EU agrees on €50bn aid package for Ukraine as it prepares to enter third year of war with Russia President Volodymyr Zelensky has welcomed the move, which he says will help bring economic stability Evening Standard · Feb 1, 2024
EU agrees €50bn package for Ukraine as Viktor Orbán bows to pressure Hungarian prime minister, who had vowed to block the funding, relented after series of 11th-hour meetings The Guardian - UK · Feb 1, 2024
EU Secures $50 Billion Aid For Ukraine After Hungary Veto Lifted The package, blocked since December, was crucial for Ukraine's war effort. International Business Times · Feb 1, 2024
European Union agrees on new $54bn aid package for Ukraine Hungary previously vetoed the measure and criticised the bloc’s military support for Ukraine. Al Jazeera · Feb 1, 2024
European leaders debate aid for Ukraine amidst growing farmer protests European leaders are gathering in Brussels to discuss aid for Ukraine amid internal political disputes and Russia's offensive. Hope for a deal is high. Top News · Feb 1, 2024
Shell Profit Tumbles On Lower Oil Prices Shell said Thursday that its net profit more than halved to $19.4 billion in 2023 on lower energy prices, after rocketing to a record peak the previous year following the Ukraine conflict. International Business Times · Feb 1, 2024
Ukraine, Russia fight from the skies as Kyiv’s EU aid hangs in the balance A key summit focuses on aid as Russia says it will increase air defence missile production. Al Jazeera · Feb 1, 2024
Thailand deports dissident Russian rockers to Israel Human rights advocates warned against sending Bi-2 to Russia where they could be persecuted for opposing Ukraine war. Al Jazeera · Feb 1, 2024
Russia-Ukraine war live: former Wagner units join Russian national guard known as Putin’s ‘private army’ – as it happened UK intelligence says incorporation of former mercenaries into Rosgvardia shows the group has been ‘successfully subordinated’ by Moscow The Guardian - AU · Feb 1, 2024
Von der Leyen and two prime ministers meet farming groups over protests – as it happened The European Commission president will be joined by the PMs of Belgium and the Netherlands in the farming lobby meeting The Guardian - UK · Feb 1, 2024
Dissident Russian rock band deported to Israel Members of a Russian rock band opposed to the Ukraine war have left Thailand for Israel a week after authorities threatened to deport them to Moscow. Bangkok Post · Feb 1, 2024
EU leaders enter showdown with Viktor Orbán over €50bn Ukraine package Member states hope to persuade Hungary to remove its block on funding at Brussels emergency summit The Guardian - UK · Feb 1, 2024
EU Leaders Face Off Against Orban Over Ukraine Aid EU leaders will grapple with Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban at a crunch summit meeting Thursday to try to overcome his veto on 50 billion euros in financial aid for Ukraine. International Business Times · Feb 1, 2024
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 708 As the war enters its 708th day, these are the main developments. Al Jazeera · Feb 1, 2024
Top News · Feb 1, 2024 Border crisis worsens as illegal crossings reach record numbers In this interview, South Carolina Senator Tim Scott and Florida Senator Rick Scott discuss the need for border security and criticize the Biden administrat...
The Guardian - AU · Feb 1, 2024 Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 708 Heavy Ukrainian missile strikes hit military targets in Crimea; Russia and Ukraine make PoW exchange
WEKU · Jan 31, 2024 Senate GOP split threatens bipartisan border deal as Trump looms large Senate Republicans demanded that border security be added to a White House request for aid to Ukraine and Israel, but they are now balking at the details of a potential border deal.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 31, 2024 Valerii Zaluzhnyi: top Ukraine general who rivals president for popularity Volodymyr Zelenskiy seems ready to risk firing his armed forces chief in a deepening rift that has shone a light on Kyiv’s frailties
International Business Times · Jan 31, 2024 Scholz Vows To Do All For 'Huge' EU Aid For Ukraine German Chancellor Olaf Scholz vowed Wednesday to rally European partners to cobble together support for Ukraine "so huge" that it would weigh on Russian President Vladimir Putin's calculations.
International Business Times · Jan 31, 2024 UN Court Rejects Most Of Ukraine's 'Terror' Case Against Russia The United Nations' top court on Wednesday mostly rejected Ukraine's claims that Russia was financing "terrorism" in eastern Ukraine, saying only that Moscow had failed to investigate alleged breaches.
Al Jazeera · Jan 31, 2024 Is Zelenskyy planning to fire Ukraine’s popular top army commander? Valerii Zaluzhnyi has been blamed for last year’s anticlimactic counteroffensive against Russian troops.
Al Jazeera · Jan 31, 2024 Russia and Ukraine complete first prisoner exchange since plane crash The crash of a plane carrying prisoners of war had cast doubt on the future of prisoner exchanges.
International Business Times · Jan 31, 2024 Russia And Ukraine Exchange Hundreds Of POWs Russia and Ukraine traded hundreds of prisoners of war on Wednesday, just a week after Moscow said Kyiv had shot down a plane carrying captured Ukrainian soldiers to an exchange.
Top News · Jan 31, 2024 Zelensky's frustration grows as Ukraine war effort faces setbacks Discover the current state of Ukraine's war with Russia and the growing tensions between President Zelensky and his military chief. What does this mean for...
International Business Times · Jan 31, 2024 EU To Shield Farmers Threatened By Ukraine Farm Imports With farmers venting their anger across Europe, Brussels moved Wednesday to address two of their core grievances: creating "safeguards" to stop cheaper Ukrainian imports from flooding the market, and easing highly contested rules on leaving land unused.