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.
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Glide bombs have extended the war’s reach into the heart of Ukraine. They are hard to stop and cheap to use. More air defense, better fighters, and long-range air-to-air weapons can blunt this threat. With winter coming, speed matters.
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France will deliver more Mirage 2000-5F jets and Aster air-defense missiles to Ukraine in the coming days, President Macron said after a coalition meeting, plus expanded training bolstering Kyiv’s air force and SAMP/T defenses as threats intensify.
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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.
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Finland joins PURL with a €100 million pledge and sends a €52 million defense package after Orpo’s meeting with Zelenskyy. The partners will buy missiles, drones, and shells via SAFE, repair energy assets, and speed up shelter construction across Ukraine before winter.
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Ukraine and Sweden signed a Letter of Intent that opens the way for Kyiv to acquire a large fleet of Saab Gripen fighters, targeting at least 100 jets. Zelenskyy and Kristersson set goals for initial results next year, with pilot and maintainer training underway.
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Trump urges Zelenskyy to accept Putin’s terms, warning Ukraine could be “destroyed” if it refuses, during a tense meeting that devolved into shouting. Trump tossed aside war maps, pushed a Donbas concession, then floated freezing current front lines.
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