Ukraine wants a Zelenskyy-Putin summit to jolt stalled US-led peace efforts - AP News

Ukraine wants a Zelenskyy-Putin summit to jolt stalled US-led peace efforts  AP News

Charities deal with impact of higher fuel prices

Ferrying items has been made more difficult by fuel price increases of 35%, one charity says.

Ukraine Says It Asked Turkey to Help Seek Zelenskiy-Putin Talks - Bloomberg.com

Ukraine Says It Asked Turkey to Help Seek Zelenskiy-Putin Talks  Bloomberg.com

EU plans to cut electricity taxes to shield households from Iran war energy crisis

Brussels will relax state aid rules to allow member countries to offer ‘targeted and temporary’ support Europe live – latest updates The EU will cut electricity taxes and provide consumers with fresh incentives to ditch fuel-burning cars and boilers, the European Commission has announced, as the Iran war energy crisis speeds a shift to a clean economy. The plan, which foresees tweaking rules so that electricity is taxed less than oil and gas, aims to bring down bills while encouraging the ...

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Ukraine restarts Russian oil to Europe, unblocking 90-billion-euro EU loan

Resumption of oil deliveries enables Hungary to lift veto, with EU's 27 members now on track to formally approve loan.

EU approves huge new loan for Ukraine, just days after objector Orban's defeat in Hungary

European Union ambassadors approved on Wednesday the disbursement of a promised 90 billion euro ($144 billion Cdn) loan to Ukraine as well as a ‌new package of sanctions against Russia, after Hungary lifted its veto, the bloc's Cypriot presidency said.

Putin restores Soviet secret police founder Dzerzhinsky's name to FSB Academy

Vladimir Putin has reinstated the name of Soviet secret police founder Felix Dzerzhinsky to the FSB Academy, reviving its Soviet-era title.

By Oleksandr Shumilin

Italy summons Russian ambassador after TV host’s insults toward Meloni

Rome has called in Moscow's ambassador following a string of harsh insults aimed at Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni by a Russian TV presenter, Italian FM Antonio Tajani said Tuesday. The remarks, widely condemned across Italy’s political spectrum, have further strained already tense relations between Rome and Moscow amid ongoing disagreements over Ukraine.

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EU has approved €90 billion loan for Ukraine. How will it work and impact war with Russia?

Leaders had decided last December to jointly borrow the money but faced multiple hurdles

By Jan Strupczewski

Ukraine has asked Turkey to host a Zelenskiy-Putin meeting, FM says - The Straits Times

Ukraine has asked Turkey to host a Zelenskiy-Putin meeting, FM says  The Straits Times

Next leaders’ meeting to be organised ‘in near future’

The next meeting of Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman and President Nikos Christodoulides will be organised “in the near future”, according to reports on Wednesday. According to the Cyprus News Agency, Erhurman’s undersecretary Mehmet Dana and Greek Cypriot chief negotiator Menelaos Menelaou met on Wednesday and held an “exchange of views … in the context […]

EU to cut electricity taxes and relax state aid rules in bid to ease energy-price shock

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Ukraine asks Turkey to host Zelenskiy-Putin peace talks amid stalled negotiations

Ukraine has proposed Turkey as a neutral venue for Zelenskiy-Putin peace talks, aiming to restart negotiations and avoid meeting in Belarus or Russia.

Vladimir Putin's Oil Windfall Won't Revive Russia's Slowing Wartime Economy

The surging cost of oild ue to US war with Iran is boosting Russia's export income to the highest since the early weeks of Russia-Ukraine conflict.

Ukraine says some Russian missiles fly near Chernobyl, risking major incident

Since July 2024, Ukraine's top prosecutor said radars had detected at least 92 Russian drones that flew ‌within a 5-km radius of the Chernobyl plant's radiation shield.

Zelenskyy to attend Cyprus EU summit in person

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will travel to Cyprus to attend the informal EU leaders’ summit in person, abandoning a previously planned video call appearance, the Financial Times and Cypriot media reported. Zelenskyy had been scheduled to address an informal leaders’ dinner in Ayia Napa by video link, but now plans to attend in person, according […]

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Italy expresses indignation at Meloni insults to Russian ambassador

(ANSA) - ROME, APR 22 - Russia's Ambassador to Rome Roma Paramonov on Wednesday was told of Italy's profound indignation at the insults directed at Premier Giorgia Meloni by a TV host close to the Kremlin after being summoned by Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani. Russian journalist and television host Vladimir Solovyov called Meloni a "fascist b**ch", a "fascist, a certified idiot, a bad woman" and a "disgrace to the human race" during an angry tirade on Tuesday. "I told the Russian Amb...

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EU nears approval of €90 billion loan for Ukraine, as Zelenskyy pushes for meeting with Putin

US-mediated talks over the past year have made little headway on key issues, such as the future of four Ukrainian regions Moscow is trying to capture.

Putin Renames FSB Academy After Red Terror Architect Felix Dzerzhinsky

Known as “Iron Felix,” the Polish-born Dzerzhinsky established the Cheka, the precursor to the KGB.

Putin renames FSB Academy after Felix Dzerzhinsky, founder of Soviet secret police

Vladimir Putin has renamed the Federal Security Service Academy in honor of Felix Dzerzhinsky, according to a decree published on the Kremlin’s website.

Zelensky calls EU loan matter of survival for Ukraine

President Volodymyr Zelensky said that securing a EUR 90 billion loan from the European Union is a matter of "life and surviving" for Ukraine.

In the Shadow of Sanctions: The Hidden Paths of Russian Oil to Europe

In response to Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, the European Union introduced an unprecedented sanctions policy against Russia starting in 2022. The focus was on drastically curbing imports of Russian fossil fuels—particularly crude oil and petroleum products, writes the analysis conducted by Oeconomus. Although this has led to a significant decline in direct Russian oil imports […] The post In the Shadow of Sanctions: The Hidden Paths of Russian Oil to Europe appeared first on Hungary To...

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