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   <title>Potential targets: Moscow releases data about European firms making drones for Ukraine</title>
   <link>http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/04/16/potential-targets-moscow-releases-data-about-european-firms-making-drones-for-ukraine</link>
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   <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 21:14:53 +0200</pubDate>
   <description>Since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, European countries have provided Kyiv with extensive financial and military aid, supplying the armed forces with weapons systems and ammunition.</description>
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   <title>Ukraine and Italy pledge to work together to boost defence and drone production</title>
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   <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 18:58:22 +0200</pubDate>
   <description>Zelenskyy is pressing European countries to join the PURL programme, launched last year, that allows Ukraine to receive US equipment financed by European countries.</description>
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   <title>Magyar calls on Orbán to lift veto on €90bn Ukraine loan before leaving office</title>
   <link>http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/04/15/magyar-calls-on-orban-to-lift-veto-on-90bn-ukraine-loan-before-leaving-office</link>
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   <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 11:51:13 +0200</pubDate>
   <description>If oil flows resume through the Druzhba pipeline, then Viktor Orbán should lift his &quot;technical veto&quot; on the €90 billion loan for Ukraine, Péter Magyar said. Brussels is already laying the groundwork to make the first payment.</description>
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   <title>Chernobyl could face 'catastrophic' collapse as repairs stall following Russian drone strike</title>
   <link>http://www.euronews.com/2026/04/14/chernobyl-could-face-catastrophic-collapse-as-repairs-stall-following-russian-drone-strike</link>
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   <pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 12:40:07 +0200</pubDate>
   <description>Failure to repair the protective structure around the nuclear site could unleash 'highly radioactive dust' that 'does not recognise borders', experts warn.</description>
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   <title>Zelenskyy to meet German Chancellor Merz in Berlin as Russia's war grinds on</title>
   <link>http://www.euronews.com/2026/04/14/zelenskyy-to-meet-german-chancellor-merz-in-berlin-as-russias-war-grinds-on</link>
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   <pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:06:45 +0200</pubDate>
   <description>Volodymyr Zelenskyy meets German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Berlin as Germany emerges as Kyiv’s main backer amid stalled US-led peace talks.</description>
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   <title>Von der Leyen aims at 'swift' progress with Magyar. Here's what's still blocked</title>
   <link>http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/04/13/von-der-leyen-aims-at-swift-progress-with-magyar-heres-whats-still-blocked</link>
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   <pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 14:41:14 +0200</pubDate>
   <description>&quot;There's much work to be done, as Hungary is coming back to the European path,&quot; Ursula von der Leyen in the wake of Péter Magyar's resounding victory. Here are the most important files currently blocked.</description>
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   <title>Ukraine and Russia exchange prisoners ahead of Orthodox Easter ceasefire</title>
   <link>http://www.euronews.com/2026/04/11/ukraine-and-russia-exchange-prisoners-ahead-of-orthodox-easter-ceasefire</link>
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   <pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 16:48:56 +0200</pubDate>
   <description>The warring sides exchanged 175 prisoners of war each in a mediation facilitated by the United Arab Emirates, officials from both nations said.</description>
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   <title>Russia's president announces Orthodox Easter ceasefire with Ukraine, Kremlin says</title>
   <link>http://www.euronews.com/2026/04/09/russias-president-announces-orthodox-easter-ceasefire-with-ukraine-kremlin-says</link>
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   <pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 21:29:09 +0200</pubDate>
   <description>Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had previously signalled Kyiv's openness to a potential Easter truce.</description>
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   <title>Fiscal discipline as Ukraine's real test on the road to EU membership</title>
   <link>http://www.euronews.com/2026/04/09/fiscal-discipline-as-ukraines-real-test-on-the-road-to-eu-membership</link>
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   <pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 08:14:20 +0200</pubDate>
   <description>Fiscal discipline will be Ukraine's real test on the road to EU membership, writes Danylo Hetmantsev, chair of parliament’s finance, tax and customs committee, in an op-ed for Euronews. He argues that Ukraine has already shown it can turn shadow economy reforms into real revenue.</description>
