
EU Says It Is Not Yet Ready for Ukraine Talks With Putin
Brussels says conditions are not yet ripe for negotiations with Russia—despite calls from France and Italy to reopen high-level dialogue.

Brussels says conditions are not yet ripe for negotiations with Russia—despite calls from France and Italy to reopen high-level dialogue.

A previously unknown private company secured government defence contracts worth about €200 million but failed to deliver most of the munitions, misused advance payments, and supplied defective mines that were unsafe and unfit for combat.

At least four civilians were killed in Kyiv and dozens injured after Russian forces launched multiple missiles—and hundreds of drones.

Moscow warned that any foreign troops deployed after a ceasefire would be treated as military targets.

New state polling shows opposition at a record high, marking a sharp shift from the near-universal support seen after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

As if Merz wasn’t in enough trouble for saying nothing, the capital’s mayor then went to play tennis when he said he was “locked in” his office.

Despite the symbolic change, PM Babiš confirmed that Prague will continue to coordinate its ammunition initiative in support of Kyiv—but with no funding coming from Czech taxpayers.

A Paris summit exposed deep divisions inside the EU as several governments signalled readiness to deploy forces after a ceasefire, while Washington refused to commit.

Politician Chrystia Freeland—an arch-enemy of Donald Trump—is now teaming up with the Ukrainian president.

A diplomatic clash between Prague and Kyiv has exposed growing unease in the Czech Republic over the cost, duration, and democratic oversight of continued military support for Ukraine.