EU will not lift any sanctions against Russia, von der Leyen says
- President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine met Prime Minister Andy Burnham in London on Wednesday to discuss recent 'difficulties' with partners, with Burnham promising accelerated military and economic support including air-defense missiles.
- Concerns regarding the United States emerged after Ukrainian officials interpreted Trump's requests to refrain from oil refinery attacks as a threat to halt intelligence sharing with Ukraine.
- Russia struck Ukraine's energy infrastructure overnight, damaging 26 power-grid facilities and four oil and gas facilities, leaving at least 600,000 people without power. Ukrainian air force spokesperson Yurii Ihnat said Wednesday the country received no early warning for one strike wave but got warning for three subsequent waves.
- NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte vowed continued support in Estonia, stating "Allies need to do more, especially in support of air defense for Ukraine." Military analyst Thomas Withington noted European intelligence capabilities are "pretty good" but U.S. heft remains essential.
- Britain, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand rely on the Five Eyes alliance with the United States, and European leaders fear losing U.S. intelligence would prove exceptionally difficult for Ukraine's defense nearly five years into the war.
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Because of the daily deterioration of relations between Donald Trump and Volodimir Zelenski, European leaders intend to find a compromise solution that will put an end to the war in Ukraine, and the solution would be, says editorialis
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In Brussels, the Twenty-Sevens promise to support Kiev. But their weapons stocks are at the lowest, the defence industry struggles to follow and the additional €70 billion requested by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky remains to be found.
The figure requested by Ukrainian leader Volodomyr Zelensky at the European Council table to address 2027
Zelenskyy went to the Brussels summit to ask for help to fill a 70 billion euro gap in Ukraine's economy. He met European leaders who were already preoccupied with their own money problems.
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