic adopted the Declaration of Sovereignty[1] in July 1990 to gain greater rights and freedoms within the Soviet Union, ridding the country of nuclear weapons was one of its top priorities. Ukraine had just suff…
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is awaiting a step forward in rapprochement with the North Atlantic Alliance and asserts that security guarantees are needed insofar as Ukraine is not a member of NATO.
Source: Volodymyr Zelenskyy at a press co…
Josep Borrell, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, has condemned the agreement between Russia and Belarus on supplying Russian nuclear warheads to Belarusian territory.
Source: Borrell’s statement posted b…
On 25 May, an agreement was signed in Minsk on the procedure for the deployment of Russian tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus.
Source: Belta
Details: The agreement was signed by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and his Belarusian counterpa…
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has said that Hungary supports all peace plans because it remains unclear which one of them will succeed. He has added that peace will not be achieved unless someone takes the first step.
Source: Magyar Nemzet, cit…
The EU believes that it will find a way to overcome Hungary’s veto on the next package of aid to Ukraine and the 11th package of sanctions against Russia.
Source: Interfax Ukraine, citing several European high officials anonymouslyDetails: One of the s…
The Hungarian government confirmed on Tuesday that it has not approved the disbursement of the next €500 million tranche from the European Peace Facility, which finances military equipment for Ukraine.
Source: Reuters, quoting the press service of the …