Ukraine’s Deputy Energy Minister ‘arrested on bribery charges’
Ukraine's Deputy Energy Minister has been arrested on charges of corruption and bribery by the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) and the anti-corruption bureau (NABU),…
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Slovakia threatens to halt diesel supply to Ukraine
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has threatened to halt diesel deliveries to Ukraine if Kyiv does not resume the transit of oil via Ukraine to Slovakia from Russian…
Ukraine ‘blackmailing’ Hungary and Slovakia with oil shutdown, Budapest claims
Ukraine is attempting to "blackmail" Slovakia and Hungary with an oil embargo over both countries' positions on Russia's invasion, Budapest has claimed.
Poland ‘will not let Ukraine join EU until massacre issue is resolved’
Poland’s Deputy Prime Minister and defence minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz has said his country will not agree to Ukraine becoming a member of the European…
Paris prepares for Olympics with barriers, huge police presence and arrests
As France prepares to host the Olympic Games from July 26, the government of President Emmanuel Macron has put 75,000 police, soldiers, and hired guards on the streets…
New US policy may make Zelensky’s peace plan impossible, time to negotiate
Until now, Ukraine’s government has taken a maximalist approach to its negotiations with Russia.
Hungary to ‘block EU Member State funds until Ukraine reactivates Russian oil transit’
Hungary has declared it will obstruct European Union reimbursements for Member States that have delivered munitions to Ukraine until Kyiv permits the transit of…
‘Referendum needed to end Ukraine war,’ says Kyiv Mayor Klitschko
A referendum will likely be required to end the war in Ukraine, Kyiv's Mayor Vitali Klitschko has said.
Viktor Orbán warns of imminent ‘escalation’ in Ukraine war
Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán has published a memo he wrote for European Union leaders in which he warns of an imminent escalation of the Ukraine war.
Kyiv raises taxes to sustain its war effort
Facing increasing difficulties in paying for its war with Russia, Ukraine has proposed raising its income taxes by between 1.5 and 5 percentage points.
Lithuania to end free higher education for Ukrainian refugees
The Lithuanian Government will no longer provide free tuition for Ukrainian refugees - although some universities have vowed to fund Ukrainian students' higher…
Ukraine aims to recruit nationals living abroad
Ukraine has established a new military unit called the "Ukrainian Legion," members of which will be trained in Poland, to help defend against the Russian invasion.
Poland requests green tax exemption to help fuel Ukraine
Poland is to seek an exemption from European Union emission fees so that it can burn extra coal to supply Ukraine with electricity this winter.
Orbán’s ‘peace trips’ annoy Brussels leaders
EU leaders have expressed annoyance over "peace trips" to Ukraine, Russia and China undertaken by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
Cardinal goes to Ukraine to push for ceasefire, Zelensky won’t be keen
Volodymyr Zelensky is a man who knows what he wants: air defence interceptors, artillery, ATACMS long-range precision-guided missiles, more Stinger anti-aircraft…
EU-Ukraine trade: Permit-free agreement for freight extended
Ukraine and the European Commission have extended their freight liberalisation agreement, enabling Ukrainian cargo to enter the EU without permits for another year.
Peace summit fails but Zelensky says conflict could be ended ‘tomorrow’
World leaders gathered in Switzerland for a summit seeking peace in Russia’s war Ukraine have come away enpty-handed.
World leaders to seek solutions to Ukraine war without Russia or China
A number of world leaders will meet in Switzerland to look for possible solutions to the conflict in Ukraine, but without Russia.
‘Hungary will no longer veto support to Ukraine,’ says PM Orbán
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on June 12 that his country would no longer veto support for Ukraine.
Ukraine Recovery Conference to focus on ‘green recovery and gender mainstreaming’
European and wider Western Ukraine allies are thinking about the country's progressive future as it fights for survival against Russia.
Ukraine EU accession talks okay to begin, Commission says
EU accession talks with Ukraine and Moldova are now okay to begin, officials are said to have told the Financial Times.
Russia intensifies Ukraine energy infrastructure strikes
Russian missiles and drones struck nearly a dozen Ukrainian critical infrastructure facilities in a major airstrike early on May 7, causing serious damage at three…
Poland and Lithuania ‘risk breaking EU law if they repatriate Ukrainian men’
Ukrainians relying on the EU's Temporary Protection Directive "have a right to access accommodation, benefits, medical care, education and employment in Poland,…
Ukrainian agriculture minister arrested on corruption charges
Mykola Solskyi, the agriculture minister in the Ukrainian Government, has been arrested on suspicion of involvement in an alleged illegal land-acquisition transaction…
Kyiv says passports to be issued exclusively in Ukraine for military-age men
The Ukrainian government, further tightening regulations on mobilisation, has approved rules under which passports for military-age men can be issued only inside…
Ukraine switches off power exports as Russian attacks hit home
Amid a continued Russian bombardment on Ukraine's energy infrastructure that has seen its top power producer DTEK lose 50 per cent of its capacity, Kyiv sharply…
Poland says Russian missile enters its airspace as Kremlin targets Ukraine
Russia violated Poland's airspace with a cruise missile launched at targets in western Ukraine, Poland's armed forces said. "On March 24 at 4:23am (03.
Moldovan Parliament backs bid to join EU, but divisions remain
Moldova's Parliament on Thursday endorsed an appeal to press on with a drive to join the European Union, but the opposition walked out of the vote and separatists…
EU agrees new limits on Ukraine farm imports
The European Union reached a provisional agreement to grant Ukrainian food producers tariff-free access to its markets until June 2025, albeit with new limits on…
Polish Government claims credit for EC revision of transport deal with Ukraine
Poland’s Government crowed that it persuaded the European Commission to revise a deal on road transport between the European Union and Ukraine, which had prompted…