EU foreign ministers have again failed to agree on the 500 million euros ($530 million) in military aid for Ukraine, as Hungary seeks assurances on the removal of its OTP Bank from Kyiv’s international sponsors of war list, Radio Free Europe/Radio Libe…
Following a meeting of EU foreign ministers on Monday 23 October, Josep Borrell, European Foreign Affairs chief, confirmed a decision on the allocation of a tranche of €500 million to help Ukraine with weapons was not made.
Source: Borrell at a press c…
Increased attention from the West to crises in other regions of the world is a situation Russia wants to use its advantage, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis said on Oct. 23. Russia’s renewed offensive shows that the Kremlin is …
Elina Valtonen, Finnish Foreign Minister, has stated that Ukraine will be one of the core subjects of discussion among EU ministers, although the situation in Israel and Gaza is the leading topic.
Source: Valtonen upon arriving at a meeting of EU forei…
The EU is monitoring the situation in Ukraine even more closely given Russian President Vladimir Putin’s apparent joy over the events in the Middle East.
Source: German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock at a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Lu…
The European Union is counting on Hungary to unblock the eighth tranche of military aid for Ukraine within the framework of the so-called European Peace Facility, and hopes it will be able to transfer this money to Ukraine “sooner rather than later”.
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Denmark expects to deliver the first F-16s to Ukraine in the spring of 2024, Danish Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen told the press in Brussels on Oct. 11.Speaking ahead of a meeting of NATO defense ministers, Poulsen said that Denmark expects to b…
US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin has announced the creation of several capability coalitions for Ukraine, including training for the Ukrainian Air Force.
Source: Austin at a briefing in Brussels; European Pravda
Details: The Pentagon chief recalled…
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia has explained why Foreign Minister Krišjānis Kariņš did not attend an informal meeting of EU foreign ministers being held in Kyiv.
Source: European Pravda; Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia on Twitter…
The meeting of EU foreign ministers, which usually takes place in Brussels, begins in Kyiv.
Source: European Pravda
Details: The intention to hold the next meeting of European foreign ministers in Kyiv was known in advance. Josep Borrell, EU High Repre…