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To get money from the West and sustain its economy in the reality of Russia’s full-scale invasion, Ukraine created a list of reforms it needs to make over the next four years.
Jun. 15
War in Ukraine
How the strengthening of the right-wing camp in the EU Parliament will effect support for Ukraine is still unclear, as this is yet another issue on which the corresponding parties are divided.
Jun. 14
War in Ukraine
The European Union proposes sanctions against the Russian oil transportation company Sovcomflot, Bloomberg reports.
Jun. 12
War in Ukraine
Zelensky addresses Bundestag in Berlin amid extremist boycotts; NATO Secretary General meets Hungary’s Orban in Budapest; Ukrainian naval drones have Russia’s Black Sea Fleet fleeing to Azov Sea.
Jun. 12
France
Ukraine's French champion Macron risks all at home to recover the political initiative.
Jun. 10
EU
Here are five takeaways from the vote which saw Europe's centrist political groups emerge relatively unscathed and higher turnout than in 2019 among the bloc's 27 states.
Jun. 10
War in Ukraine
EU elections signal an alarming shift to the far-right; First report of Ukrainian Air Force striking target in Russia; White House claims Kharkiv invasion has stalled; AFU drones hit Ossetia airbase.
Jun. 10
War in Ukraine
The world in focus, as seen by a Canadian leading global affairs analyst, writer and speaker, in his review of international media.
Jun. 9
Europe
The vote outcome will determine the bloc's next parliament and indirectly the makeup of the powerful European Commission – thus helping to shape European Union policies over the coming five years.
Jun. 9
Ukraine
Two former-Soviet Republics, Ukraine and Moldova, have both fully fulfilled needed reforms to start formal EU membership talks according to the Alliance's commission, but will Budapest agree?
Jun. 8
Europe
EU citizens will soon vote in four days of elections – with most balloting happening Sunday – we look at the Union’s various bodies based in Brussels and elsewhere.
Jun. 8
Italy
Polls ahead of the EU vote suggested that far-right parties could claim around a quarter of the 720 seats in the incoming EU parliament. These far-right groups often oppose assisting Ukraine.
Jun. 8
US
The world in focus, as seen by a Canadian leading global affairs analyst, writer and speaker, in his review of international media.
Jun. 7
Ukraine
A raft of EU countries are pressing the 27-nation bloc to formally start the talks on June 25 -- after leaders took the landmark decision to open negotiations in December.
Jun. 7
Europe
A glance at the European commentaries shows that EU citizens' expectations regarding the MEPs and the outcome of the elections vary widely.
Jun. 7
EU
Between Thursday and Sunday roughly 350 million voters will elect the 720 members of a new European Parliament. Commentators look at how this shift should be handled.
Jun. 6
The EU has sent a top diplomat to initiate contacts with the rebel groups that had ousted the Assad regime from Syria and to raise the issue of Russia’s continued military presence in the country.
Dec. 17