Europe fails the resilience test: what the Berlin blackout revealed and how Ukraine can help

Peaceful Europe is not being hit where it traditionally believed itself strongest, but where it had grown used to expecting no blow at all: critical infrastructure.
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Media: EU demands the appointment of its own negotiator for peace talks in Ukraine
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Zelenskyy discusses US sanctions package against Russia with senators
13 January, 2026
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Former Czech prime minister condemns Babiš for revealing details of Ukraine shell initiative
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NATO secretary general explains how alliance will respond to Russian Oreshnik attack
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Russian strike on Odesa damages Polish consulate
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OSCE, of which Russia is still a member, to discuss strikes on energy sector at Kyiv's request
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Politico: EU divided over Ukraine's right to buy US weapons using €90bn loan
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Lithuania opposes EU dialogue with Putin
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EXPLAINERHow Orbán changed his stance towards Ukrainians and why he got a "slap" from Trump
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US says Russia's Oreshnik strike on Ukraine is unjustified escalation
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NATO–Ukraine Council discusses Russian attacks on energy sector and Oreshnik strike
12 January, 2026
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Sweden submits ideas for 20th Russia sanctions package to EU's chief diplomat
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Zelenskyy instructs his negotiators to finalise document on security guarantees from US
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EXPLAINERWill the EU-South America trade deal become a problem for Ukraine?
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EU acknowledges that negotiations with Putin will be necessary "at some point"
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Trump: Zelenskyy only trump card – me, without that thing would have been a total disaster
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Rheinmetall to send Lynx combat vehicles to Ukraine
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Norway announces US$400m aid package for Ukraine
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PHOTO Norwegian foreign minister arrives in Kyiv
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Fico complains that EU can do nothing except hate Russians
9 January, 2026
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Ukrainian Embassy in US: Ukrainians are on board detained Russian tanker
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EXPLAINERWhat EU problems the Berlin blackout revealed and how Ukraine can help
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Tanker seized by US linked to Moldovan oligarch and ally of former Ukrainian politician
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UK defence secretary and Ukrainian counterpart sign roadmap for 100-year partnership in Kyiv
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Meloni says Europe should resume communication with Russia to end war in Ukraine
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EU foreign policy chief: Russia's Oreshnik strike is a warning to Europe and US
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Czech foreign minister arrives in Kyiv after train delay caused by Russian attack
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Zelenskyy expect US to give clear response after Russia's Oreshnik strike
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Ukrainian foreign minister: Russia's Oreshnik missile strike on Lviv Oblast is a test for the transatlantic community
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Trump ready to commit to Ukraine only because he doesn’t expect Russia to reinvade
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Ukrainian foreign minister urges partners to take decisive action after large-scale Russian attack
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EXPLAINERHow a killing in the US and Trump's lies could affect a change of power in Congress
8 January, 2026
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US Embassy warns of potential air attack on Ukraine, without mentioning Russia
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EXPLAINERWhy farmers fear losing markets after EU accession and what they propose
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Russia says Western troops in Ukraine would become "legitimate military targets"
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Le Monde: Putin's envoy Dmitriev spotted in Paris, received at US Embassy
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US leaves Venice Commission and two international tribunals in The Hague
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EXPLAINERWho in Czechia is attacking relations with Ukraine and will this affect Prague's course?
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UK defence secretary refuses to reveal how many troops could be sent to Ukraine
7 January, 2026
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Zelenskyy and Moldovan president in Cyprus discuss coordinated path to EU
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Trump says he alone intimidates Russia and China and that even NATO allies fear him
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EXPLAINERWhy Venezuela could become a trap for the US and what mistakes Trump made
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Zelenskyy discusses Ukraine's European integration with Cypriot president
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Spain indicates possible troop deployment to Ukraine for first time
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SURVEYOver 70% of Ukrainians rate Trump's presidency negatively
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US commitment to aid Kyiv against renewed Russian aggression removed from Paris Declaration on Ukraine
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Budanov on Paris talks: tangible results have been achieved
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