EU foreign ministers are gathering in Brussels with one clear goal: to agree on a 20th sanctions package against Russia. But Hungary is threatening to block it \u2014 linking its support to a growing energy standoff with Ukraine over disrupted oil flows through the Druzhba pipeline.<\/p>\n
Host Zoya Sheftalovich is joined by POLITICO\u2019s chief foreign affairs correspondent Nick Vinocur to unpack what\u2019s at stake at the Foreign Affairs Council.<\/p>\n
Then we head north to Iceland, which could fast-track a referendum on restarting EU membership talks as U.S. President Donald Trump\u2019s Greenland rhetoric and new U.S. tariffs reshape the political calculus in Reykjav\u00edk.<\/p>\n
And finally, fresh transatlantic trade turbulence after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Trump\u2019s global tariff regime \u2014 only for the president to announce a new 15 percent rate. Brussels is demanding clarity before moving ahead with its side of the EU-U.S. deal.<\/p>\n
Plus: a birthday nod at the FAC.<\/p>\n
\u00a0You can reach us on our WhatsApp at +32 491 05 06 29.<\/p>\n
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