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Ukraine
IMF Approves $1.1 Billion Loan Disbursement to Ukraine Before Trump Inauguration
The IMF’s latest funding approval brings its total loan disbursement to Ukraine up to $9.8 billion out of the total loan amount of $15.5 billion approved in 2023.
Dec. 20, 2024
Hungary
Orban Plans to Block EU Sanctions on Russia Ahead of Trump Inauguration
The EU currently has 15 packages of sanctions against Russia, which must be unanimously renewed every six months by all 27 member states.
Dec. 20, 2024
Zelensky
Zelensky Says Trump and EU Must Work Together to Secure Peace
Trump returns to the White House next month having pledged to bring a swift end to a war that NATO says has left more than one million dead and wounded since Putin‘s 2022 invasion.
Dec. 20, 2024
War in Ukraine
Putin Ready for Talks with Trump ‘Any Time’ to End War in Ukraine
Putin says he’s open to meeting Trump “any time” to end the war in Ukraine – without mention of Zelensky, adding that he regrets delaying the war amid growing economic woes in Russia.
Dec. 19, 2024
War in Ukraine
Zelensky Urges EU-US Unity at Bloc‘s Last Summit Before Trump
Ukraine, US themes - dominate meeting of European leaders.
Dec. 19, 2024
Zelensky
‘We Don’t Have the Strength’ – Zelensky Says Ukraine Can’t Reclaim Crimea, Donbas Militarily
When asked if he was open to peace talks with Putin, Zelensky said the focus should not be on “the one on the opposite side of the table” but on the position “you find yourself in.’
Dec. 18, 2024
US
Trump Launches His Revenge Tour, Putting the Crosshairs on Media Figures He Doesn’t Like
Having settled out of court with ABC News, the emboldened, twice-impeached US president now turns his legal sights on a Midwestern pollster and news outlets that aren’t quite to his liking.
Dec. 18, 2024
War in Ukraine
OPINION: Trump Taunts Putin
President-elect Donald Trump set a deadline for a cease-fire for January 20, the day he’s to be inaugurated. So far, only Ukraine has shifted its position since his re-election to start talks.
Dec. 17, 2024

