Belgium blocked an EU plan to channel profits from frozen Russian assets to Ukraine. Brussels benefits from Euroclear tax revenue and leverage, while delays mean less money for Kyiv and a plan held hostage by unanimity rules.
PRC, India Slash Russian Oil Buys as EU Tightens Energy Sanctions
China and India are curbing direct Russian oil purchases after new U.S. sanctions, while the EU’s 19th package tightens energy measures and targets the shadow fleet. Moscow escalates rhetoric, battlefield attacks intensify, and partners boost aid to Ukraine.
EU Russian LNG ban 2027: Spain’s Enagás says switch to US gas
EU Russian LNG ban 2027 moves closer as Spain’s Enagás confirms it can halt Russian cargoes and replace with US LNG. Brussels readies rules to verify gas origins and a phased exit, aiming to cut Kremlin revenues and reduce energy reliance. EU states draft LNG penalties.
Frozen Russian Assets Ukraine: EU moves to lock in long-term aid
With US funding uncertain and EU budgets stretched, Brussels aims to anchor Ukraine support in loans backed by frozen Russian assets. A proposed €140bn facility, Euroclear guarantees and G7 coordination face Belgian concerns and legal hurdles.
Germany’s Evolving Military Aid to Ukraine, April 2025 Snapshot
As of April 17, 2025, Germany’s archive lists about €28 billion in military aid to Ukraine, mixing Bundeswehr stock transfers with industry buys. Deliveries include Patriot and IRIS-T air defences, Leopard tanks, PzH 2000s, drones, mine-clearers, and extensive logistics.
Russia’s Paid-War Model Is Hitting an Unpayable Economic Wall
Kyiv says Russia has reached 1 million battlefield casualties, exposing the cost of Putin’s pay-to-fight approach. With bonuses surging to tens of thousands of dollars and war spending at 6.3% of GDP, sanctions, weak oil income, and swelling debt raise crash risks.
Trump touts US gas to Germany, sidesteps Ukraine aid, sanctions
After meeting German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, President Donald Trump pitched expanded U.S. gas sales to Berlin but offered no firm commitments on aid for Ukraine or new sanctions on Russia, framing energy deals—not punitive measures—as his priority sidestepping timelines.
EU’s 17th Russia sanctions hit shadow fleet and oil revenues
The EU’s 17th Russia sanctions zero in on the shadow fleet moving oil—adding 189 ships to reach 342—blacklist Surgutneftegaz, and tighten export and dual-use controls. 75 new listings push the total above 2,400, as wider measures target hybrid tactics and rights abuses.
EU weighs doubling Ukraine aid if Trump fails to sway Putin
U Commissioner Andrius Kubilius says Brussels could effectively double military aid to Ukraine if U.S. President Donald Trump cannot secure peace from Putin—by procuring more from Ukrainian manufacturers, where costs are roughly half those in the EU or U.S.
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