The EU Council has approved details of a €90bn loan to Ukraine. €60bn is set for military aid and €30bn for budget support. Interest will be paid from the EU budget. 24 EU states joined the deal, with Slovakia, Hungary and Czechia opting out.
An EU €90bn loan for Ukraine is still not agreed due to France, Politico reports. A political decision exists, but funding criteria remain unresolved. Paris says EU members should not pay interest and wants contributions from third countries, especially the…
An Russian assault group was destroyed in the southern part of Stavky on the Lyman direction. The situation in the settlement and areas east of it is currently being clarified.
Ukraine has received its first shipment of US liquefied natural gas in 2026. Nearly 100 million cubic meters, enough to provide gas to about 700,000 families for one month during the winter period, arrived via Poland, according to Naftogaz. The delivery was organized with Poland’s state-owned company ORLEN and was received in late January.
The negotiations between Ukraine, the USA, and Russia in Abu Dhabi have concluded for today. Tomorrow morning a new session is planned.
The UAE Foreign Ministry has published photos from talks involving Ukraine, the United States and Russia in Abu Dhabi. The images show delegations from all three sides during the meeting, according to the UAE Foreign Ministry.
Traffic on the Kerch Bridge has been halted. Minutes later, locals reported a Russian fighter jet flying over the sea along Crimea’s western coast. Officials are quiet and it is unclear what happened. Possibly due to missiles/drone threats and/or attacks.
A train carrying gasoline tank cars derailed and exploded in Russia’s Tambov region. Around 30 railcars were damaged in the incident. The number of injured Russians remains unknown and no official casualty figures have been released so far.
The UAE Foreign Ministry has published photos from talks involving Ukraine, the United States and Russia in Abu Dhabi. The images show delegations from all three sides during the meeting, according to the UAE Foreign Ministry.
An EU €90bn loan for Ukraine is still not agreed due to France, Politico reports. A political decision exists, but funding criteria remain unresolved. Paris says EU members should not pay interest and wants contributions from third countries, especially the UK. Talks collapsed last week.
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Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the door to a peaceful settlement on Ukraine is open, but claimed Kyiv has not taken the necessary decisions. He said Russia will therefore continue its military operation and that Russian forces strike targets they consider linked to Ukraine’s military complex. More indiscriminate bombing of civilians can be expected.
Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Rustem Umerov said a new stage of negotiations has begun in Abu Dhabi. Talks started in a trilateral format with Ukraine, the US and Russia, followed by work in separate groups and a planned joint coordination of positions.
Ukraine’s delegation has arrived in Abu Dhabi. Trilateral negotiations between Ukraine, the United States and Russia are expected to begin shortly.
Estonia detained a container ship with a Russian crew on suspicion of smuggling cargo from Ecuador, Estonian outlet ERR reported. The vessel was sailing under a Bahamian flag and heading to Saint Petersburg. Police said the ship is not part of Russia’s shadow fleet.