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Ukraine

Will Ukrainian child refugees decide to return home when the war ends?

Nearly 1.5 million refugees from Ukraine in Europe are children. As the war continues, the question remains: will integrated Ukrainians return to help rebuild or remain abroad for greater opportunity?

23/12/2023

Health news

Ukraine war leads to heightened demand for bionic prosthetic limbs

An estimated 20,000 Ukrainians have had amputations since Russia invaded the country in February last year, most of whom are wounded soldiers.

22/12/2023

Hungary

Hungarian truckers end unsuccessful protest at Ukrainian border

Drivers angry at Ukrainian hauliers' entry into EU market say both their government and their union have left them behind.

21/12/2023

Ukraine

Ukraine war: Russian shelling kills two as Kyiv deploys air defences

The latest developments from Russia's war on Ukraine.

21/12/2023

Russia

Putin says his troops are 'holding the initiative' in Ukraine

Russian President declared Tuesday that his country's military has seized the initiative in Ukraine after repelling a monthslong counteroffensive.

19/12/2023

Ukraine

Zelenskyy losing Ukrainians' trust, says new poll

Ukraine's president has faced increasing criticism since the failure of the summer counteroffensive.

19/12/2023

Ukraine

Ukraine does not have enough new troops to send to the front

As the war drags on, Ukraine is struggling to replace the exhausted troops who have spent two years at the front.

19/12/2023

Denmark

Denmark will join Sweden in donating tanks to Ukraine

Copenhagen announced on Monday that it will join Stockholm in donating tanks to Kyiv as the country continues battling the Russian invasion.

18/12/2023

My Europe Series

State of the Union: Hungary drama overshadows EU leaders' summit

Poland’s new prime minister Donald Tusk was sworn in this week as he pledged to respect the law and to obey the constitution, something the outgoing Law & Justice Party has been accused of not doing.

15/12/2023

Europe News

EU opens accession talks with Ukraine but Orbán vetoes aid package

The European Union decided Thursday to open accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova. But hours later, Viktor Orbán used his veto power to block a €50-billion aid package for the war-battered nation.

14/12/2023

Europe News

Euroviews. We should stand with Ukraine by welcoming it into the EU

Ukraine's accession to the EU is a matter of environmental justice, recognition of heroism, and acknowledgement of a shared future, Margot Wallström, Heidi Hautala and Mary Robinson write.

14/12/2023

Europe News

Orbán threatens to blow up Ukraine policy as EU leaders meet

Leaders of the European Union are gathering today in Brussels for a two-day summit where the future of the bloc's Ukraine policy will be defined.

14/12/2023

Ukraine

Russian airstrikes leave dozens injured buildings damaged in Kyiv

The attacks comes as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visits the US and Scandinavia in a bid to secure more aid and support for Ukraine during the harsh winter months.

13/12/2023

USA

Zelenskyy meets Biden and US lawmakers with aid for Ukraine at risk

President Joe Biden's request for an additional $110 billion US aid package for Ukraine, Israel and other national security needs is at serious risk of collapse in Congress

12/12/2023

Europe News

Euroviews. Ukraine's EU path matters for the credibility of European integration

What the European Summit says about Ukraine is not only vital for the credibility of the enlargement process but also for the future of the entire European integration project and its ability to secure the freedom, security and prosperity of us all, nine Trustees of Friends of Europe write.

12/12/2023

Europe News

EU public split on enlargement as leaders gear up for crunch decisions

New polling suggests public opinion on the potential enlargement of the European Union is divided, as leaders gear up for crunch decisions on candidate countries’ bids for EU membership this week.

12/12/2023

Europe Decoded

Did Ukraine plan to sell plots of land off to George Soros's family?

Russian state media is falsely claiming a deal has been brokered to turn the area into a ‘toxic waste dump.'

12/12/2023

World News

Kyiv: Russian presidential voting in occupied regions would be ‘void’

Ukraine on Saturday condemned Russia’s intention to organise presidential election voting in occupied Ukrainian territory next year.

10/12/2023

World News

'I thought it was the end': Russia steps up attacks across Ukraine

Moscow launched deadly strikes at Kyiv, Kherson and Kharkiv, while Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said the prospect of peace talks on Ukraine's terms was "totally unrealistic."

08/12/2023

Ukraine

Biden shifts focus to border security as Ukraine aid falters in Senate

Biden had hoped Congress would approve the military, economic and humanitarian aid package, but the injection of border security into the negotiations made progress difficult.

06/12/2023