Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said that the Ukrainian government would not succeed in crippling Hungary’s economy through what he described as an oil blockade. Speaking to the Patriota channel on YouTube, Orban stated that the Kyiv government would not be able to force Budapest into submission by shutting down the Druzhba oil pipeline. “We...
U.S. President Donald Trump stated that his country is making intensive efforts to end the conflict in Ukraine. Speaking at a joint session of Congress during his traditional “State of the Union” address, Trump touched on his administration’s foreign policy efforts. Claiming that he has managed to stop eight wars so far, Trump said, “We...
NATO must revert to its 1997 borders to secure lasting peace in Ukraine, while European leaders pursue de-escalation and respect the alliance’s pledge against eastward expansion “one inch” toward Russia, Armando Mema, member of the Finnish national-conservative party Freedom Alliance, said on Monday. “In order to achieve a lasting Peace in Ukraine and Europe, NATO...
Japan has allegedly pledged significant financial support for Ukraine, and committed to providing specialized equipment, with reports indicating long-term assistance. Doubling down on its US-pushed militarization drive, Japan is moving closer to NATO by signing on to the alliance’s Security Assistance and Training for Ukraine (NSATU) program, which facilitates the flow of military equipment to...
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that sending military units from Europe to Ukraine would amount to a direct military confrontation with Russia, adding that Hungary would not take part in such a move. In a post on his X account ahead of a planned anti-war rally in the western Hungarian city of Szombathely, Orbán...
Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Russia remains open to a peaceful solution regarding Ukraine, but that Kyiv has not yet made the relevant decisions, and that Russia continues its special military operation. Speaking at a press briefing today, Peskov stated that the doors remain open for a peaceful settlement on Ukraine, however Kyiv has...
Power outages have been reported in Ukraine’s capital Kyiv and several other cities across the country. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said in a post on social media that due to the outages, the Kyiv metro system had been suspended, and that metro stations are currently able to function as shelters using backup power supplies. Pointing...
Luxembourg’s Foreign Minister Xavier Bettel on Thursday called on Volodymyr Zelensky to stop issuing ultimatums on EU membership, saying it is not in his interest. “Zelensky said that they have to be members [of the European Union] next year. I am sorry I told him also several times, don’t give ultimatums. It’s not in your...
French President Emmanuel Macron stressed that Europe must be an integral part of the negotiation process aimed at resolving the Ukraine crisis. In a statement shared on the social media platform X, Macron said that Europe should assume a more active and fully participatory role in negotiations to resolve the conflict in Ukraine. “I have...
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte acknowledged that the European Union is not currently able to provide Ukraine with the required amount of weapons. Speaking to members of the European Parliament’s Committee on Foreign Affairs, Rutte said that Europe has failed to supply Ukraine with the weapons it needs and admitted that without U.S. weapons, Ukraine...