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Europe
Europe's press looks hopefully to this three-country format, which has been dubbed the "Weimar Triangle" since a meeting of foreign ministers in the central German city of Weimar in 1991.
Mar. 21
War in Ukraine
Over two years into Moscow's all-out war against its neighbour, Kyiv's troops are struggling to hold back the Russian army as Western support fails to keep pace with the fighting.
Mar. 21
War in Ukraine
If passed, the EU legislation would provide a mechanism for Ukraine to receive money from frozen Russian assets in July.
Mar. 19
Russia
The move follows recent calls to restrict Russian and Belarusian farm imports from some of the bloc’s eastern members and would see tariffs imposed on cereals, oil seeds and their derivatives.
Mar. 19
Ukraine
Ukraine’s future accession to the bloc will bring more benefits than costs, and EU member states should approve the next formal steps later this week, the country’s Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said.
Mar. 19
War in Ukraine
EU tops up its pool for Kyiv aid; Missiles rain down on both sides of the border; Government announces another $129M for drones; US senator says a loan would get the $60B aid deal done
Mar. 19
Ukraine
Ukrainian officials hope to start accession negotiations with the EU in the first half of this year, well before the bloc’s 2030 target year for further EU enlargement.
Mar. 18
War in Ukraine
The European Union is scrambling to boost arms production as it struggles to keep weaponry and ammunition flowing to Kyiv and refill its own stocks.
Mar. 18
EU
As part of the efforts to get Europe to produce more, Brussels pushed through a 500-million-euro program earlier this year aimed at ramping up its capacity to make ammunition.
Mar. 15
Putin
The vote from Friday to Sunday comes as the West has sought to punish Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine and after the Kremlin has ruthlessly crushed all genuine opposition at home.
Mar. 15
NATO
Victory in the March 15-17 contest will allow Putin to stay in the Kremlin until at least 2030, longer than any Russian leader since Catherine the Great in the 18th century.
Mar. 14
Ukraine
Members of the European Parliament have endorsed the renewal of trade liberalization measures for Moldova up to July 24, 2025, but the extension with Ukraine is subject to revisions.
Mar. 14
Ukraine
The move comes as the European Commission prepares to renew from June the duty-free status for Ukrainian products, while also proposing various safeguard measures.
Mar. 14
War in Ukraine
EU agrees on €5B Kyiv allocation; Death toll from drone attack on Sumy stands at two; White House brushes off Putin’s latest nuke threats; Spetsnaz units said to conduct raids on right bank of Dnipro
Mar. 14
EU
Lawmakers argued that Brussels had caved in to Orban's "blackmail" in order to secure Orban's support for Ukraine entering EU talks.
Mar. 12
G7
EU officials said Kyiv might receive profits generated from frozen Russian assets held at the Euroclear depository as early as July this year, though some members will likely oppose the proposal.
Mar. 12
Polish FM Radoslaw Sikorski said that major EU countries are ready to provide defence and financial aid to Ukraine if the United States reduces support.
Nov. 19