Schlagwort: EU
EU Ukraine drone funding plan unlocks €2bn for drone production
EU Ukraine drone funding will channel €2 billion into scaling Kyiv’s unmanned systems, boosting local production while anchoring a new Reparations Loan plan that links future Russian payments to Ukraine’s ability to repay support without seizing frozen assets.
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Kremlin EU Drone Smuggling Network Exposed in Major SBU Operation
Ukraine’s SBU dismantled a covert Kremlin network that used EU territory to smuggle Ukrainian SIM cards into Russia’s drone factories. The operation exposed FSB recruitment inside Kyiv Oblast and halted a supply chain that strengthened kamikaze drone strikes.
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Frozen Russian assets plan could unlock EU billions for Ukraine
The EU is exploring a legally creative plan to tap frozen Russian assets by swapping maturing funds for EU-backed bonds, potentially unlocking billions for Ukraine without directly seizing Moscow’s capital. Officials say the proposal could soon advance.
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Telegraph: Inside Trump’s Draft Deal to Rewire Ukraine’s Gas
A leaked draft reported by The Telegraph says Trump’s “minerals deal” would claim 50% of Ukraine’s oil, gas and metals and revive Russian gas via Ukraine—an arrangement critics call expropriation that collides with EU energy policy and Kyiv’s sovereignty goals.
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EU Reaffirms Backing for Ukraine, With Hungary as Lone Holdout
At a March 20, 2025 Brussels summit, EU leaders reaffirmed unwavering support for Ukraine’s territorial integrity—but Hungary’s Viktor Orbán declined to join. The move underscores broad European unity while spotlighting a lone dissent that could complicate future decisions.
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EU Extends Ukraine-Related Individual Sanctions to Sept 2025
The EU renewed Ukraine-related sanctions for six months, keeping nearly 2,400 persons and entities under travel bans and asset freezes until 15 Sept 2025. It also dropped four listings and removed three deceased names, signaling readiness to tighten measures further.
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Dimensions of attitudes towards the EU and NATO and attitudes towards the USA
According to recent nationwide polling, 90% of Ukrainians want Ukraine to join the EU, and 84% want Ukraine to join NATO. 46% of Ukrainians polled prioritize NATO membership for Ukraine over EU membership (22%) – Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS).
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Parliament calls for an EU crackdown on Russia’s ’shadow fleet’
European Parliament MEPs demanded more targeted EU sanctions against Russia’s so-called shadow fleet, which provides a key financial lifeline for Moscow’s war in Ukraine.
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Create a CIA-style European Spy Service, Von Der Leyen is Told
The EU is under orders to launch its spy agency following a review of the bloc’s readiness for war and crisis. Russian President Vladimir Putin has been waging war in Ukraine on the EU’s eastern border for years now, and his operatives are active across the bloc
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European Commission to provide €35 billion to Ukraine as part of G7 pledge
“Relentless Russian attacks mean Ukraine needs continued EU support. The European Commission will provide a loan of up to €35 billion to Ukraine as part of the G7 pledge. This is another major EU contribution to Ukraine’s recovery” – European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
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Poland calls on EU to stress ties with U.S. to counter Russian ‘disinformation’
Poland wants the EU to launch a campaign in the US to raise awareness with the American public about the importance of the joint relationship ahead of the US presidential election to counter what it describes as Russian “disinformation” aimed at sowing division between the EU and Washington.
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EU to invest record €7 billion into sustainable, safe and smart transport infrastructure
The European Commission has selected 134 transport projects to receive over €7 billion in EU grants from the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), the EU’s instrument for strategic investment in infrastructure. Several projects will enable greater capacity along the EU-Ukraine Solidarity Lanes, established to facilitate imports and exports between Ukraine and the EU.
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