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   <title>'Life goes on': Ukrainians find relief and joy by releasing endangered bats rescued from the war</title>
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   <pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 16:21:13 +0200</pubDate>
   <description>'We're all living in war time, and everyone has their own struggles, but we are doing what we know best'.</description>
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   <title>Russian drone strike on bus stop in central Ukraine kills three and injures 12</title>
   <link>http://www.euronews.com/2026/04/07/russian-drone-strike-on-bus-stop-kills-three-and-injures-12-in-dnipro</link>
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   <pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:09:11 +0200</pubDate>
   <description>The Russian drone targeted a moving bus deliberately as it was pulling in to a stop to allow waiting passengers on board, officials said.</description>
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   <title>Ukrainian children taken at gunpoint by Russian forces in Kherson, documents show </title>
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   <pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 15:37:49 +0200</pubDate>
   <description>Euronews obtained a copy of one of the documented episodes of Russia's systemic abduction and forceful deportation of Ukrainian children from temporarily occupied territories.</description>
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   <title>Kyiv region under 'massive' daytime drone and missile attack by Russia, officials say </title>
   <link>http://www.euronews.com/2026/04/03/kyiv-region-under-massive-daytime-drone-and-missile-attack-by-russia-officials-say</link>
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   <pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 14:04:01 +0200</pubDate>
   <description>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Kyiv was ready for a truce over the Easter holidays, but the Kremlin said it had not received any proposals.</description>
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   <title>Ukraine’s ancient Easter egg art helps preserve national identity</title>
   <link>http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/04/03/ukraines-ancient-easter-egg-art-helps-preserve-national-identity</link>
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   <pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 12:19:07 +0200</pubDate>
   <description>Ukraine is preparing for Easter with the pysanka, a hand‑decorated egg whose colours and symbols differ from one region to another and carry both religious and historical meaning.</description>
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   <title>Russia fired record number of drones at Ukraine in March, new air force data show</title>
   <link>http://www.euronews.com/2026/04/02/russia-fired-record-number-of-drones-at-ukraine-in-march-new-air-force-data-show</link>
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   <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 16:30:01 +0200</pubDate>
   <description>Ukraine has sought to scale up its air defences in response, deploying cheap interceptor drones to destroy their Russian counterparts.</description>
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   <title>EU readies first payment to Ukraine as soon as Hungary lifts veto on €90bn loan</title>
   <link>http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/04/01/eu-readies-first-payment-to-ukraine-as-soon-as-hungary-lifts-veto-on-90bn-loan</link>
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   <pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 18:50:33 +0200</pubDate>
   <description>The first payment to Ukraine under the €90 billion loan could happen in a matter of days after Hungary lifts its veto. EU officials, however, concede the dispute will be solved only after the country goes to the polls on 12 April.</description>
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   <title>Kallas insists Russian assets are an option if Orbán doesn't lift veto on Ukraine loan</title>
   <link>http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/03/31/kallas-insists-russian-assets-are-an-option-if-orban-doesnt-lift-veto-on-ukraine-loan</link>
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   <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 22:58:43 +0200</pubDate>
   <description>If Viktor Orbán is re-elected and maintains his veto on the €90 billion loan for Ukraine, the EU should take a second look at the idea of using the Russian assets, Kaja Kallas said on Tuesday while visiting Kyiv.</description>
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   <title>EU countries, except Hungary, vow 'full accountability' for war crimes in Ukraine</title>
   <link>http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/03/31/eu-countries-except-hungary-vow-full-accountability-for-war-crimes-in-ukraine</link>
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   <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 16:05:43 +0200</pubDate>
   <description>High Representative Kaja Kallas gathered EU foreign ministers in Kyiv to honour the victims of the Bucha massacre, which has since then come to symbolise the search for justice and accountability in Ukraine.</description>
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   <title>Ukraine signs 10-year defence deal with arms producer Bulgaria, Zelenskyy says</title>
   <link>http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/03/30/ukraine-signs-10-year-defence-deal-with-arms-producer-bulgaria-zelenskyy-says</link>
