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Volodymyr Zelensky with Friedrich Merz in Kyiv in 2024

EU Offers Kyiv Partial Integration as Full Membership Slips Out of Reach

Zoltán Kottász April 30, 2026

Member states are reportedly drawing up a package of limited benefits for Kyiv after rejecting fast-track membership.

Ceremony marking the start of construction of the Nord Stream gas pipeline’s underwater section with then Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on April 9, 2010

Nord Stream: A New Narrative Four Years On

Javier Villamor April 29, 2026

A book and several investigations reopen the case of the Baltic pipeline sabotage with versions pointing to Ukrainian actors, while responsibility remains officially unconfirmed.

A man jogs along Red Square adorned with first Victory Day decorations in central Moscow on April 22, 2026.

EU Chief Warns of Russia’s “Digital Iron Curtain”

TEC News / AFP April 29, 2026

Ursula von der Leyen says the Kremlin is restricting internet access to mask the economic fallout of international sanctions.

France’s President Emmanuel Macron (2L) embraces his Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky ahead of an informal meeting of the European Council, in Ayia Napa on April 23, 2026.

Brussels Faces Reality Check Over Ukraine’s EU Membership Bid

Zoltán Kottász April 24, 2026

As Zelensky demands “full membership, EU leaders working to fast-track Ukraine’s accession are confronted with deep concerns over war, corruption, and the bloc’s own integration capacity.

Cyprus’ President Nikos Christodoulides speaks to the media upon his arrival ahead of an informal meeting of the European Council, in Ayia Napa on April 23, 2026.

EU Council Approves €90 Billion Loan for Ukraine

Zolta Győri April 23, 2026

Brussels is celebrating the vote that grants Kyiv massive funding during a war whose end is nowhere in sight.

Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Kyrylo Budanov (1R), Ukraine's Secretary of the National Security and Defence Council Rustem Umerov (2R) and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrsky (3R) seen before the meeting of the National Security and Defence Council in Kyiv on March 3, 2026

Ukraine Looks to Africa for Labour as War Empties the Country

Javier Villamor April 22, 2026

Kyiv’s move to bring migrant workers from the African continent into the country highlights the broader issues of national identity, internal cohesion, and the consequences of a future EU membership.

Ukraine and Russia Announce 32-Hour Easter Ceasefire

TEC News / AFP April 10, 2026

The Kremlin agreed to a truce for Orthodox Easter holidays.

An employee of the Ukrainian SkyFall company checks a P1-Sun interceptor drone before a test flight at an undisclosed location in Ukraine on March 19, 2026.

Ukraine Turns War Against Russia Into Middle East Defense Business

Javier Villamor March 31, 2026

Zelensky’s agreements with Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the Emirates raise questions about the political and economic use of Western aid.

Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban arrives for a EU Summit at the EU headquarters in Brussels, on March 19, 2026.

EU Summit: Orbán Rejects Pressure, Demands Pipeline Reopening

TEC News March 19, 2026

Orbán made it clear that EU funds for Ukraine depend on the reopening of the Druzhba pipeline and will not be disbursed while oil flows remain halted.

The Ukrainian flag is raised in front the European External Action Service (EEAS) building in the presence of EU officials and the head of the Ukrainian mission to the European Union during a ceremony marking the fourth anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Brussels, on February 23, 2026.

Orbán: Europe Is “Too Weak” and Must “Focus On Itself, Not Ukraine”

Michael Curzon March 19, 2026

The Hungarian prime minister believes Europe can be in no position to properly support others before it gets its own affairs into order.

Tag: war in Ukraine

EU Offers Kyiv Partial Integration as Full Membership Slips Out of Reach

Nord Stream: A New Narrative Four Years On

EU Chief Warns of Russia’s “Digital Iron Curtain”

Brussels Faces Reality Check Over Ukraine’s EU Membership Bid

EU Council Approves €90 Billion Loan for Ukraine

Ukraine Looks to Africa for Labour as War Empties the Country

Ukraine and Russia Announce 32-Hour Easter Ceasefire

Ukraine Turns War Against Russia Into Middle East Defense Business

EU Summit: Orbán Rejects Pressure, Demands Pipeline Reopening

Orbán: Europe Is “Too Weak” and Must “Focus On Itself, Not Ukraine”

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