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Ukraine deal: EU leaders agree €90bn loan, but without use of frozen Russian assets

Two-year deal will cover most of Ukraine’s needs, but will be secured against EU borrowing rather than Russian assets

The Guardian - UK · Dec 19, 2025

Farmers block roads in Brussels to protest South American free-trade deal

Farmers in tractors have blocked roads, thrown potatoes and eggs, and set off fireworks in Brussels outside a European Union leaders’ summit

The Independent UK · Dec 18, 2025

EU leaders urged to use frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine’s defence

Pressure is growing on member states to back a €90bn loan for Kyiv ahead of a Brussels summit

The Guardian - UK · Dec 18, 2025

Ukraine war briefing: Peacekeepers could repel Russian forces under ceasefire plan, says Merz

German Chancellor says this remains a far-off prospect; Zelenskyy says negotiations on peace deal could soon be finalised. What we know on day 1,393

The Guardian - AU · Dec 17, 2025

What did Ukraine peace talks in Berlin achieve – and what happens next?

US meeting with Ukrainian and European leaders positive on security guarantees, but hardest questions unresolved

The Guardian - UK · Dec 15, 2025

Progress made on many issues, Zelenskyy says after two days of Ukraine talks in Berlin

Germany's chancellor said "perhaps for the first time" since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion, reaching a ceasefire appears possible after two days of talks brought "progress on many issues."

Euronews · Dec 15, 2025

How the West can still win

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Thanks to the growing Russian threat against Europe and Nato – at a time when AI is changing the very nature of warfare – the new head of MI6 is right to caution that ‘the front line is everywhere’. The appropriate response can be summed up…

The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2025

MI6 chief says UK faces threat from Russia's desire to export chaos around the world

The speech is the latest in a series of warnings by Western defence and security authorities about the growing hybrid threat from states such as Russia, Iran and China.

Euronews · Dec 15, 2025

Europe ready to lead ‘multinational force’ in Ukraine as part of US peace plan

Proposal is part of new package of security guarantees, backed by the White House, that could mark breakthrough in reaching agreement

The Guardian - UK · Dec 15, 2025

Zelensky in Berlin as Ukraine weighs NATO compromise and EU funding fight

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky is using talks in Berlin to rally European backing, shape US-led peace efforts and test whether Kyiv could trade its NATO ambitions for binding security guarantees. This comes as disagreements over territory, funding and Russia’s intentions continue to complicate the search for an end to the…

Radio France Internationale · Dec 15, 2025