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   <pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 23:28:45 +0200</pubDate>
   <description>The agreement with Bulgaria comes hot on the heels of a raft of similar deals Zelenskyy inked with partners in the Gulf.</description>
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   <title>Kyiv apologises to Helsinki after two Ukrainian drones crash in Finland</title>
   <link>http://www.euronews.com/2026/03/29/two-unidentified-drones-crash-in-southeastern-finland-in-suspected-territorial-violation</link>
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   <pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 17:43:47 +0200</pubDate>
   <description>The apology from Ukraine comes after two drones crashed near the southern Finnish city of Kouvola on Sunday in what the country’s defence ministry said was a &quot;suspected territorial violation&quot;.</description>
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   <title>Iran and Ukraine wars 'very much interlinked' by Russia, Kallas warns</title>
   <link>http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/03/26/iran-and-ukraine-wars-very-much-interlinked-by-russia-kallas-warns</link>
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   <pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 19:39:47 +0100</pubDate>
   <description>&quot;We can't forget about Ukraine,&quot; High Representative Kaja Kallas has said as the war in the Middle East leads the geopolitical agenda at G7 meeting.</description>
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   <title>Zimbabwe says 15 of its citizens killed after fraudulent recruitment by Russia into Ukraine war</title>
   <link>http://www.euronews.com/2026/03/25/zimbabwe-says-15-of-its-citizens-killed-after-fraudulent-recruitment-by-russia-into-ukrain</link>
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   <pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 21:48:44 +0100</pubDate>
   <description>Ukrainian officials have estimated that more than 1,700 people from African countries may have been fraudulently recruited to fight for Russia.</description>
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   <title>Hungary will gradually halt gas exports to Ukraine amid Druzhba pipeline dispute</title>
   <link>http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/03/25/hungary-will-gradually-halt-gas-exports-to-ukraine-amid-druzhba-pipeline-dispute</link>
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   <pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 14:38:39 +0100</pubDate>
   <description>Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced a gradual halt of gas exports to Ukraine until Kyiv repairs the Druzhba oil pipeline. The dispute is also blocking a €90bn EU aid package for Ukraine.</description>
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   <title>Intercepted, injected with substance, cash taken: Ukraine bank staff details Hungarian seizure</title>
   <link>http://www.euronews.com/2026/03/25/intercepted-injected-with-substance-cash-taken-ukraine-bank-staff-details-hungarian-seizur</link>
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   <pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 11:40:30 +0100</pubDate>
   <description>Over €70 million in Ukrainian Oschadbank's cash and gold remain seized in Hungary as the details emerge for the first time about how the Ukrainian team were detained and questioned by Hungarian authorities.</description>
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   <title>In Orbán's 'unacceptable' veto, António Costa finds his biggest challenge yet</title>
   <link>http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/03/25/in-orbans-unacceptable-veto-antonio-costa-finds-his-biggest-challenge-yet</link>
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   <pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 10:07:26 +0100</pubDate>
   <description>With his &quot;unacceptable&quot; veto on the €90 billion loan to Ukraine, Viktor Orbán is not only defying his fellow leaders. He is also directly challenging António Costa's authority and credibility as European Council president.</description>
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   <title>'Nobody can blackmail us': Leaders excoriate Orbán's veto as he tests EU limits</title>
   <link>http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/03/20/nobody-can-blackmail-us-leaders-excoriate-orbans-veto-as-he-tests-eu-limits</link>
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   <pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 03:34:22 +0100</pubDate>
   <description>The Hungarian leader ups the rhetoric ahead of an April election, pushing the limits of EU rules close to breaking point. António Costa sees his authority challenged in the biggest test yet as European Council president.</description>
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   <title>Ukraine finance minister laments 'bad news from Brussels' as Hungary keeps veto on loan </title>
   <link>http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/03/19/ukraine-finance-minister-laments-bad-news-from-brussels-as-hungary-keeps-veto-on-loan</link>
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   <pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 23:09:41 +0100</pubDate>
   <description>Kyiv says it is doing 'the best we can' after Hungary threw a critical loan into disarray, maintaining a veto on the country over a damaged pipeline.</description>
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   <title>EU summit: Leaders urge 'moratorium' on energy strikes in Middle East</title>
