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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Wednesday that using Russian assets for Ukraine is equivalent to a declaration of war. On his way to Brussels on Wednesday, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán stated that the seizure of Russian assets to finance Ukraine “can only be interpreted as a declaration of war.” Orbán has consistently criticized the European Union’s policy towards Ukraine and has repeatedly threatened to block sanctions or additional measures that would support Kiev, writes Mediafax. Other capitals have frequently criticized Orbán’s closeness to Moscow, including his visit last month to the Kremlin for a meeting with President…
Turkey has announced that it wants to return the S-400 missile systems it purchased nearly a decade ago to Putin, a decision that would end the most controversial defense deal made by a NATO ally. Erdogan says he wants to improve relations with the US and other NATO allies through this decision, and also hopes to be readmitted to the F-35 aircraft procurement program, reports Bloomberg. Erdogan conveyed his intention to return the systems during a meeting in Turkmenistan last week, after discussions on the topic had also taken place between lower-ranking officials, according to sources cited by the American…
The European Parliament adopted, on Wednesday, a definitive ban on all imports of Russian natural gas into the European Union starting “at the latest” in the fall of 2027. The action aims to deprive Russia of the resources to finance the War in Ukraine. “We are still paying almost 40 million euros a day to Russia and we are still financing the massacres in Ukraine,” said the rapporteur of the text, Inese Vaidere, reports AFP. The European Parliament adopted this text with a large majority, which is necessary to obtain a final green light from the member states of the…
Belgian politicians and top directors from the financial sector have been the target of an intimidation campaign orchestrated by Russian intelligence services, aimed at convincing Belgium to block the use of 185 billion euros from frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine, according to European intelligence agencies. Security sources told The Guardian that key figures in the leadership of Euroclear, the securities depository that manages most of the blocked Russian assets, as well as political leaders of the Belgian state, were deliberately targeted. EU leaders, who will meet in Brussels on Thursday, are debating whether to approve urgent loans for Ukraine,…
A high-ranking Ukrainian official told AFP on Wednesday that the administration of US President Donald Trump is “pressuring” European countries to “abandon the idea” of using frozen Russian assets in the EU to help Ukraine. “Seven countries are already publicly not supporting this idea”, the official continued, speaking on condition of anonymity, adding that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is traveling to Brussels to convince European leaders, gathered Thursday at a summit, to use these assets, reports Agerpres. Approximately 210 billion euros from the Central Bank of Russia are currently frozen in the EU. These were frozen by Western powers following…
Recent satellite images show the aftermath of a drone attack by Ukraine targeting a Russian submarine anchored at a Black Sea naval base. The new images, captured Tuesday by the American spatial intelligence firm Vantor and obtained by Business Insider, show damage to a section of a quay in the port of Novorossiisk, near a Kilo-class submarine. Ukraine’s internal security agency (SBU) announced on Monday that it had used underwater drones against a Russian submarine, in an attack that has never been carried out before. Kiev published video images of the operation, which caused a powerful explosion in the port,…
Aleksandr Lukashenko, the President of Belarus, emphasized that Ukraine should have sought normal relations with Moscow and should not have awakened the “sleeping bear”, an allusion to Russian imperial ambitions. In response, the Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Maria Zakharova, said that the one who woke up next to the “sleeping bear” should question how they got there. The leader from Minsk, an ally of Vladimir Putin, but who is increasingly visited by officials from the Trump administration, said that if Kiev wanted to build a certain language policy, it should have done so calmly and step by step, over several…
Ukraine’s President, Volodymyr Zelensky, warns of the aggressor state’s intentions following several new bellicose statements from Russian officials. Zelensky says that Russia wants to make 2006 a “year of war”, warning that it could even lead to aggression against another European state. “Today we received new signals from Moscow that it is preparing next year as a year of war. And these signals are not just for us. It is important for our partners to see them. And it is important not only for them to see them, but also to react, especially partners from the United States of America,…
The European Parliament voted on Wednesday in favor of a ‘military Schengen space’, by eliminating internal borders for troop and military equipment movements within the European Union and by modernizing railway and road networks, tunnels and bridges, according to Agerpres. The resolution voted by the EP calls for the organization of regular joint exercises and stress tests to identify and remove obstacles. In addition, MEPs want the European Union to follow NATO’s example and ensure that rapid reaction forces can cross EU internal borders within 72 hours in peacetime and within 24 hours in a crisis situation. “To maintain Europe’s…
Russia is amassing over 360,000 soldiers near Europe’s borders, as Vladimir Putin plans his next move, warned a former NATO official.Parliamentarian and former German army official Roderich Kiesewetter stated that the year 2026 is shaping up to be one of the most “critical” years in recent European history, as Moscow continues to deploy significant military forces in Belarus, a hint of possible military objectives beyond Ukraine.According to Kremlin figures, over 400,000 new recruits have joined the Russian army this year – surpassing the target set by the Russian president in January – while international military analysts have sounded the alarm…