The European Council will hold a special summit on Feb. 1, where the EU leaders will discuss the four-year 50-billion-euro ($55 billion) funding package for Ukraine, European Council President Charles Michel said on Dec. 18.During a recent summit, the …
The European Council has approved accession negotiations with Ukraine. This is a historic decision for both Ukraine and the EU.
It seems that the EU has learned from its mistakes and demonstrated the ability to act decisively in times of security chal…
In his evening address, President Volodymyr Zelensky said the European Commission will soon begin assessing Ukrainian legislation for compliance with EU laws.The screening will be the first step in Ukraine’s soon-to-start accession talks with the EU.”T…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that the process of assessing Ukrainian legislation for compliance with EU law will begin in the coming days, and the “negotiation framework” may be approved in the spring.
Source: the President’s evenin…
17 December, 2023 Illustration photo of Bundeswehr soldiers. Photo from open sources
Germany debates reintroducing military conscription.
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius stated this in his interview with the Welt newspaper.
Pistorius has urge…
17 December, 2023 Piranha IIIH armored personnel carriers. Photo credits: Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Moldova
The Moldovan National Army has started exercises at the border with the so-called “Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic.”
The Minist…
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has expressed his gratitude to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz for persuading Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán not to veto the start of negotiations on Ukraine’s accession to the EU during the EU summit.
Sour…
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Dec. 17 denied that he has designs to attack any NATO country, reacting to the speech of U.S. President Joe Biden, earlier this month. Biden’s speech, pushing to resolve the Congressional deadlock on Uk…
Hungary threatened to veto Bulgaria’s entry into the EU’s passport-free Schengen Zone if Sofia does not scrap its transit tax on Russian gas, Reuters reported on Dec. 16, citing Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto.Budapest is known for its amica…
Europe needs to step up its defense production to protect itself and Ukraine as the U.S. will likely decrease its involvement on the continent in the near future, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius told die Welt am Sonntag in a Dec. 16 interview. …