Europe
Ukraine
Macron: Europe Can’t Rely on Others to Engage Putin
French President Emmanuel Macron said Europe must find its own way to engage the Kremlin leader in peace talks, warning that relying solely on US-led negotiations sidelines Europe and Ukraine.
Dec. 19, 2025
Ukraine
EU Council Ends Uncertainty With €90B Loan Decision for Ukraine
Ukrainian officials say they expect EU leaders to approve critical financing at an upcoming summit, despite resistance from states, framing the decision as a test of Europe’s political will.
Dec. 19, 2025
Germany
‘Not Our Enemy’: Rush to Rearm Sparks Backlash in East Germany
Opposition has mounted to the military business venture in the town of Luebben, Brandenburg state, despite the promise of hundreds of jobs in the economically depressed region.
Dec. 19, 2025
Ukraine
US Lawmakers Escalate Pressure on Moscow With Sweeping Sanctions, Shadow Fleet Crackdown
Congress is moving aggressively on two fronts to squeeze Putin’s war economy, pairing a House push for sanctions with a Senate effort to seize oil tankers helping fuel Russia’s invasion.
Dec. 19, 2025
Ukraine
High-Stakes Sunshine: Trump Team Launches Miami Blitz to End Russia’s War in Ukraine
This weekend’s talks in Florida promise momentum. But Putin’s signals, European anxiety, and a race against political impatience suggest the hardest part may be just beginning.
Dec. 19, 2025
Zelensky
‘This Is Already a Compromise’ – Zelensky Won’t Alter Constitution to Rule Out NATO Membership
“First of all, this is the Constitution of Ukraine, and it is up to the Ukrainian people to decide what to do with it, not anyone else,” Zelensky said in Brussels.
Dec. 19, 2025
Europe
‘Money Today or Blood Tomorrow’ – EU Finds €90B for Kyiv, Still Stuck on Frozen-Asset Plan
Despite Belgian and other opposition to a plan to use €201B in immobilized Russian funds, a proposal which remains at a deadlock in Brussels, Europe finds a way to loan money to Kyiv.
Dec. 19, 2025
Belarus
Russian Nuclear-Capable Missile Oreshnik Deployed in Belarus
Moscow had already deployed tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus in 2023 and said it could station Oreshnik there by the end of 2025.
Dec. 18, 2025
Europe
Orbán Calls Russian Asset Strategy ‘Dead,’ Casts Himself as Peacemaker
Calling the plan “stupid” and politically dead, the Hungarian prime minister framed the war as a conflict the EU must stay out of – even as Ukraine faces a looming funding crisis.
Dec. 18, 2025
Armed Forces of Ukraine
Ramstein Conference Delivers Record Foreign Military Support Commitment to Ukraine
Ukraine’s allies just agreed to donate over $45 billion worth of new arms and military material to Kyiv, at the 32nd Ramstein group meeting. But, under Trump’s control, the US contributed a goose egg.
Dec. 18, 2025
Europe
Russian Nukes On Europe’s Doorstep: What Next
In this interview, former Lithuanian intelligence chief Darius Jurgelevičius joins Kyiv Post’s Jason Jay Smart to explain why the so-called “Kaliningrad Fortress” works as a launchpad for pressure.
Dec. 18, 2025
Russia
New Report Finds EU Reparations Loan for Ukraine Carries No Additional Legal Risks
A new legal report finds the EU reparations loan for Ukraine, backed by immobilized Russian central bank assets, creates no additional legal risks for EU states or banks beyond existing sanctions.
Dec. 18, 2025
Ukraine
EU Holds Crunch Summit on Russian Asset Plan for Ukraine
The EU estimates Ukraine needs an extra 135 billion euros ($159 billion) to stay afloat over the next two years - with the cash crunch set to start in April.
Dec. 18, 2025
Ukraine
‘If Russia Isn’t Terror State, Who Is?’ – US Senate Bid to Label Moscow Ignites Clash Over War, Peace, Power
Senators clash over morality and strategy as bipartisan push to label Russia a state sponsor of terrorism stalls over fears of escalation and derailed diplomacy.
Dec. 18, 2025
US Senators Press Belgium to Unlock Frozen Russian Cash for Ukraine
Bipartisan letter lands just before high-stakes European talks on Kyiv financing. Lawmakers warn delay risks emboldening Putin – and testing NATO’s resolve.
Dec. 18, 2025
Ukraine
US Quietly Pressuring EU to Drop Frozen-Asset-Fund Bid for Ukraine, Official Says
A US official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told AFP on Wednesday that the Europeans were “quietly asking us to intervene on this matter as they do not want to be publicly against it”.
Dec. 18, 2025
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