   <link>http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/03/19/eu-summit-leaders-set-to-challenge-orbans-veto-on-90bn-ukraine-loan</link>
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   <pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 08:30:34 +0100</pubDate>
   <description>Thursday's summit of EU leaders was dominated by Hungary's veto on the €90 billion loan for Ukraine, the spiralling war in the Middle East and the high energy prices that continue to weigh down the economy.</description>
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   <title>Russian gas tanker drifting in the Mediterranean may explode, threatening environmental disaster</title>
   <link>http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/03/19/russian-gas-tanker-drifting-in-the-mediterranean-may-explode-threatening-environmental-dis</link>
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   <pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 00:25:11 +0100</pubDate>
   <description>A Russian ship damaged by explosions has been drifting uncontrollably in the Mediterranean Sea for a fortnight, remaining a potential source of a major environmental accident. Rescuers and environmentalists warn: the situation off the coast of Malta is rapidly becoming more complicated.</description>
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   <title>Orbán's veto, Iran war and high energy prices set to dominate EU summit</title>
   <link>http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/03/18/orbans-veto-iran-war-and-high-energy-prices-set-to-dominate-eu-summit</link>
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   <pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 19:06:15 +0100</pubDate>
   <description>Thursday's summit will see EU leaders try to convince Viktor Orbán to lift his controversial veto on the €90 billion to Ukraine. But hopes for a resolution before the Hungarian elections on 12 April are low.</description>
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   <title>Ukraine accepts EU inspection to Druzhba hoping to lift Hungarian veto on €90bn loan</title>
   <link>http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/03/17/ukraine-accepts-eu-inspection-to-druzhba-hoping-to-lift-hungarian-veto-on-90bn-loan</link>
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   <pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 14:33:11 +0100</pubDate>
   <description>Brussels says Ukraine has accepted an external inspection on the controversial pipeline, even days after President Zelenskyy called it &quot;blackmail&quot;. The shift could offer an off-ramp for Hungary to lift its veto.</description>
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   <title>Zelenskyy says ready for another round of peace talks but waiting on US and Russia</title>
   <link>http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/03/15/zelenskyy-says-ready-for-another-round-of-peace-talks-but-waiting-on-us-and-russia</link>
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   <pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2026 17:04:26 +0100</pubDate>
   <description>US-led peace talks between Ukraine and Russia had been under way in the United Arab Emirates but were placed on hold amid the Iran war.</description>
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   <title>Iranian lawmaker says Ukraine's drone support makes it a legitimate war target</title>
   <link>http://www.euronews.com/2026/03/14/iranian-lawmaker-says-ukraines-drone-support-makes-it-a-legitimate-war-target</link>
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   <pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 16:16:02 +0100</pubDate>
   <description>Eleven countries have requested Kyiv’s help in countering Shahed-type drones amid the Iran war and Tehran's ongoing attacks against the Gulf states, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said last week.</description>
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   <title>As veto drags on, Brussels wonders: Will Orbán relent before the elections?</title>
   <link>http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/03/14/as-veto-drags-on-brussels-wonders-will-orban-relent-before-the-elections</link>
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   <pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 09:30:59 +0100</pubDate>
   <description>Officials and diplomats in Brussels are seriously contemplating a scenario in which Viktor Orbán's veto on the €90 billon loan for Ukraine drags on until after the Hungarian elections on 12 April. It's unclear what happens after.</description>
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   <title>EU asks Ukraine to allow inspection to oversee damaged Druzhba pipeline </title>
   <link>http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/03/12/eu-asks-ukraine-to-allow-inspection-to-oversee-damaged-druzhba-pipeline</link>
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   <pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 16:08:30 +0100</pubDate>
   <description>As the Hungarian veto on the €90 billion loan for Ukraine drags on, the European Commission has formally proposed an inspection to check the damage on the Druzhba pipeline at the core of the dispute.</description>
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   <title>Hungary and Slovakia resist renewal of Russia sanctions as deadline nears</title>
   <link>http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/03/11/hungary-and-slovakia-resist-renewal-of-russia-sanctions-as-deadline-nears</link>
