Brussels 01.12.2025 Today the Foreign Affairs Council with Defence ministers takes place in Brussels chaired by the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas. This week could be pivotal for diplomacy. It is clear that Russia does not want peace, and therefore we need to make Ukraine as strong as possible….
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Kazakhstan protests against Ukraine pipeline attack
Brussels 30.11.2025 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan protested another targeted attack on the critical infrastructure of the international Caspian Pipeline Consortium in the waters of the Novorossiysk seaport. A corresponding statement was published on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ website. (Image above: Astana, Kazakhstan). “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of…
EC proposes to expropriate Russian assets
Brussels 26.11.2025 The European Commission will soon submit legal proposals on the use and possible expropriation of Russian assets frozen in Brussels, despite the position of the Belgium Prime minister Bart de Wever. This was announced by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at a session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg. “The European…
Ukraine: U.S. Peace plan – joint statement
Brussels 22.11.2025 This statement was adopted by President Costa, President von der Leyen, Prime Minister Carney, President Stubb, President Macron, Chancellor Merz, Prime Minister Martin, Prime Minister Meloni, Prime Minister Takaichi, Prime Minister Schoof, Prime Minister Støre, Prime Minister Sánchez and Prime Minister Starmer. The Prime Minister of Poland, Donald Tusk, joined the statement. “We…
EU: Russian assets dilemma
Brussels 22.11.2025 The U.S. 28-point peace plan manifested a rival idea for using Russian assets for American-led reconstruction efforts once a truce has been agreed. The United States would take “50 percent” of the profit from this reconstruciton activity. The peace plan sufaced during an “extremely delicate stage”, diplomats said, as top officials try to…
NATO: Finland €100M aid to Ukraine
Brusssels 18.11.2025 NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte received the President of Finland Alexander Stubb at the Alliance’s headquarters in Brussels. They discussed the complex of issues, related to the increasing of the defense spending by the NATO allies, and strengthening support for Ukraine. The meeting took place on Monday, November, 17, 2015. During the joint…
Europe: NATO scales down presence
Brussels 29.10.2025 Today the United States has informed the NATO allies that it will scale back its troop presence along Europe’s eastern border with Ukraine as it focuses on security priorities elsewhere, Romania’s defense ministry said. The U.S. Army later confirmed the decision, but denied it was a sign of a reduced commitment to allies….
EU: Russian assets deadlock
Brussels 23.10.2025 “The unwavering support to Ukraine is not negotiable. What happens in Ukraine has direct impact on the whole European continent. Russia’s war of aggression continues to destabilise our societies – not only through its military actions but also through its shadow fleet and calculated multi-domain hybrid operations on land, at sea, in the…
European common defence: 2030 Ready
Brussels 22.10.2025 The EU leaders are meeting in Brussels to discuss Ukraine, European defence, recent developments in the Middle East, competitiveness, housing and migration. Building on previous European Council meetings, starting from the informal Egmont retreat on 3 February and the most recent informal meeting on 1 October in Copenhagen, the leaders will discuss the…
Budapest Trump-Putin Summit stalled
Brussels 22.10.2022 Commenting on a possible meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the U.S. President Donald Trump said that a final decision has not been made yet, emphasizing that he did not want to waste time. Trump made this statement at a Diwali celebration at the White House. President Trump- "I did not say that…