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Hungary returns a seized cash and gold shipment worth $82 million to Ukraine
4+ hour, 58+ min ago (422+ words) The seizure of the valuables, which were being transported through Hungary by two armored cars when Hungarian counter-terrorism authorities detained them on March 5, caused outrage in Ukraine, where officials accused Hungary's pro-Russian government of acting illegally, and of using the…...
Why the European Union's wartime loan is a vital lifeline for cash-strapped Ukraine
1+ week, 6+ day ago (511+ words) The 90 billion-euro ($106 billion) package was formally approved on Thursday, days after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that the Ukrainian section of the Druzhba pipeline had been repaired and the flow of oil would resume to Slovakia and Hungary, conditions linked to…...
EU approves a massive loan package to help Ukraine after Hungary lifts its veto
1+ week, 6+ day ago (632+ words) The EU also approved a new raft of sanctions against Russia over its war on Ukraine. The measures were prepared early this year and set to be announced in February to mark the fourth anniversary of the conflict, but Hungary…...
Ukraine wants a Zelenskyy-Putin summit to jolt stalled US-led peace efforts
2+ week, 7+ hour ago (438+ words) Meanwhile, a Ukrainian drone attack deep inside Russia struck a residential building, killing a woman and a child, Russian officials said Wednesday. Kyiv has asked Turkey to help facilitate top-level talks and has reached out to other capitals as potential…...
Hungarian election victor Magyar says he'd speak with Putin and ask him to end the war in Ukraine
3+ week, 2+ day ago (920+ words) By SAM Mc NEIL and JUSTIN SPIKE "If Vladimir Putin calls, I'll pick up the phone," he said at his first news conference after his landslide win against Prime Minister Viktor Orb'n, a Putin-ally. "If we did talk, I could…...
Zelenskyy says Ukrainian forces shot down Shahed drones in Middle Eastern countries during Iran war
3+ week, 5+ day ago (704+ words) By VOLODYMYR YURCHUK and HANNA ARHIROVA Zelenskyy made his first public acknowledgment of the operations Wednesday in remarks to reporters that were embargoed until Friday. He said Ukrainian forces took part in active operations abroad using domestically produced interceptor drones…...
Russia says it shot down almost 400 Ukrainian drones as Moscow and Kyiv escalate aerial barrages
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (454+ words) Russian air defenses downed 389 incoming Ukrainian drones, Russia's Defense Ministry said Wednesday, in what was the largest reported overnight attack on Russian regions and Crimea since Moscow's forces invaded Ukraine more than four years ago. The drones were stopped over…...
Ukraine's allies praise major progress on defense guarantees if a peace deal is struck with Russia
4+ mon, 13+ hour ago (948+ words) By SYLVIE CORBET and JOHN LEICESTER Plans discussed at a key meeting in Paris included having the U. S. lead an effort to monitor any ceasefire " which could give Washington a direct role in keeping any peace with Russia. Leaders from 27 European…...
Zelenskyy says he's open to a free economic zone in Ukraine's east but it must be put to a vote
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (1205+ words) A similar arrangement could be possible for the area around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, which is currently under Russian control, Zelenskyy said. Zelenskyy spoke to reporters Tuesday to describe a 20-point overarching plan that negotiators from Ukraine and the…...
Zelenskyy offers to drop NATO bid for security guarantees but rejects US push to cede territory
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (819+ words) By STEFANIE DAZIO and CLAUDIA CIOBANU Zelenskyy arrived at the Chancellery ahead of the expected talks with U. S. President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, part of a series of meetings in Berlin between Ukrainian, U. S. and…...