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Ukraine seeks defence, energy deals in Poland as Macron meets Meloni
The Ukraine Recovery Conference 2026 kicks off today in Gdańsk, with Kyiv aiming to secure deals on defence capabilities, energy and economic cooperation. Meanwhile, France’s President Emmanuel Macron welcomes Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to the French Riviera today for a major summit.
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No Zelenskyy in Gdansk: recovery forum tests Warsaw–Kyiv ties
The Ukraine Recovery Conference opens in Gdansk on Thursday amid an unprecedented spat between Kyiv and Warsaw. With both presidents absent, attention will focus not only on reconstruction initiatives but also on efforts to ease increasingly strained bilateral relations.
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Europe's five largest military powers meet ahead of key NATO summit
The leaders of Europe's largest military powers met in Berlin on Wednesday in preparation for a pivotal NATO summit next month, to discuss support and security guarantees for Ukraine and how to strengthen the Atlantic Alliance's European Pillar.
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Ukraine says key Crimea rail bridge ‘no longer exists’ after drone strikes
Ukraine said it struck a major blow to Russia’s grip on the occupied Crimean peninsula, announcing the destruction of a key railway bridge over the North Crimean Canal in a series of strikes. The bridge is the “first one” to be eliminated, Kyiv’s troops said.
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From Évian to Brussels: Inside a whirlwind week of intense diplomacy
In her weekly newsletter, Euronews' Chief Europe Editor, Maria Tadeo, takes readers behind the scenes of a whirlwind week, from Macron's "perfect" G7 in Évian to Costa's call with Russia, which she argues comes with the job.
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US-Iran deal is 'very fragile' as conflict 'remains', says analyst
Tomi Huhtanen, Executive Director of the Wilfried Martens Centre, believes the EU should be "involved" in the peace deal. Huhtanen said the bloc needed to be "in the same group chat" when discussing potential contacts with Russia, arguing that coordination among European countries "has not worked".
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Euroviews. The screams through the wall: how Ukraine helps survivors rebuild live
On the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, Jacqueline Mahon, UNFPA Representative to Ukraine, writes in a Euronews op-ed that wartime sexual violence scars survivors, families and communities, while funding cuts threaten support services.
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'Russian Houses' lure young Africans into war in Ukraine, probe shows
Ukrainian military intelligence has revealed that Russia's expanding network of "Russian Houses" functions as a recruitment pipeline for its war, luring young Africans with promises of education and jobs before some are sent to the front lines or into drone factories.