President Volodymyr Zelensky has not been invited to the EU Council Summit in Brussels due to fears that his presence “could antagonize” Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Politico reported on Dec. 14, citing unnamed EU diplomats. Orban openly oppo…
Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, and Donôld Tusk, new Prime Minister of Poland, have had their first phone call.
Source: Zelenskyy on Twitter (X), cited by European Pravda
Details: Zelenskyy stated that the conversation took place while he wa…
The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) has reported that the Russians continue to advance around Avdiivka in Donetsk Oblast.
Source: the Institute for the Study of War (ISW)
Details: Russian forces continued their offensive near Avdiivka on 13 Decemb…
President Volodymyr Zelensky met King Harald V of Norway and other senior members of the Norwegian royal family during his visit to Oslo, Zelensky posted on X on Dec. 13.”I expressed gratitude for the Royal Family’s solidarity with Ukraine and personal…
The Danish government will present in the parliament on Dec. 14 a new aid package for Ukraine worth around 7.5 billion Danish kroner ($1.1 billion), containing tanks, ammunition, drones, and more, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said, the DR pu…
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban did not give President Volodymyr Zelensky an answer when asked why Budapest wants to block Ukraine’s entry into the EU, Zelensky said at the Nordic-Ukraine Summit in Oslo on Dec. 13. Zelensky and Orban were seen ta…
Norway unveiled on Dec. 13 new aid for Ukraine as part of the previously announced multi-year support plan, including air defenses, humanitarian assistance, and increased munition production.Oslo announced the assistance during Ukraine’s President Volo…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy believes that if the EU fails to approve the decision to start accession talks with Ukraine because it is blocked by Hungary, it would mean that Russian President Vladimir Putin had directly vetoed the decision.
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President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Oslo for a surprise visit, where he will meet with Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere, the Norwegian government announced on Dec. 13.The visit comes after several days of international travel for Zelensky, which ha…
Norway will provide one billion Norwegian kroner ($89.7 million) in additional funding to domestic humanitarian aid organizations operating in Ukraine, Norway’s Foreign Ministry announced on Nov. 13.The funds will be directed towards the Norwegi…