Moscow threatens legal action as EU leaders debate using immobilized Russian funds to finance Ukraine, with Belgium demanding guarantees against potential liabilities. Zelenskyy is currently holding a bilateral meeting with De Wever.
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis backs EU-backed financial aid to Ukraine, emphasizing legal safeguards, fiscal responsibility, and continued European cohesion during Brussels summit discussions
Beyond Ukraine, leaders will hold an initial strategic debate on the EU’s next long-term budget for 2028–2034, aiming for agreement by the end of 2026.
EU diplomats report progress on financing Ukraine with immobilized Russian sovereign assets, though key legal and financial risk-sharing decisions are set for a crucial leaders’ summit in Brussels on Thursday
Leaders meet in The Hague to create an international body reviewing claims against Russia, with over 80,000 damage submissions and reconstruction costs estimated at $524 billion
The statement read that any territorial concessions would only be made with the consent of the Ukrainain people.
TO VIMA reports from London as Keir Starmer convenes Zelensky and European leaders at Downing Street for critical Ukraine discussions
What happens to territory coveted by the Kremlin but not seized by Russia during the war is a major sticking point in any peace deal
EU leaders, including Kyriakos Mitsotakis, said progress is emerging in talks over a potential Ukraine peace plan, amid ongoing debate within Europe over what a viable settlement might look like
As Ukraine confronts its biggest corruption scandal in years, President Volodymyr Zelensky arrives in Athens to advance a new energy partnership with Greece, just as the EU weighs the political and financial fallout
Hours of debate between EU leaders produced few results. Mitsotakis pressed for southern border protection, but Greece’s insistence on preserving veto power puts Athens in awkward alignment with Viktor Orbán’s Hungary
The European Commission plans to redirect profits from frozen Russian assets to fund a €140 billion loan for Ukraine, aimed at defense and budget support
The Rome conference drew more than 100 official delegations, 40 international organizations and development banks, and over 2,000 business representatives, civil society organizations, and Ukrainian local authorities
“Last night's attacks again show Russia bent on more suffering and the annihilation of Ukraine,” Kallas posted on X.
Greek minister Nikos Dendias points to, but doesn't name Turkey in cautioning against including countries that threaten EU members and don't recognize others in the bloc's defense rearmament planning
French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Murch, and British Prime Minister Kir Starmer arrived in Kyiv on Saturday morning.
The Ukrainian leader, who relies on his own instincts, clashed with the U.S. president over how to secure a lasting peace
European leaders gather to bolster support for Kyiv and push for a ceasefire plan.
Shortly after the release of exit polls regarding Germany’s elections on Sunday evening, Costa announced the convening of an emergency European Council meeting on March 6, 2025.
As U.S.-Russia talks spark European alarm, some Greek officials protest being sidelined from the emergency summit in Paris.