Hungary is negotiating with Russia and Ukraine to maintain gas supplies even though Russian gas is now being imported through the TurkStream pipeline, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Saturday, 21 December.
Source: Reuters
Details: Orbán added that …
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić has announced that Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico may soon travel to Moscow to engage in talks with Kremlin ruler Vladimir Putin on gas supplies after 2024.
Source: Euronews Serbia, a Serbian branch of pan-European…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed a number of ambassadors and appointed five more on the morning of 21 December.
Source: Zelenskyy’s decrees
Details: In particular, Zelensky dismissed:
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Kyiv has repeatedly asked Hungary to refrain from manipulating the topic of the war in Ukraine, particularly in light of Budapest’s “Christmas truce” proposal.
Source: Heorhii Tykhyi, spokesperson for Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry, at a briefing on Friday…
The Bulgarian parliament has refused to approve the signing of a bilateral security agreement with Ukraine. Boyko Borissov, former Prime Minister and leader of the GERB party (Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria), who had previously supported…
Russian leader Vladimir Putin has confirmed that Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán proposed a “Christmas truce” between Kyiv and Moscow for several days, along with a prisoner-of-war swap. In response, Putin stated, “we’ve got to think about it.”
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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has declared his permanent readiness to talk to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Brussels, where both are attending an EU summit.
Source: European Pravda, citing a Hungarian news outlet Telex.hu
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Following a recent statement by Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has no leverage over Russia, Orbán has asserted that he would not respond to provocations.
Source: Orbán on X (Twitter), as reported by E…
17 December, 2024 A Korean D-74 cannon with the Russian military in Ukraine. December 2024. Ukraine. Source: RT
North Korea has handed over D-74 artillery guns to the Russian military.
Footage of these guns in Ukraine was shown by the RT.
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Ten European Union countries have suggested more sanctions against Russia, focussing on the sale of Russian commodities such as aluminium, in order to limit Moscow’s earnings even further.
Source: Reuters with reference to the letter signed by 10 EU me…