"This is poetic justice for Ukraine. Now Russia is paying for howitzers for Ukrainians." An interview with the EU Ambassador to Ukraine

Katarína Mathernová: "Ukraine joining the EU by 2030 is realistic... The Russian assets that are paying for Ukrainian Bohdana howitzers..."
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Romania to buy more ammunition amid war in Ukraine
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Estonian intelligence believes Ukrainian strike on Russia's Toropets will affect war's course in coming weeks
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Denmark transfers first €40 million to Ukraine's Defence Ministry to support Ukrainian armament production
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US Vice President reiterates commitment to Ukraine ahead of meeting with Zelenskyy
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Zelenskyy outlines Ukraine's plans for spending €35 billion EU loan
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EU to provide €35 billion loan for Ukraine using Russian frozen assets
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"No forced deportations": EU confirms it won't send men back to Ukraine
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EXPLAINEREU Ambassador on assistance to Ukraine in preparing for winter and "Russian money" for the armed forces
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European Commission President arrives in Kyiv
19 September, 2024
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EXPLAINERWhat is known about key European Commissioner for Ukraine who once expressed friendship with Russia
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EU already discussing fast-tracking Ukraine's accession procedures – top Ukrainian official
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Germany to give additional €400 million of military aid to Ukraine
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European Parliament calls for allowing Ukraine to use Western weapons against military targets in Russia
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Germany hands over large military aid package with more than 20 Leopard 1 A5 tanks to Ukraine
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EU to help Ukraine repair damaged power generation facilities to meet 15% of its needs
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EU to provide €160 million for energy support to Ukraine before winter
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President of European Commission to arrive in Kyiv on 20 September
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Ukraine's Foreign Ministry condemns intentions to screen scandalous film Russians at War at Zurich Film Festival
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Romanian president asks parliament to approve training centre for Ukrainian marines
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EU allocates 400 million euros from frozen Russian assets for production of Ukrainian Bohdana howitzers – EU ambassador
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EU Ambassador says that Ukraine can indeed join EU by 2030
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EU ambassador to Ukraine discusses plans to assist country with electricity
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"Challenging, but not catastrophic": EU ambassador shares winter electricity outage forecasts
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EXPLAINERHow the ban on supplying weapons to Ukraine could weaken Switzerland’s powerful defence industry
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Poland reportedly wants to put pressure on Ukraine regarding Volyn tragedy
18 September, 2024
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NATO Secretary General does not believe in Putin's red lines regarding Ukraine's long-range strikes on Russia
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Ukraine and Norway implement two joint nuclear safety projects
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Romania requests coordinated NATO response to Russian drones and missiles entering its airspace
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EXPLAINERHow Ukraine should act to punish Russian war criminals and restore justice
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US Ambassador criticises Hungarian PM for supporting Trump, Russia and China
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Ukraine's foreign minister heads to Slovakia from Bucharest
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PHOTOUkraine's foreign minister arrives in Romania on first official visit
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Polish border guards explain why they handcuffed Usyk at airport
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EXPLAINERWhy $6 billion in US aid could be lost and how it can be saved
17 September, 2024
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Sources close to Trump say US-Russia negotiations can end war in Ukraine
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Poland surprised by Zelenskyy's criticism about insufficient aid – media
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EXPLAINERWhy Georgia's new concessions to Russia are dangerous for Ukraine
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EU prepares Plan B loan to Ukraine using Russian assets in case of US' non-participation
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Germany to provide additional €100 million in aid to Ukraine this winter
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European Commission President changes candidate for Commissioner for Enlargement and Recovery of Ukraine
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Ukrainian government tells how "screening" meeting with European Commission on key negotiating chapter will be held
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Russian detained in US for smuggling drone technology to Russia
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Dutch Defence Minister says "we need to be realistic" about ending war in 2025
16 September, 2024
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Ukraine's consul general in Toronto outraged by repeated attempt to screen propaganda film Russians at War
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Netherlands on Russia's violation of NATO airspace: Our response must be clear
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Denmark announces provision of second batch of its F-16s to Ukraine
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PHOTOToronto Film Festival sets new screening date for controversial propaganda film about Russians at war
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PHOTO, VIDEOPolish government announces state of emergency due to massive floods, another dam burst
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EXPLAINERSikorski on funding ammunition for Ukraine, mobilisation of Ukrainians in Poland and historical disputes
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Zelenskyy on attempted assassination attempt on Trump: Glad he was not hurt
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Long-reads and interviews

Punishment not only for Putin: How Ukraine needs to change its war crimes investigation system
Ukraine needs to have an effective national justice system that can investigate all 4 types of international crimes: aggression, war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide.
Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski: "A Ukrainian barber cuts my hair in Warsaw. I ask him, shouldn't you be defending Ukraine?"
Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski: "We should collectively do more to protect Ukrainian nuclear power plants and to protect the NATO border"
Olha Stefanishyna: "My goal is to erase the perception of Ukraine as a country of inferior, corrupt officials"
Olha Stefanishyna: "Ukraine’s EU accession will also require amendments to the Constitution... The US is preparing an assessment of our work over the past year. I call it a "snapshot of statehood..."
"We have to be prepared for a Russian attack on NATO. Estonia has the highest risk"
Hanno Pevkur: "We will see negotiations with Russia one day. You need to win good cards for that, and Ukraine is winning trump cards in Kursk."

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"Ukraine must prevail in this war. Kursk is a reminder that wars can shift at short notice"
John Healey: "Ukraine has the right to defend itself against Russia’s illegal attacks, including the option to carry out incursions within Russia."
Resentments of the "South" hit Ukraine: how non-Western countries oppose the confiscation of Russian assets
The stance of the Global South remains a significant obstacle in the matter of confiscating the frozen assets of the Russian Central Bank.
First foreign policy interview with Zelenskyy's top aide: Andrii Yermak on peace talks, Putin, China and Trump
This is the first interview that Andrii Yermak, Head of the President's Office, has given on foreign policy, and there is no shortage of tough questions to be asked when it comes to international affairs.
Why Ukraine's decision on Russia's Lukoil is a problem but not a catastrophe
Karel Hirman: "What we’re seeing now is a theatre or even a circus around Lukoil, and behind it are financial flows bypassing our countries’ budgets."
What if Trump wins: how NATO’s Washington Summit prepared Ukraine for a new US administration
What will happen to NATO if Trump returns to power in the US? After all, Orbán's resistance to Ukraine's accession has stalled, leaving only a show of bravado...
Storm Shadow strikes on Russia, military aid for Ukraine and Putin’s unacceptable ideas: An interview with the new UK Foreign Secretary
David Lammy: "I recognise that there is a very bloody fight for Ukraine's future taking place. It's a fight that sadly will go on for many months ahead."
NATO is irreversible: What the Washington summit's decision means for Ukraine's membership
Hungary, which has blocked Ukraine's path to NATO for years, has agreed to a decision that has made Ukraine's accession irreversible...
F-16s, Ukraine's "irreversible" path to NATO and negotiations with Russia: an interview with the Netherlands’ new defence minister
Ruben Brekelmans: "Ukraine is fighting this battle, is fighting this war, and the methods and the innovations are changing every day. We can also learn from this experience."
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