Budapest believes that Ukraine's defense against Russian forces has no impact on Hungary's security, according to Balázs Orbán, adviser to the Hungarian Prime Minister, as reported by Telex. According to him,

Donald Trump’s plan to allow the European Union pay for arms supplied to Ukraine is piling pressure on EU officials negotiating how to finance the bloc’s defense-spending ambitions.

Norway and UNDP have launched a $200 million initiative to rebuild and modernize Ukraine’s war-damaged energy sector with a focus on renewable energy.

European leaders urged private business and equity on Thursday to invest in rebuilding Ukraine now, even as Russia accelerates its war, as they opened an annual recovery conference with announcements of a new equity fund and public-private partnerships amid uncertainties of the U.

European ministers failed to approve tough Russia sanctions while being pressed to pay for American arms that Trump takes credit for providing.

Europe’s top human rights court delivered damning judgments on Wednesday against Russia, finding Moscow responsible for widespread violations of international law in Ukraine and the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in 2014.

Europe’s top human rights court delivered damning judgments against Russia in four cases brought by Kyiv and the Netherlands accusing Moscow of atrocities in Ukraine dating back more than a decade.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Friday cast doubt on the possibility of Ukraine joining the European Union by 2034, saying accession was unlikely to come at a point affecting the bloc's medium-term finance plans,