   <guid>http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/03/11/hungary-and-slovakia-resist-renewal-of-russia-sanctions-as-deadline-nears</guid>
   <pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 20:42:47 +0100</pubDate>
   <description>The European Union wants to renew the individual sanctions on Russia by 15 March. But Hungary and Slovakia are blocking the decision. Tensions are running high between the three over the damaged Druzhba oil pipeline.</description>
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   <title>Hungary sends fact-finding mission over Druzhba pipeline as Kyiv refuses to recognise delegation</title>
   <link>http://www.euronews.com/2026/03/11/hungary-sends-fact-finding-mission-over-druzhba-pipeline-as-kyiv-refuses-to-recognise-dele</link>
   <guid>http://www.euronews.com/2026/03/11/hungary-sends-fact-finding-mission-over-druzhba-pipeline-as-kyiv-refuses-to-recognise-dele</guid>
   <pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 17:51:42 +0100</pubDate>
   <description>A Hungarian government delegation has entered Ukraine to assess the Druzhba pipeline, damaged in a Russian drone strike in January. Ukraine refuses to recognize the delegation and has described its members as “tourists.”</description>
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   <title>Fact check: Has Ukraine just legalised same-sex marriage?</title>
   <link>http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/03/11/fact-check-has-ukraine-just-legalised-same-sex-marriage</link>
   <guid>http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/03/11/fact-check-has-ukraine-just-legalised-same-sex-marriage</guid>
   <pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 13:23:59 +0100</pubDate>
   <description>A Supreme Court ruling in Ukraine recognising a same-sex couple as a &quot;de facto&quot; family unit has sparked confusion online.</description>
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   <title>Russia and Ukraine both claim front line progress with US-brokered peace talks on hold</title>
   <link>http://www.euronews.com/2026/03/10/russia-and-ukraine-both-claim-front-line-progress-with-us-brokered-peace-talks-on-hold</link>
   <guid>http://www.euronews.com/2026/03/10/russia-and-ukraine-both-claim-front-line-progress-with-us-brokered-peace-talks-on-hold</guid>
   <pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 21:58:31 +0100</pubDate>
   <description>US-brokered ceasefire talks between Russia and Ukraine were put on hold due to the growing escalation in the Middle East, which has drawn attention away from Europe’s biggest conflict since World War II.</description>
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   <title>Fake Euronews reports used to spread disinformation about Middle East war</title>
   <link>http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/03/10/fake-euronews-reports-used-to-spread-disinformation-about-middle-east-war</link>
   <guid>http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/03/10/fake-euronews-reports-used-to-spread-disinformation-about-middle-east-war</guid>
   <pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 13:23:24 +0100</pubDate>
   <description>A disinformation campaign which has been linked to pro-Russian actors is imitating reputable media outlets to push fake reports about the Middle East war, as part of a campaign to discredit the West and Ukraine.</description>
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   <title>Ukraine's Oschadbank demands money back and denies opposition links after Hungary cash seizure</title>
   <link>http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/03/09/ukraines-oschadbank-demands-money-back-and-denies-opposition-links-after-hungary-cash-seiz</link>
   <guid>http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/03/09/ukraines-oschadbank-demands-money-back-and-denies-opposition-links-after-hungary-cash-seiz</guid>
   <pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 15:28:24 +0100</pubDate>
   <description>The bank is demanding the return of $40m, €35m and 9kg of gold seized by Hungarian authorities near Budapest, flatly rejecting Hungarian claims the funds were linked to organised crime or opposition party financing. The personnel on the cash-carrier have been banned from the EU for three years.</description>
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   <title>Watch: Hungary's elections, Ukraine's loan — as the April deadline nears, tensions boil over</title>
   <link>http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/03/09/watch-hungarys-elections-ukraines-loan-as-the-april-deadline-nears-tensions-boil-over</link>
   <guid>http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/03/09/watch-hungarys-elections-ukraines-loan-as-the-april-deadline-nears-tensions-boil-over</guid>
   <pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 11:26:43 +0100</pubDate>
   <description>Last week, tension reached a breaking point when Hungarian anti-terror police raided a Ukrainian state bank convoy carrying cash and gold. In response, Kyiv accused Budapest of taking its citizens hostage. But hold on, how did we get here?</description>
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   <title>Russia fires barrage of missiles at Ukraine hitting transport network</title>
   <link>http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/03/08/russia-fires-barrage-of-missiles-at-ukraine-hitting-transport-network</link>
   <guid>http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/03/08/russia-fires-barrage-of-missiles-at-ukraine-hitting-transport-network</guid>
   <pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2026 15:59:16 +0100</pubDate>
