Recent attacks on cargo ships in the Black Sea are once again raising concerns about possible disruptions and their effect on global grain prices.
EU ambassadors approved the bloc's 21st sanctions package against Russia on Thursday morning, breaking a stalemate that had persisted since the Commission tabled its proposal on 9 June.
Ukraine has launched a new initiative to analyse and share knowledge about captured Russian military equipment.
Europeans will want to issue a united message of support for Ukraine
Kallas says pressure must fall on aggressor, not victim
Zelenskiy continuing Gulf visit after arriving in Saudi Arabia.
Italy, Bulgaria and Malta have aligned themselves with Belgium in urging the European Union to look for alternatives to a proposed €210 billion loan for Ukraine
At a European summit De Wever energetically refused an EU plan to fashion a €140 billion loan to Kyiv from immobilised Russian assets without guarantees for Belgium
The EU has frozen approximately €210 billion in Russian central bank assets since Moscow invaded Ukraine in 2022
The breakthrough came after Slovakia lifted its weeks-long veto last night, paving the way for the bloc’s newest package of economic punishment aimed at Russia
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Slovakia and Hungary rebuffed a European Commission suggestion that they could replace lost Russian oil supplies via an alternative route through Croatia
EU foreign ministers meeting on Monday (27 May) vented their anger with Hungary’s “pattern of behaviour” which increasingly often blocks EU foreign policy decisions
Several EU member states called on Tuesday (21 May) for the bloc to start membership negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova by the end of June, but several technical and political obstacles remain
The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives on Saturday is set to vote on, and expected to pass, a $95 billion legislative package
