Help or surrender: why the West must acknowledge that Ukraine can win

The real question is not whether Ukraine has the capacity to win, but whether that is what we want. Ukraine's victory is unequivocally in Europe's interest.
19 December, 2025
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PHOTOZelenskyy begins meeting with Tusk during Poland visit
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Orbán on Russia's war against Ukraine: "It is not clear who attacked whom"
15:48
Czech president says he wants country to join financing mechanism for Ukraine loan
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Putin says full-scale war with Europe is possible and names condition
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EXPLAINERHow Georgia's prime minister first crossed paths with Putin and how the country reacted
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Polish president does not rule out resolving issue of sending MiG-29s to Ukraine
14:04
Zelenskyy: Without independent Ukraine Moscow comes for Poland
13:37
Poland's president Nawrocki calls Zelenskyy's visit to Warsaw bad news for Russia
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Hungarian PM calls EU loan for Ukraine "extremely bad decision" and "wasted money"
11:48
Hungary and Slovakia refuse to sign EU summit conclusions on Ukraine
11:22
Macron says Europe must find way to interact with Putin
11:09
PHOTOZelenskyy and his Polish counterpart Nawrocki meet in Warsaw
09:20
Details of Zelenskyy's visit to Poland revealed
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EU summit approves exemption for Hungary, Slovakia and Czechia
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EXPLAINERWhat Ukraine needs to win and can the West deliver? A column by Chrystia Freeland
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Zelenskyy on EU decision on financial support for Ukraine: It strengthens Ukraine's resilience
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EU approves €90bn in aid for Ukraine
18 December, 2025
16:10
Türkiye urges Ukraine and Russia to exercise caution after its air force downed drone
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Tusk: Ukraine's capitulation poses direct threat to Poland's independence
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Zelenskyy: Opposition to reparations loan not limited to Belgium
15:30
Zelenskyy opposes changing Ukraine's Constitution over NATO
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Zelenskyy speaks about meeting with Belgian PM and message he conveyed
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Zelenskyy comments on possibility of fast-tracked Ukraine EU accession
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Zelenskyy: Europe would pay in blood if Ukraine does not get funding
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EXPLAINERWho will pay for reparations for Russia's aggression and what's the problem now?
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UK expands anti-Russian sanctions, adding more oil companies to list
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EU slaps sanctions on over 40 vessels of Russia's shadow fleet
11:48
Merz supports reparations loan for Ukraine as he sees no better option
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VIDEORussian border guards enter Estonian territory, foreign ministry summons Russian chargé d'affaires
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Polish PM tells EU leaders on Ukraine financing: "Either money today or blood tomorrow"
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Costa says summit will not end without decision on Ukraine funding
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Zelenskyy arrives in Brussels to attend the European Council meeting
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Zelenskyy: Reparations loan must be agreed upon or Putin will shun dialogue
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Zelenskyy explains where frozen Russian assets would go if plan to end war is agreed upon
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Von der Leyen: EU summit to choose between two options for financing Ukraine
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Media: Ukrainian delegation may visit Miami following trip by Kremlin negotiator
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Germany to provide Ukraine with additional €70m in winter aid
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EXPLAINEREU defence, aid for Ukraine, US pivot – key takeaways from European Commission president's speech
17 December, 2025
17:09
Media: Zelenskyy to be attending summit on "reparations loan" for Ukraine in person
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EXPLAINERHow a step toward reparations for Ukrainians was taken in The Hague
15:56
Putin accuses NATO of arms build-up and boasts of Russia's nuclear forces
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Source: EU preparing 20th package of sanctions against Russia for early 2026
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Ukraine's foreign minister explains how West can finish Russia's economy because it "face some dramatic issues"
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UK PM warns Russian oligarch Abramovich of last chance to send over £2bn from Chelsea sale to Ukraine
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European Parliament approves EU plan to phase out Russian gas imports by end of 2027
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Georgia unexpectedly backs "anti-Russian" convention on reparations for Ukraine
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EXPLAINERHow roaming for Ukrainians in EU will change starting in early 2026
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Norway to buy €267m worth of US-made weapons for Ukraine
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Kremlin says potential deployment of foreign troops in Ukraine is "subject for discussion"
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German MPs back Germany's participation in peacekeeping forces for Ukraine
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