   <description>Russia launched a massive overnight assault on Ukraine, striking civilian and infrastructure targets. Ukraine responded with drone attacks on Russian energy facilities.</description>
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   <title>Hungary expels seven Ukrainians after raid on convoy carrying cash and gold </title>
   <link>http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/03/06/hungary-expels-seven-ukrainians-after-raid-on-convoy-carrying-cash-and-gold</link>
   <guid>http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/03/06/hungary-expels-seven-ukrainians-after-raid-on-convoy-carrying-cash-and-gold</guid>
   <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 18:26:52 +0100</pubDate>
   <description>Hungary detained seven Ukrainians and opened a money laundering probe after a raid on two security vans carrying cash. Ukraine has accused Hungary of kidnapping and warned citizens against travel to Hungary, and the row between Viktor Orbán and Volodymyr Zelenskyy has reached breaking point.</description>
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   <title>Ukraine accuses Hungary of seizing bank convoy carrying gold, cash and staff</title>
   <link>http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/03/06/ukraine-accuses-hungary-of-seizing-bank-convoy-carrying-gold-cash-and-staff</link>
   <guid>http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/03/06/ukraine-accuses-hungary-of-seizing-bank-convoy-carrying-gold-cash-and-staff</guid>
   <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 10:54:19 +0100</pubDate>
   <description>Kyiv claims Hungarian authorities kidnapped seven employees of the Ukrainian Oschadbank, together with a large quantity of cash and gold, and has warned its citizens to avoid transiting Hungary.</description>
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   <title>Zelenskyy says Druzhba pipeline could be restored ‘in month and a half’ as he hits back at Orbán</title>
   <link>http://www.euronews.com/2026/03/05/zelenskyy-threatens-to-let-ukrainian-soldiers-talk-to-orban-as-pipeline-row-escalates</link>
   <guid>http://www.euronews.com/2026/03/05/zelenskyy-threatens-to-let-ukrainian-soldiers-talk-to-orban-as-pipeline-row-escalates</guid>
   <pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 20:38:31 +0100</pubDate>
   <description>&quot;Ukraine can repair the Friendship oil pipeline in a month or a month and a half, although it sees no technical or safety reason to do so,&quot; Zelenskyy said. &quot;I will be frank: my position, which is shared with European leaders, is that I would not repair the pipeline.&quot;</description>
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   <title>EU countries rebuff 'reversed' membership for Ukraine, call for credible options</title>
   <link>http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/03/05/eu-countries-rebuff-reversed-membership-for-ukraine-call-for-credible-options</link>
   <guid>http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/03/05/eu-countries-rebuff-reversed-membership-for-ukraine-call-for-credible-options</guid>
   <pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 16:00:55 +0100</pubDate>
   <description>The prospect of revamping the accession rules to grant &quot;reversed&quot; membership for Ukraine has been largely dismissed by member states.</description>
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   <title>Democratic Iran is 'far from certain', Kallas says, warning of 'dangerous moment'</title>
   <link>http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/03/04/democratic-iran-is-far-from-certain-kallas-says-warning-of-dangerous-moment</link>
   <guid>http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/03/04/democratic-iran-is-far-from-certain-kallas-says-warning-of-dangerous-moment</guid>
   <pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 19:29:25 +0100</pubDate>
   <description>&quot;The dream scenario would be a democratic Iran that poses no threat to its neighbours, but this outcome is far from certain,&quot; Kaja Kallas said.</description>
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   <title>Portugal sells twice as many drones to Ukraine than it ever did to Russia</title>
   <link>http://www.euronews.com/business/2026/03/04/portugal-sells-twice-as-many-drones-to-ukraine-than-it-ever-did-to-russia</link>
   <guid>http://www.euronews.com/business/2026/03/04/portugal-sells-twice-as-many-drones-to-ukraine-than-it-ever-did-to-russia</guid>
   <pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 15:31:06 +0100</pubDate>
   <description>From €4 million in 2022, the year the war began, revenues have soared to €87.3 million in 2025. Portuguese exports to Ukraine, five to ten times lower before the conflict, now represent double the sales to Russia.</description>
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   <title>Hungarian veto on Ukraine loan proves EU needs less unanimity, says new Dutch PM</title>
   <link>http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/03/03/hungarian-veto-on-ukraine-loan-proves-eu-needs-less-unanimity-says-new-dutch-pm</link>
   <guid>http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/03/03/hungarian-veto-on-ukraine-loan-proves-eu-needs-less-unanimity-says-new-dutch-pm</guid>
   <pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 21:16:13 +0100</pubDate>
   <description>&quot;The Netherlands is back,&quot; Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten declared on his first trip to Brussels since taking office.</description>
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