Politics & Economics

The EU heads of state and government, who met today in Brussels in the format of the European Council, condemned third countries for backing Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, and called on them to immediately cease any such direct or indirect support. This is stated in the conclusions of the European Council on Ukraine, published on the website of the European institution. “The European Council strongly condemns support by third countries, and actors and entities therein, which enable Russia to sustain its war of aggression against Ukraine. The European Council condemns the continued military support provided by Iran, Belarus…

The European Union will continue to provide Ukraine with significant economic and financial support that will reach EUR 30.6 billion in 2025 alone. That’s according to the conclusions of the European Council on Ukraine, published on the website of the European institution. “The European Union will continue to provide Ukraine with regular and predictable financial support in the long term. In 2025, the European Union will provide Ukraine with EUR 30.6 billion, of which EUR 3.5 billion has already been disbursed under the Ukraine Facility, and EUR 7 billion under the G7 ERA initiative, which is repaid by the windfall…

EU leaders, during a summit in Brussels, called on member states to strengthen restrictive measures against Russia to restrain its capabilities to wage a war of aggression, and in this context welcomed the adoption of the 17th package of EU sanctions against the aggressor state. At the same time, the final document of the summit contains no mention of the 18th package of sanctions proposed by the European Commission. This follows from the text of the EU summit resolution, published on the European Council website. “The European Union, together with partners, is determined to limit Russia’s ability to continue waging…

President Volodymyr Zelensky says the main targets of the 18th package of EU sanctions should include Russian oil, tanker fleet, banks, as well as all supply chains in arms production. The president addressed the participants of the EU summit taking place in Brussels, Ukrinform reports. Sanctions against Russia remain one of the most effective tools for limiting its aggression. What’s needed now is a truly strong 18th package of EU sanctions against Russia. The key targets should be Russia’s oil trade, its shadow tanker fleet, Russian banks and other financial instruments, and the supply chains that bring equipment or parts…

The leaders of states and governments of EU member states, meeting in Brussels, reaffirmed the European Union's unwavering position on the independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity of Ukraine within its internationally recognized borders, and its effective support for these principles, including broad political, financial, military, humanitarian, and diplomatic assistance. That’s according to a summit resolution on Ukraine, published on the European Council website. "The European Council reaffirms its continued and unwavering support for Ukraine’s independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity within its internationally recognised borders. In line with the ‘peace through strength’ approach, which requires Ukraine to be in the strongest…

Following an exchange with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky via teleconference, EU leaders reaffirmed their support for efforts to achieve a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in Ukraine, based on the UN Charter and international law. This is stated in the summit resolution on Ukraine, published on the European Council website, Ukrinform reports. “Recalling its previous conclusions, the European Council reiterates its support for a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in Ukraine based on the principles of the UN Charter and international law. Reiterating the principles set out on 6 March 2025, the European Council welcomes all efforts towards achieving such…

The significant increase in Canada’s defense spending, announced at the NATO Summit, will allow the country to restore the combat readiness of its armed forces and eventually provide more effective support to Ukraine. This opinion was expressed by Dr Christian Leuprecht, Distinguished Professor at the Royal Military College of Canada, in a comment to Ukrinform. “Canada is torn between commitments to continental defense, NATO, and the Indo-Pacific. Although an early contributor to training Ukrainian troops starting in 2015, the readiness of the Canadian Armed Forces has been atrophying so rapidly that the priority will be to regenerate and sustain the…

The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), which remains under Russian occupation, has been reliant on a single off-site power line for the past seven weeks, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). As reported by Ukrinform, this information was published on the IAEA’s official website. “Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) remains reliant on one single off-site power line to receive the external electricity it needs to cool its six reactors and their spent fuel, some seven weeks after it lost the connection to its last back-up power line,” the IAEA stated. The IAEA recalled that a 330-kilovolt backup…

Crimes of aggression documented in resolutions of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) may be used as case material for the future Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine, thereby strengthening mechanisms for enforcing PACE resolutions, which currently have a recommendatory nature. This was stated in a comment to Ukrinform by Serhii Soboliev, First Deputy Head of Ukraine’s Permanent Delegation to PACE. “The peculiarity of PACE resolutions — even those adopted by a two-thirds majority and marked as mandatory — is that there are no enforcement mechanisms. The only exception is cases where one can…

Russia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has declared that it will not recognize the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine and has warned third countries against joining the initiative. This was reported by the BBC Russian Service, as cited by Ukrinform. “We will consider the accession of any country to the Tribunal as a hostile move, indicating not a desire for resolution, but for escalation of the current crisis around Ukraine,” said Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova, threatening “restrictive measures” in response. As previously reported by Ukrinform, on June 25, President Volodymyr Zelensky signed an agreement with…