Brussels 27.06.2024 At the margins of the EU Summit Zelensky signed three security agreements days after the EU announced it was opening formal membership negotiations with Kyiv. Among them two bilateral with Estonia, and Lithuania, and one general with the EU “as whole”. “For the first time, this agreement will enshrine the commitment of all…
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NATO push to extend military operations
Brussels 30.05.2024 Today NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg insisted at the opening of a meeting of the Alliance’s foreign ministers to let Ukraine use Western weapons to strike military targets inside Russian territory, a position appreciated by Kyiv but opposed by Biden administration so far. The two-day meeting in Czech capital, Prague, was organised to…
EU Council approves use of Russian assets
Brussels 21.05.2024 Extraordinary revenues generated by immobilised Russian assets: Council greenlights the use of net windfall profits to support Ukraine’s self-defence and reconstruction. (Image above: illustration) In the light of Russia’s continued war of aggression against Ukraine, the Council today adopted a set of legal acts ensuring that the net profits stemming from unexpected and…
EU: progress on expropriation of Russian assets
Brussels 18.04.2024 Recalling its conclusions from 21-22 March 2024, the European Council reiterated its full and unwavering support for Ukraine, its people and its independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity within its internationally recognised borders. In this regard, EU leaders: strongly condemned Russia’s continued air and missile attacks against Ukrainian civilians and critical infrastructure, including the…
Brussels: NATO – 75 years anniversary
Brussels 04.04.2024 Today Foreign Ministers gathered at NATO Headquarters to mark 75 years since the signing of the Alliance’s founding document – the North Atlantic Treaty. Since 1949 the Alliance has enlarged now counting 32 Allies and one billion people on both sides of the Atlantic. This year’s NATO Day comes just weeks after Sweden…
EU allocates €5bn to Ukraine military
Brussels 18.03.2024 “The EU is living up to its commitments. The Ukraine Assistance Fund turns our words into action. With the fund, we will continue to support Ukraine defend itself from Russia’s war of aggression with whatever it takes and for as long as we need to” said Josep Borrell, the EU High Representative for…
EU: Putin responsible for Navalny tragic death
Brussels 16.02.2023 Today the European Union said that it held President Vladimir Putin solely responsible for the death in and Arctic prison of exiled opposition leader Alexei Navalny. “Alexei Navalny fought for the values of freedom and democracy. For his ideals, he made the ultimate sacrifice,” European Council President Charles Michel posted on X, formerly…
NATO: 1M drones to Ukraine
Brussels 16.02.2024 A group of seven European nations under the leadership of Latvia and the United Kingdom have joined a coalition committed to producing and supplying Ukraine with one million drones. The initiative was announced by Latvia last month, but plans advanced this week when the Baltic nation signed a letter of intent to build…
Turkey welcomes Sweden to NATO
Brussels 23.01.2024 Today the Turkish parliament – Grand National Assembly – voted to approve Sweden’s NATO membership bid, bringing the Nordic country one step closer to joining the military alliance after months of delays. Of the 346 members of parliament who voted, 287 were in favor of Sweden’s accession and 55 voted to reject it,…
Stoltenberg refuses prospects of Putin’s victory
Brussels 14.11.2023 NATO Secretary General addresses protection of critical undersea infrastructure, support to Ukraine with EU Defense Ministers: NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg participated in a meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council of the European Union with EU Defense Ministers in Brussels on Tuesday (14 November 2023) to discuss the protection of critical undersea infrastructure…