Document reveals EU-US pitch for $800B postwar Ukraine ‘prosperity’ plan – POLITICO
The funding strategy stretches until 2040 alongside an immediate 100-day operational plan to get the project off the…
Europe’s year of existential risk – POLITICO
Activists protest outside Downing street against the recent policies of Donald Trump. | Guy Smallman/Getty Images Meanwhile, European…
Meloni joins Macron in urging European talks with Russia – POLITICO
Meloni warned that Europe needs a coordinated approach or “risks doing Putin a favor.” Since the beginning of negotiations…
Europe is failing Ukraine – POLITICO
The felling of the “reparations loan” proposal, which would have recycled Russian assets that are mostly frozen in…
EU to pay €3B a year in interest for Ukraine loan – POLITICO
Czechia, Hungary and Slovakia will not join the bloc’s other 24 countries in sharing the debt burden, but…
Summit showed Europe still doesn’t want to pay to save Ukraine – POLITICO
The Kiel Institute has been tracking support for Ukraine since the start of Putin’s full-scale invasion in 2022.…
EU agrees to €90B Ukraine loan — but assets plan fails – POLITICO
But in the end, the urgency of Ukraine’s financing needs and the desperation of EU leaders to show…
The biggest pain points for EU leaders at critical Ukraine summit – POLITICO
“I proposed two different options for this upcoming European Council, one based on assets and one based on…
‘Last chance or we’ll take you to court’ over £2.5B Chelsea proceeds – POLITICO
The multi-billion-pound proceeds of Abramovich’s sale of Chelsea Football Club are frozen in a bank account, where they…
Using Russian assets to fund Ukraine looks ‘increasingly difficult,’ says EU top diplomat – POLITICO
“This [reparations loan] is what we’re working on. We are not there yet and it is increasingly difficult,…