Live – Make-or-break summit: EU leaders meet to unblock reparations loan for Ukraine
By Jorge Liboreiro & Alice Tidey & Vincenzo Genovese & Eleonora Vasques & Peggy Corlin & Marta Pacheco Published on 18/12/2025 – 7:00…
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