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The Belgian government has proposed the Group of Seven (G7) countries a plan that will see frozen Russian assets being used to benefit Ukraine. Source: European Pravda, with reference to the Financial Times Details: Belgium's plan envisions that Ukraine's allies could raise debt to fund it, "using Russian assets as a backstop for the repayment in a move that would force Moscow to start paying for its invasion," the FT wrote.

The war could bring Vladimir Putin "certain victories" if the West does not help Ukraine resist Russian aggression, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis said on Feb. 3, ahead of an informal meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels, news agency Ukrinformreports.

Frustrations with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's blockade of Ukraine financial aid were on display at a specially convened EU leaders summit. "Viktor definitely wants to be the centre of attention every time we are here, but it shouldn't be like this," Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas said on arrival, adding her concern about the pattern continuing. Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo said it was "unacceptable that one country can block such an important...

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said that his intuition tells him that EU countries will eventually find arguments to convince Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban to unblock €50 billion in funding for Ukraine.

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has stated that Hungary did not succeed in making the EU approve aid to Ukraine annually, which removes the issue of the country vetoing support to Ukraine. Source: European Pravda, citing Kuleba on Twitter (X) after the announcement of the EU leaders' decision Quote from Kuleba: "The second thing: the need for the European Council to annually approve decisions on allocating a specific amount from the 50 billion [euros] did not pass.

New rules for exports of agricultural products to some EU countries came into force in Ukraine on Feb. 1, with violators facing fines and export restrictions, Interfax-Ukraine news agency reports.

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -European Union leaders will propose on Thursday holding an annual debate on a planned 50 billion euro ($54 billion) aid package for Ukraine in an effort to overcome opposition from Hungary, according to draft summit conclusions. The EU aid is to help cover Ukraine's needs for 2024-2027, with 33 billion euros in cheap loans and 17 billion in grants from the EU budget to give Kyiv stable financing as it fights off Russia's invasion. Hungary, which cultivates close t...

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -European Union leaders will propose on Thursday holding an annual debate on a planned 50 billion euro ($54 billion) aid package for Ukraine in an effort to overcome opposition from Hungary, according to draft summit conclusions. The EU aid is to help cover Ukraine's needs for 2024-2027, with 33 billion euros in cheap loans and 17 billion in grants from the EU budget to give Kyiv stable financing as it fights off Russia's invasion. Hungary, which cultivates close tie...

A further 20,000 Ukrainian soldiers are to be trained in the European Union by the end of the summer, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Wednesday. Together with the soldiers already trained, this will bring the total number to 60,000, Borrell said following a meeting of the bloc's defence ministers in Brussels. Germany plans to train a further 10,000 Ukrainian soldiers this year as part of the broader EU military training mission, the country's state secretary for defence, ...

Entrepreneurs who violate export regulations for agricultural food products to certain European Union countries will have their verification status suspended for 6 months, Ukraine’s Agrarian Policy Minister, Mykola Solskyi, announced.