EU opens contacts with Kremlin over Ukraine
The development comes as European leaders increasingly debate how the bloc should position itself.
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Fast track for Ukraine, leverage for Hungary, nothing for Poland
Hungary's recent agreement with Ukraine highlights the EU's selective approach to accession, granting minority rights concessions only when leverage is applied.
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Ukraine and Moldova open first cluster of EU accession talks after Hungary lifts Orbán veto
For the first time, the EU is negotiating membership with a country under invasion and a neighbour living in the war's shadow.
Russian missiles set fire to Kyiv cathedral as overnight strikes kill nine
Ukraine's Air Force said Russian forces had launched 70 missiles and 611 drones overnight.
French, German and UK envoys meet Russian deputy minister in Ukraine peace push
The three countries are among Ukraine's main backers and lead the "coalition of the willing" assembling post-war security guarantees for Kyiv.
Polish government voices anger over being excluded from talks about Ukraine war
Tusk also expressed dissatisfaction with the E3 format which comprises Britain, France and Germany but excludes Ukraine's other European allies.
Poland pays the highest price for supporting Ukraine. Is it getting anything in return?
When the European Union moved to unblock €6.
Russia denies link to drone blast at Romanian port, blames Ukraine
The Russian Embassy in Bucharest has said the craft were Ukrainian and accused Kyiv of using such devices to attack civilian shipping.
Poland wants EU to bar Ukrainians of military age from protection
According to the current EU regulations, Ukrainian war refugees have the right to live, work and go to school across the community.
Ukrainian membership plan: A Union of equals or an asylum for corrupt states?
The diplomatic deadlock has been broken and Brussels bigwigs are throwing a party.
EU prepares to open formal Ukraine accession talks after Hungary lifts veto
The veto was originally imposed by former prime minister Viktor Orbán, who blocked progress on Kyiv's membership bid for two years.
Hungary lifts veto on Ukraine’s EU accession bid
The shift came during a meeting of ambassadors in Brussels, where the Hungarian representative signalled the withdrawal of objections.
New Hungarian government signals it could lift Ukraine and Moldova EU veto
The opening of the first negotiating "cluster" could take place at an intergovernmental conference in Luxembourg on June 15.
Pressure grows to strip conscription-age Ukrainian men of EU protection
EU governments are weighing how to handle the bloc's temporary protection scheme when it next comes up for renewal.
Polish President Nawrocki wants to strip Zelensky of the country’s highest honour
Zelensky received the Order of the White Eagle from then-president Andrzej Duda during a visit to Warsaw.
Merz proposes EU ‘associate member’ status for Ukraine
Kyiv would also have a representative at the EC, the bloc's executive arm, and non-voting members in the European Parliament.
EU expects to give green light ‘very soon’ on first €90 billion Ukraine loan payment
"The negotiations are going very well. Give us a bit more time and we hope to be able to give the definitive green light on this front very soon".
Zelensky’s former chief of staff Yermak walks free after posting €2.7 million bail
He must wear an electronic monitoring bracelet, surrender his passports, report to investigators when summoned and not leave Kyiv without authorisation.
Zelensky’s former chief of staff jailed in Ukraine graft probe
A court in Kyiv has ordered the detention of Andriy Yermak, Volodymyr Zelensky's former chief of staff.
Latvian PM Siliņa resigns after coalition collapses over Ukrainian drone incursion
"At this moment, political jealousy and narrow party interests have taken precedence over responsibility".
Ukraine names Zelensky’s former chief of staff as suspect in graft probe
Six other people were also notified as suspects on Tuesday, with the investigation said to be ongoing.
Zelensky meets Palantir CEO in Kyiv to ‘deepen Ukraine’s AI defence push’
Ukrainian defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov confirmed in a separate statement that he had also met Alex Karp.
Brussels rushes Ukraine accession as Orbán exit leaves no openly critical voice
The European Commissioner for Enlargement has urged the bloc's member states to formally open all six negotiation clusters with Ukraine "as soon as possible".
Hungary returns cash and gold confiscated on allegations of money laundering to Ukraine
Ukraine has got back cash and gold worth €70 million that had been confiscated by Hungarian authorities in March 2026.
EU and UK explore British role in €90 billion Ukraine loan
The European Union has held talks with Britain about London joining its €90 billion loan to Ukraine, a move officials said would deepen defence industrial ties…
Ukraine and Israel clash over Russian shipments of ‘stolen’ Ukrainian grain
A sharp diplomatic row has erupted between Ukraine and Israel after Kyiv accused Jerusalem of allowing the import of grain it claims was stolen by Russia from occupied…
Ukraine angry over US-brokered prisoner swap between Poland and Belarus
While Warsaw celebrated the freeing of a high-profile Polish journalist from Belarus, Ukraine protested that as part of a prisoner swap brokered by the US, Poland…
Almost 214,000 Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine identified by journalists
Independent Russian journalists have verified the identities of 213,858 Russian military personnel killed in the war against Ukraine, marking another grim milestone…
EU leaders push Ukraine accession talks in political landscape of their own making
European Union leaders have moved to advance Ukraine's membership bid, pressing ahead with accession negotiations in a Hungary reshaped by an election that Brussels…
Austrian police arrest partner of Estonian MP allegedly involved in Ukraine donation fraud
Austrian police have arrested Hennadi Vaskiv, a Ukrainian businessman who stands accused of embezzling almost €1 million in Estonian donations for aid to Ukraine.